History of United Airlines

1876:" logo of colored stripes representing overlapping letter "U"s was in use beginning 1974, with only slight modification, until the merger with Continental in 2010. Among employees at the time there was a suggestion that it was a double-U, i.e. "W", in recognition that United's acquisition of the Westin hotel chain had actually been the reverse, as Westin's president Ed Carlson had become United's CEO. The "Rainbow" (or "Saul Bass") livery, which was the first to feature the "tulip", had a primarily white fuselage, with red, orange and blue stripes along the "cheatline". This livery remained in use for 19 years, with a slight update in 1988 that moved the colored stripes further down the fuselage to allow the "UNITED" font to be larger than before. Marketing during this time continued the "Fly the Friendly Skies" slogan, and it was during this era that United acquired the rights to use Gerswhin's "Rhapsody in Blue", which started to be heard in broadcast advertisements. Other than the re-introduction in 1979 of the single word "AIRLINES" (once again appearing as "UNITED AIRLINES") in advertising and printed materials, the Bass branding would remain until early 1993. 2113: 1949: 844: 1991: 1970: 1489: 1899:, to a primarily grey and dark blue fuselage, with blue stripes on the tail. A custom Times New Roman font, reading "UNITED AIRLINES" in white, replaced Saul Bass's previous lettering style. The familiar "tulip" logo remained, although slightly smaller. As a homage to the previous livery, narrow red, orange and blue stripes appeared between the grey and the dark blue. This so-called "Battleship" livery was intended to project a more business-like, global image for the airline, which was rapidly expanding internationally. Indeed, the words "Worldwide Service" were displayed near the front of the aircraft. Naturally, signage and printed materials reflected the change, often using the light blue on dark blue striped design of the aircraft tail-fin, along with the newly updated font and, of course, the "tulip." 1903:

United's next livery re-design. This arrived on February 18, 2004, when the "Rising Blue" (or "Blue Tulip") livery was introduced, intended to signal a fresh start once the company emerged from bankruptcy protection. As it turned out, United's bankruptcy took longer to resolve than expected; consequently the new branding was actually launched two years sooner. The fresh livery featured a white upper fuselage, replacing the dark grey of the previous design, and used a lighter shade of blue for the aircraft belly, tail and engines. In an echo of the previous two liveries, a series of progressively lighter blue lateral stripes lay between the white upper fuselage and the blue of the aircraft underside. The aircraft tail-fin featured an enlarged and cropped version of the "tulip," shaded with a bluish tint.

780: 271: 1924: 3607:. September 19, 1997. Business p. 2. Retrieved on April 7, 2013. "United Airlines' Internet nightmare is located at www.untied.com, a Web site that United tried to persuade its creator to shut down because of alleged trademark infringements. The site collects and prints, in detail, complaints about service on the world's biggest airline. Open for a little more than four months, the site was created by Jeremy Cooperstock, an engineer who works for Sony Corp. It has collected dozens of complaints about what it calls rudeness, misinformation, incompetence, special-needs mistreatment and refund problems. It even contains complaints by United's best customers, its Premier Class fliers." 2013: 2065: 676: 382: 279: 1621:, in July 2020, United announced that it will be sending lay-off notice warnings to 36,000 employees including, 15,100 flight attendants, 11,000 in airport operations and 2,250 pilots among others. On September 2, 2020, United Airlines, in a new memo to its employees, indicated that they planned to cut 16,370 jobs in nearly a month. The planned involuntary cuts included 6,920 flight attendants, 2,850 pilots, 1,400 management jobs, 2,010 mechanics and 2,260 in airport operations, among others. In November 2020, United Airlines Holdings Inc. started manning flights to position shipments of 1831: 328: 1055:

overtime. However, the pilots could not be forced to work overtime, and most pilots refused to fly the extra hours. Although United knew they would have to cancel numerous flights if this were to happen, they did not hire new pilots to make up for the potential shortage. Over the summer, United had to cancel a large portion of its schedule at its major hubs. Eventually, CEO Jim Goodwin and the rest of the management had to get the pilots back in the cockpits and quickly offered them a 48% increase over four years with up to 28% upfront.

