United Airlines | Television Commercial | 1993

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United Airlines | Television Commercial | 1993

United Airlines, Inc., commonly referred to as United, is a major United States airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.[11][12][13] It is the world's third-largest airline when measured by revenue, after American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. United operates a large domestic and international route network, with an extensive presence in the Asia-Pacific region.[14] United is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance with a total of 28 member airlines.[15] Regional service is operated by independent carriers under the brand name United Express. Its main competitors are American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.[citation needed]

United was established by the amalgamation of several airlines in the late 1920s, the oldest of these being Varney Air Lines, which was founded in 1926.[1]

United has nine hubs, with Chicago–O'Hare being its largest in terms of both passengers carried (16.8 million in 2016) and number of departures (181,488 in 2016).[16] United operates maintenance bases in Cleveland and Orlando.[17]

The company employs over 86,000[18] people while maintaining its headquarters in Chicago's Willis Tower.[19] Through the airline's parent company, United Continental Holdings, it is publicly traded under NYSE: UAL with a market capitalization of over US$21 billion as of January 2018.

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