United Airlines

United Airlines (airline code UA) is a major US-based airline, and founding member of the Star Alliance.

Ownership

United Airlines was formerly owned by parent company UAL Corporation, a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 

Since the merger with Continental Airlines the parent company is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the new name United Continental Holdings. UCH owns and operates United Air Lines, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc. both of which use the trade name United Airlines.

Passengers will continue to see the UA and CO airline codes at airports until United Continental Holdings receive the Single Operating Certificate (SOC) from the Federal Aviation Administration which is expected by the first quarter of 2012, when most flights will operate under the UA code instead of the CO code.

Route Network

United Airlines' largest hub is Chicago O'Hare. It also has hubs at Denver, Washington Dulles, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The merger with Continental meant it gained major additional hubs at New York's Newark Liberty International airport (Newark, New Jersey) and George Bush International airport (Houston, Texas) plus Cleveland Hopkins International airport (Cleveland, Ohio), allowing the newly formed airline to serve up to 370 destinations.

To see where United Airlines flies, click here.

Other information

We are in the process of merging Continental and United ourselves, so if you cannot see your aircraft type here, check the Continental pages as well.

• For details of United Airlines' Mileage Plus loyalty scheme, click here. For details, as reported by Business Traveller on the further integration plans of the two airlines, including the new combined loyalty scheme, click here. 

• United Airlines is a founding member of the Star Alliance.

• For United Airlines' Wikipedia page, including history, click here.

• To find out about the Inflight Entertainment System (IFE) on your United Airlines flight, click here.

• For information on United Airlines' lounges click here.

United Airlines also publishes seat plans on its website - click here to see the complete list.

For combined fleet information, click here.

NB: United has now merged with Continental Airlines, and there are understandably many changes. For more information about the initial merger click here or on the News tab above.

To check fares visit united.com