1843: 2097: 370: 35: 649: 1409: 312:, United-trained ground crews modified airplanes for use as bombers, and transported mail, material and passengers in support of the war effort. The airline was busy covering the need for air transport across the United States during the war. Its fleet of fifty aircraft were utilized at a rate of more than thirteen hours per day by 1945 (well above the pre-war rate of less than nine hours per day), flying 100,000 miles per day. Post-war United benefited from new technologies (such as the 1910: 1819: 1160: 1807: 210: 2306:– United Airlines maintained a secondary East Coast hub at Cleveland until 1985, when it began a move to Washington Dulles. By the time the transition finished in 1987, Continental Airlines had established Cleveland as its fifth hub and first Midwest hub. United maintained the hub for four years following the 2010 United-Continental merger. On February 1, 2014, United announced it was dehubbing Cleveland due to lack of profitability and its proximity to the 1880: 241: 1783:

before this company acquired Continental) were merged into Continental. Texas Air Corporation subsequently acquired PEOPLExpress Airlines (which had previously acquired Frontier Airlines) and then folded these air carriers into Continental as well. As for United, before merging with Continental it had acquired Capital Airlines in the 1960s and had also purchased Pan Am's Pacific Division as well as Pan Am's transatlantic route rights into

794:, which was more generous than American's B-scale, which never merged at all. However, the ALPA MEC insisted they merge in the new pilot's sixth-year with the airline. In the final hours before the strike, nearly all issues had been resolved, except for the time length of the B-scale. It appeared that would be resolved too as negotiations continued. ALPA negotiators delivered a new counter-proposal at 963: 691:, greatly hampered the industry and United, which incurred losses at a time when it was also undergoing changes at the top of both United and its parent company UAL Corp. Some changes were due largely to the retirement of long-term senior management members, as well as performance-driven changes at the very top in 1969 and again in 1985 following the pilot strike (discussed below). 1640:

150 737 MAX 10s, 50 MAX 8s, and 70 A321neos. It also plans to upgrade its entire existing mainline narrowbody fleet with new interiors, faster WiFi, and seatback entertainment by 2025. In December 2022, United placed another order for 100 787s, for the purpose of replacing the 767s and older 777-200s. Kirby stated that he anticipates and aims for United becoming the

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their seats but had no volunteers, and four selected passengers were then told to leave the plane. Dao refused this instruction and law enforcement officers were called. The incident was recorded on video by several passengers and officials, and the resultant publicity and subsequent handling of the incident by United Airlines was a PR disaster.

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order or take delivery for any new aircraft during its use. The service was targeted to business customers and high-end leisure customers in the coast-to-coast market. In February 2004, the airline introduced the new blue and white livery, commonly called "Rising Blue", with the Blue Tulip on the tail to coincide with a new advertising campaign.

1295:. In April 2007, United and BMI announced that they would "effectively merge" their trans-Atlantic operations. The merged operations would have begun in March 2008, but Lufthansa's takeover of BMI preempted the two carrier's plans when BMI's transatlantic flights were terminated. United's acquisition of an equity stake in its longtime partner 267:; for the first time, passengers could fly across the United States without an overnight stop or changing planes. That summer, the fastest flight left Newark at noon (probably EST) and arrived at San Francisco at 6:55 PST after eight stops; the fare was $ 160 one-way, equal to $ 2,868 in today's value. 2092:

United unveiled an updated livery on April 24, 2019. The new livery retains the white upper fuselage and gray belly. The "United" typeface is larger, there is a dark blue wavy cheat-line (derived from the modified livery used on Boeing 787s and 737 MAXes), the engines, winglets, and tail are painted

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In January 2018, United stated that it planned to grow its company by adding between 4% and 6% to its passenger capacity and maintain that growth through 2020; this news caused all U.S. airline stocks to fall in value. Also, United applied for more routes to Tokyo Haneda Airport, from its 6 U.S. hubs

