history of united airlines

The History Of United Airlines

United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline of the United States. It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago. United Airline’s largest hub is O’Hare International Airport where it provides more than 550 departures daily. United Airlines also has hubs in Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and San Francisco International Airport. As well, United Airlines’ largest maintenance hub is the Maintenance Operations Center at San Francisco International Airport.

As an airline that dominated airline travel industry for most of the 20th century, United Airlines was one of the “Big Four” airlines in the United States. It still remains one of the major U.S. airlines. Originally, the airline was formed by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, a partnership between Boeing Airplane Company and Pratt & Whitney. On March 28, 1931, UATC formed the corporation United Air Lines, Inc. to operate its airline subsidiaries. In June 1933, United began flying from coast to coast. Within four months, the airline was operating as many as 11 round trips daily between New York and Chicago.

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