United Airlines

United Airlines, Inc.
Founded	1925
Commenced operations	1934
Hubs	Denver International Airport; George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston); Los Angeles International Airport; Newark Liberty International Airport; O'Hare International Airport (Chicago); San Francisco International Airport; Washington Dulles International Airport;
Alliance	Star Alliance
Fleet size	698 (mainline only)
Destinations	373 (mainline and regional)
Company slogan	"Good leads the way"
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Key people	Oscar Munoz (CEO); Walter T. Varney (Founder);
Revenue	US$ 37.152 billion (FY 2012)
Operating income	US$ 39 million (FY 2012)
Net income	US$ -723 million (FY 2012)
Total assets	US$ 37.628 billion (FY 2012)
Total equity	US$ 481 million (FY 2012)
Website	www.united.com

United Airlines, commonly referred to as United, is a major American airline. It was founded in Boise, Idaho in 1925 and it is currently the second largest airline in the United States to date. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. On May 3, 2010, it was announced that Continental Airlines would merge with United to become one company.^[2] The new airlines will take the United name but use Continental's globe identity and livery. There was a lot of negative reaction to the new livery. Most people were in favor of the iconic "Tulip" logo, designed by Saul Bass in 1973.

Accidents and incidents

The following is a handful of memorable incidents involving United Airlines flights;

United Airlines Flight 826 on December 16, 1960.
United Airlines Flight 553 on December 8, 1972.
United Airlines Flight 811 on February 24, 1989.
United Airlines Flight 232
September 11 attacks
- United Airlines Flight 175 at 9:03 a.m.
- United Airlines Flight 93 at 10:03 a.m.
United Airlines Flight 328 on February 20, 2021.

Gallery

Airline food on United Airlines
A United Lockheed L-1011 Tristar with the "rainbow" livery used from 1974 to 1993.^[3]
A United Boeing 727 in the "Battleship" paint-job used from 1993 to 1997.
A United Boeing 737 with the final "Rising Blue Tulip" livery.
A United Boeing 777 in the current paint-job.
United Express flights fly smaller planes, such as the CRJ-200 above.
United changed its "Tulip" logo because it bought Continental Airlines.
United Club at Chicago O'Hare