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On May 17, 1985, United's pilots went on a 29-day strike, claiming that CEO Richard Ferris was trying to "break the unions." The pilots used management's proposed "B-scale" pilot pay rates as proof. American Airlines already had a non-merging B-scale for its pilots. Ferris insisted United had to have

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stronger mark than the Continental globe. Much criticism was directed at CEO Jeff Smisek, who flatly admitted that he and former United CEO Glenn Tilton personally came up with the "new" brand and livery themselves, with no outside input or any consulting with either company's marketing departments.

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s, reducing the mainline fleet from 460 to 359 and furthering the airline's goal of cutting domestic capacity by 15 percent. On June 12, 2008, United announced it would charge $ 15 for the first checked bag, becoming the second U.S. airline to do so, after American Airlines. On June 28, 2008, United

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United used its employee-ownership in its marketing communications, with slogans such as "the employee-owners of United invite you to come fly the friendly skies," "we don't just work here," and "thank you for calling United Airlines; please hold and one of our owner-representatives will be with you

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In conjunction with the newly adopted livery, in August 2010 the "United" lettering was updated in accordance with the previous Continental typeface, but presented entirely in upper-case lettering and slightly adjusted to bear a resemblance to United's own previous style. The merger was approved in

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United Airlines is a combination of a number of air carriers that have merged with each other starting in the 1930s, with the most recent being Continental Airlines (which had previously merged with or acquired several airlines during its history) thus reflecting changes in focus of both United and

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In contrast to other US airlines, United didn't retire any planes during the pandemic. In June 2021, United announced an order for 270 narrowbody planes, the largest in its history, in an effort to both revitalize its aging fleet and grow its capacity. The order was split between Boeing and Airbus:

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in July 2012. It was the largest fine yet for leaving passengers stuck on planes. The fine was for 13 flights carrying a total of 939 passengers delayed longer than three hours during severe thunderstorms and lightning on July 13, 2012. Some flights were as little as two minutes over the limit, but

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in New York City to Los Angeles and San Francisco. That same year, the airline introduced its "Blue Tulip" livery to its fleet to signify the company's fresh start and emergence from bankruptcy; despite the livery being new, it was never applied to any newly manufactured aircraft, as United did not

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boom, which boosted traffic (especially premium traffic) to the San Francisco hub. This increase was only temporary, and when the bubble finally burst, United was in a worse position than before because it had failed to keep costs under control, possibly due to giving its pilots pay raises of up to

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In 1997, United commissioned Pentagram to update the brand. Pentagram soon decided to keep the "tulip", in view of its strong brand-recognition. Pentagram designed a new "UNITED" font that appeared in advertisements, signage and printed material, but did not appear on the aircraft themselves until

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On April 9, 2017, Dr. David Dao was bloodied and forcibly removed from United Express Flight 3411, sustaining injuries in the process. After the plane had been fully boarded, four members of staff presented themselves for the flight. The company offered compensation to seated passengers to give up

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programs and shared lounges. This allowed members of either frequent flier program to earn miles on both carriers and utilize both carriers' lounges. Delta and United attempted to form a cozier codeshare relationship, but this deal was effectively killed by ALPA. The marketing partnership ended in

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Many of these acquisitions and mergers were completed by Continental Airlines when this carrier was under the ownership and control of Texas Air Corporation from 1982 to 1987. During that time period, New York Air and Texas International Airlines (which were already owned by Texas Air Corporation

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Continental and United revealed a new logo based on that of Continental, to be used for the post-merger United. On August 27, 2010, the US Justice Department approved the Continental-United merger, partially due to the fact that the two airlines agreed to lease 18 take-off and 18 landing slots at

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package to join the management of the new employee-owned company as legal counsel after the ESOP was formed. Having a larger say in running the company, United's unions later successfully bargained for significant pay increases, but the effect was only short-term. The rank and file employees were

