Name of the airline: United Airlines
Website: www.united.com
Headquarters:
1200 East Algonquin Road
Elk Grove Township
Illinois 60007
USA

General information:
United Airlines is a major airline of the United States. As of July 31, 2006, United is the world’s second-largest airline by revenue-passenger-miles, third-largest by total operating revenues, and fourth-largest by total passengers transported.

United Airlines is part of the business group UAL Corporation (UAL). The group recorded revenues of $19,340 million during the fiscal year ended December 2006, an increase of 11.3% over 2005. The operating profit of the group was $447 million during fiscal year 2006, compared to an operating loss of $219 million in 2005. The net profit was $22,876 million in fiscal year 2006, compared to a net loss of $21,176 million in 2005.

UAL traces its claim to be the oldest commercial airline in the United States. The group was founded in 1928, as the Boeing Airplane-Transport Corporation.

The group’s key services include the following:
Passenger transportation
Cargo transportation
Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services
Training of personnel

Aircraft and fleet information:
as of November 2007, United operates 460 aircraft with average fleet age of 13 years. United is one of the only passenger airlines in the United States to operate the Boeing 747-400.

Destinations:
United Airlines operates more than 3,600 flights a day to more than 200 US and domestic and international destinations. However, the group primarily operates in North America.