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In 1994, United's pilots, machinists, bag handlers, and non-contract employees agreed to acquire 55% of company stock in exchange for 15% to 25% salary concessions. The flight attendants voted not to participate in the deal, and some initially wore buttons saying "we just work here." The Employee

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The last United 747, dubbed the "Friendship" – a reference to United's original branding for its DC-10 and 747-100 fleet in the 1970s – was taken on a hub to hub tour around the United States, before taking a final ticketed flight from San Francisco to Honolulu, reprising the inaugural scheduled

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bankruptcy protection in December 2002. The ESOP was terminated, although its shares had become virtually worthless by then. Blame for the bankruptcy fell on 9/11, which triggered the financial crisis in all the major North American airlines, coupled with the economic slowdown that was underway.

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From 1953 to 1970, United operated six-day-a-week afternoon non-stop extra fare "men only" flights between New York and Chicago ("The Chicago Executive" 642–643) and Los Angeles and San Francisco (665–666) on which women and children were banned. Advertised as a "club in the sky", they featured

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On March 31, 2013, United and Continental merged into a single airline. The integration of the two airlines was structured so that Continental would be the surviving corporate entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of UAL Corporation. Continental then changed its name to United Airlines, Inc. The

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carrier). However, the most controversial of all was the 2005 cancellation of its pension plan, the largest such default in American corporate history. It renegotiated its contracts with the pilots' and mechanics' unions and the Association of Flight Attendants for lower pay. Criticism was also

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group called "Save the United Airlines Tulip" in order to convince the airline to change its logo back to the stylized U, or "tulip." The decision was also said to be unpopular with many marketing experts and graphic designers, claiming that the "tulip" had stronger brand recognition and was a

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May 2000 also saw a bitter contract dispute between United and its pilots' union. The pilots wanted their pay restored to the levels that existed prior to the pay cuts and concessions that were taken to fund the ESOP. Planning for the busy summer season, United had counted on its pilots flying

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on May 17, without further consulting the negotiators, some of whom believed they could find agreement on all contract terms if the negotiations were allowed to continue. Moments before the ALPA announced strike deadline, they began a "countdown of the final 30 seconds from Chicago" (the Odeum

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United adopted a red, white and blue shield logo in 1936, but its use varied widely and was eventually abandoned altogether in the early 1970s. Before 1974 and after the use of the shield logo was discontinued, United advertisements and signage usually advertised to customers to "Come Fly the

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reached an agreement to combine operations to create the world's largest airline on May 2, 2010. The combined carrier would take the United Airlines name but use Continental's logo and livery. The carrier would be headquartered in Chicago, with Continental CEO Jeff Smisek acting as CEO of the

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In June 2009, United asked manufacturers Boeing and Airbus to submit proposals to sell the airline up to 150 jets in a winner-take-all competition. United took advantage of declining sales at both plane makers to reap steep price reductions; the large size of this prospective order would also

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Originally slated to exit bankruptcy protection after 2½ years in the third quarter of 2005, United requested yet another extension in light of record-high fuel prices. On August 26, 2005, the bankruptcy court extended the airline's exclusive right to file a reorganization plan to November 1,

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epidemic depressed traffic on United's extensive Pacific network. The spikes in the price of jet fuel ate away the remaining profits United made. United implemented several fare hikes on overseas routes, citing rising fuel costs, in 2004 and 2005. Two days after its triumphant first flight to

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In January 2009, United announced a code-sharing agreement with Aer Lingus for flights between Washington Dulles and Madrid. Aer Lingus would operate the service, which is permitted under recent open skies agreements between the United States and Europe. In May 2009, the U.S. Department of

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In February 1987, Ferris changed United's parent company's name from UAL Corporation to Allegis, but the name change was short-lived. Following Ferris' termination by the board, Allegis divested its non-airline properties in 1987 and reverted to the UAL Corp. name in May 1988.

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and competition from low-cost carriers led to losses of US$ 332 million in 1991 and US$ 957 million in 1992. In 1992, United purchased Pan Am's Latin American and Caribbean routes and Miami gates, but allowed months to elapse between Pan Am's demise and its launch of service.

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in exit financing and filed its Plan of Reorganization, as announced, on September 7, 2005. On January 20, 2006, the bankruptcy court approved the restructuring plan, clearing the way for United to exit bankruptcy on February 1 and finally return to normal operations.

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bankruptcy protection under which it had operated since December 9, 2002, the largest and longest airline bankruptcy case in the history of the industry. In 2006, United's management called for consolidation in the industry and looked for a suitor. Later that year,

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from commercial sources to cover the expected future losses. United made several attempts to obtain government loans, even enlisting several congressmen and senators for help. The government rejected the application, claiming United "could probably obtain the

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Mark Bergsrud, the head of the new United Airlines's marketing department, said that the new logo reflected United's worldwide network and the airline's efforts to attract corporate clients. Bergsrud said, "It fits who we are. We are not a niche player like

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In 1954, United became the first airline with flight simulators that had visual, sound and motion cues for training pilots. Purchased for US$ 3 million (1954) from Curtiss-Wright, these were the first modern simulators for training of commercial pilots.

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were in the advanced stages of merger negotiations as well. Sources stated that a merger was expected to be announced within two weeks of the report. United pilots vociferously rejected the proposal and vowed to fight it. Star Alliance co-founder and

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Launch Customer. The launch order in 1978 for 30 767s, together with an order for 30 727-200s for the interim period, totaled $ 1.2 million, nearly twice the size of the previous largest ever airline order, PanAm's launch for the 747.

1969: 1529:(SOC) (using the "United" name), while those of United and Air Micronesia would be surrendered. On the other hand, the merged airline would use United's maintenance certificate and allow Continental's maintenance certificate to lapse. 1948: 668:. United became a proponent of deregulation due to its perception that regulation, as it then existed, was a major constraint on United's ability to profitably grow. After years of focused work to bring about deregulation, the 1363:

scored United Airlines second-last among American-based airlines in customer satisfaction with a 21% decrease since the study began in 1994 and an 11% decrease over the previous year. On April 27, 2008, it was reported that

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accumulated shares to become the second largest owner with an 11 percent stake in the company. The industry environment was ripe with pressures to merge and consolidate. Pardus Capital Management LP, a hedge fund that owned

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jetliners and was the only American-based airline ever to operate the Caravelle in scheduled passenger service. In 1968, the company reorganized, creating UAL Corporation with United Airlines as a wholly owned subsidiary.

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to United, they postponed the launch, citing high fuel prices. Other long-haul city pairs, such as its 2009 application to fly between Los Angeles and Shanghai (which began May 2011), were denied by the FAA.

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Through its string of successful acquisitions, United Air Lines provided coast-to-coast passenger and mail services by 1930. It took 27 hours to fly the route, one way. Boeing Air Transport hired

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and all city ticket offices were closed in the United States. The airline canceled several existing and planned routes, and eliminated its entire Latin American gateway and flight crew base at

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On June 2, 2015, all United Airlines flights were grounded. On July 8, all United flights were grounded again for over two hours after a computer glitch that was blamed on a router failure.

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in May 2007 was short-lived, as Aloha ceased operations in March 2008. On June 14, 2007, CFO Jake Brace said the company was still looking to "tie the knot" with a suitable merger partner.

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has stated it will allow United shipments of 15,000 pounds of dry ice per flight, a measure taken to ensure the vaccine does not spoil, which is five times more than normally permitted.

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was in discussions of a merger with United. A deal was not "certain or imminent," with the talks being in a preliminary state. In the interim, it increased its ties with British carrier

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28% in the summer of 2000. Coupled with a battered network, the post-9/11 decline in air travel and skyrocketing oil prices, the company lost $ 2.14 billion in 2001 on revenues of

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The early slogan "The Main Line Airway," emphasizing its signature New York-Chicago-San Francisco route, was replaced in 1965 with "Fly the Friendly Skies." The "friendly skies"

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is the third largest airline in the world, with 92,795 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Airlines Holdings) and 948 aircraft. It was the brainchild of

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In August 1940, United scheduled flights to 37 airports. In August 1953, 66 airports on United and 51 on Capital; United flew to 91 in May 1968, and to 90 in November 1978.

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United took advantage of its Chapter 11 status to negotiate hard-to-cut costs with employees, suppliers and contractors, including cancellation of feeder contracts with

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flew aboard a United DC-10 flight from Washington Dulles to Los Angeles. White House staff explained that this was done to conserve fuel by not having to fly the usual

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said that "the Untied.com phenomenon mirrors the online trend in consumer activism that has caught on with the disgruntled flying public this summer travel season."

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Transportation rated UAL eleventh among 19 US carriers in lost, damaged, delayed, or pilfered baggage, with 3.67 complaints per 1,000 passengers. In July 2009, the

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During this time of turmoil brought on by external forces, United explored options to re-establish its financial footing and raise capital. These changes included:

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pilot costs no higher than American's, so he offered United pilots a "word-for-word" contract to match American's, or the same bottom-line numbers. The United

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During this period, United introduced its grey and blue color scheme; however, it was criticized for blending with the darkness during nighttime operations.

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to develop a new logo and livery. At the time, there was no real logo for the airline and Bass noted that the brand direction was not clearly evident. The "

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union failed to approve the loan guarantee—while all other unions approved it—the application was rejected in late 2002, and the company was forced to seek

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Vietnam, United announced that it would cut U.S. flight capacity by 14% after the holidays and add more international flights, which were more profitable.

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would be the remaining frequent flyer program of the two airlines. The airline received a single operating certificate from the FAA on November 30, 2011.

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The surge in jet fuel prices caused disruption to United's impending start of non-stop long-haul services. Though the FAA had already awarded the SFO to

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shares of United, called for the two carriers to merge. This action sent shares of both airlines up, but became moot because Delta wedded Northwest.

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Only US operator of the Caravelle in scheduled passenger service, it was used primarily to provide frequent service between Chicago and New York.

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In April 2009, United eliminated the ability to call customer service, leaving reservations agents as the only reachable contact for the airline.

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The two airlines remained separate until the operational integration was completed in mid-2012. United and Continental announced that United

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On September 8, 2008, the price of UAL shares fell by nearly 99% in fifteen minutes to $ 0.01 US amid rumors of another bankruptcy, before

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teleconference). Doing that made it impossible to extend the strike deadline so that the final issues could be resolved without a strike.

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grounds in July. The two airlines subsequently formed an amicable partnership that led to US Airways' entrance into the Star Alliance.

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in the same shade of blue as the 2004-2010 livery, and the globe on the tail is slightly enlarged and now in a lighter shade of blue.

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Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, Aviation Consumer Protection Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, July 2009.

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leveled at CEO Glenn Tilton for demanding pay cuts from employees while receiving the highest salary of any major U.S. airline CEO.

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United continued operations during its bankruptcy, but was forced to cut its costs drastically. Tens of thousands of workers were

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which permitted planes to fly above the weather) and a boom in customer demand for air travel. This was the period during which

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international traffic rights acquired by and merged into United in 1990. Pan Am was later forced to declare bankruptcy in 1991)

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At the request of then-CEO Stephen Wolf, in 1993 United completely revised its branding and livery, with the collaboration of

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combined airline. The merger was contingent upon shareholder and regulatory approval, but was approved by the European Union.

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During the 1970s, economic turmoil and the "stagflation" that ensued, as well as labor unrest and the pressures of the 1978

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colors and also operated with Blue Tulip paint from 2009 to the end of 2010, when it was painted into its current livery.

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On April 16, 2010, United resumed merger talks with Continental Airlines. The board of directors of both Continental and

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influence pricing. The Wall Street Journal cited the average ages of four types of jets in United's fleet as follows:

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although it also stated firmly this extension would be the last. United announced at the same time that it had raised

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The financial outcomes of the ESOP were decidedly uneven for different players. As part of ESOP agreement, United CEO

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Friendly Skies of United" in a font identical to the "United" font on the "Friendship" livery of the early 1970s.

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In 1984, United was the first airline to serve all 50 states with commercial airports when it started flights to

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denied it this expansion; it did not gain an overseas route until 1983, when United began flights to Tokyo from

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United's early routes, formed by connecting airmail routes, was east-to-west from New York City via Chicago and

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On October 1, 2010, UAL Corporation completed its acquisition of Continental Airlines, and changed its name to

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from the Odeum (a convention center in the Chicago suburbs) with F. Lee Bailey, declared the strike was on at

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of 1930, the Air Mail Act of 1934 banned the common ownership of manufacturers and airlines. UATC's President

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In 1988, United flew a two-stop around-the-world flight to raise money for the Friendship Foundation using a

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Eastwood A.B. and Roach J.R. Jet Airliner Production List Volume 1 - Boeing. 2003. The Aviation Hobby Shop.

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merged airline opted to retain the United name in order to conserve the built-in brand equity of pre-merger

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that did not fly there. Most of these hubs would have their existing flights to Narita shifted to Haneda.

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on April 5, 1926, and returned the following day with 200 pounds of mail. Varney Airlines' original 1925

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to San Francisco, and north–south along the West Coast. The early connections became the basis of United

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hit another TWA Super Constellation over New York City. These accidents helped pave the way for modern

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and emerged from his consolidation of numerous carriers and equipment manufacturers from 1928 to 1930.

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CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber threw his support behind a marriage of partner carriers United and US Airways.

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and United introduced a marketing partnership that included a reciprocal redemption agreement between

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At the same time, the airline continued to invest in new projects. On November 12, 2003, it launched

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of the Soviet Union. The merger resulted in United inheriting from Capital the British-manufactured

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On December 9, 2004, the airline made history when UA869, operated by a Boeing 747-400, landed at

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with post-merger Continental "globe" and earlier "tulip" logos in February 2011, including two

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in an effort to avoid the strike. However, MEC Chairman Roger Hall, who was hosting a national

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More travelers let fly on airline gripe site Untied.com a top destination for the disgruntled

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bomb placed in the baggage hold. The incident is believed to be the first proven case of air

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Fleet included stretched DC-8 "Super 60" series and re-engined "Super 70" series aircraft.

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Hedge fund calls for Delta-United merger – South Florida Business Journal:

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in the "Battleship Grey" livery, used from 1993 to 2004 and common until the merger with

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flight in a Swallow biplane from Varney's Boise headquarters to the railroad mail hub at

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sporting United's 1970s "Stars and Bars" livery. The aircraft was previously painted in

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Single seat biplane used to carry US Air Mail (CAM 5) by predecessor Varney Air Lines.

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in what was then the world's deadliest commercial airline disaster. On April 21, 1958,

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Operated in 1931 on a transcontinental route between New York City and San Francisco.

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was used until 1996, yet revived on September 20, 2013. Other United Slogans include:

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Letter to all UAL pilots, explaining the remaining issues when the strike was called

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Letter to all UAL pilots, explaining the remaining issues when the strike was called

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announced the cessation of several international routes, including San Francisco to

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Two United aircraft in regular service utilize heritage paint schemes. N75435 is a

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in financing it needs to emerge from protection without a federal loan guarantee".

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As of mid-August 2021, United was the only major United States airline to require

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on January 1, 1928, then renamed Boeing Aircraft & Transport Co., merged with

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Early 1950s "100,000 Mile Club" Award plaque (stars represent additional awards)

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as a breaking story. The share price subsequently recovered most of its value.

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Other predecessor air carriers that form the present United Airlines include:

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did a voice over for the United Team USA commercials, which premiered during

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Letter to all UAL pilots, explaining details of the last minute negotiations

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in the world. United used the opportunity to create the low-cost subsidiary

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United to transition to Continental operating certificate as part of merger

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temporarily halted trading. The rumors were traced to an old story on the

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In the years following United's exit from bankruptcy, the financial firms

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to compete with other low-cost airlines. In 2004, it launched its luxury

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locked into their stock, which was wiped out in the eventual bankruptcy.

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revived its Pacific route system that would later be acquired by United.

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Only mainline turboprop aircraft type ever operated by United Airlines.

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in commercial aviation history. No suspects or motives were ever found.

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United was originally formed in 1931 from a merger of four airlines:

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in December 2010. The new branding combines the United name with the

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UAL DC-6 aircraft, similar to the plane bombed by Jack Graham in 1955

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Operated as Boeing Air Transport; also operated by Varney Air Lines

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would merge. The combined airline took the United name but used the

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With a strong presence on the West Coast, United benefited from the

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offered opportunities; in 1991, United purchased Pan Am's routes to

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UAL, Continental Discuss Merger As AirTran Presses Bid for Midwest

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that killed everyone on both aircraft involved. On June 30, 1956,

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The re-engining of its Super DC-8 fleet was carried out in-house.

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as VR-BAT (later as VP-BAT) from 1995 to 2018 and now as N7477S.

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September 2010, and the two companies merged on October 1, 2010.

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Divesting of the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul operations at

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to assist passengers; United claims Church as the first airline

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Fleet included original DC-10-10 variants and DC-10-30 variants

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Unable to secure additional capital, UAL Corporation filed for

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divorce in 2003, but paved the way for a future alliance with

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These spin-offs and divestitures have not come to fruition.

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and Washington, D.C.; these remain United's principal hubs.

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In May 1981, a week after rival American Airlines launched

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On June 4, 2008, United announced that it would close its

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In May 2000, United announced plans to acquire competitor

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Airline stocks tumble after United unveils expansion plan

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Christina Zdanowicz; Emanuella Grinberg (10 April 2017).

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United's original 737-500 fleet had been retired by 2009.

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2008 recession, fuel efficiency issues and new jet orders

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United sought overseas routes in the 1960s, but the 1969

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Michaels, Daniel; Fottrell, Quentin (January 23, 2009).

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All 59 of the base model were built for United Airlines

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engineer John Cooperstock and an assistant professor at

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UNITED AIRLINES FIT TO BE UNTIED BY UNFRIENDLY WEB SITE

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that were to be retired. That retirement plan included

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with Stars and Stripes scheme hanging overhead at the

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Financial pressure on the airline was heavy. The 2003

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established in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. When the

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Alex, Keith L.; Kehaulani Goo, Sara (June 18, 2004).

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website about the 2002 bankruptcy being picked up by

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after March 1, 2004. Furthermore, they reduced their

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The Boeing 247: the first modern commercial airplane

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In August 1970, United took delivery of their first

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In the late 1950s, three United planes were lost in

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in "Rising Blue" or "Blue Tulip" livery (2004–2010)

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N539PA re-registeted as N148UA, leased to 2575:in 2010 and these were retired by May 2013. 2190:"The Great Wide Way to New York" (1971–1972) 2005:in ex-Continental "Globe" livery (2010–2019) 1580: 652:The third DC-10 delivered to United in 1972. 435:. Also, in 1958, United received its first 5707:"United Airlines retires its last B767-200" 5367:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 5345: 5331:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 5233: 5231: 5229: 5227: 5037:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 4265:"UAL includes Canada in fee to check 1 bag" 3448: 3446: 2168:, are painted in the Star Alliance livery. 1868:In 1973, the airline commissioned designer 790:Ferris wanted that B-scale to merge in the 286:On the night of October 10, 1933, a United 256:in Chicago and San Francisco, and later in 5522: 5509:"United Plans Flight, Staff Cuts in Miami" 5480: 5142:"Airlines of the United States since 1914" 4646: 4076:"Delta rejects hedge fund's urge to merge" 3896:." 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