United Airlines facts for kids

United Airlines, Inc.
Founded	1926 (as Varney Air Lines)
Commenced operations	1934 (as United Air Lines)
Hubs	Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (Guam); Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; Denver International Airport; George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston); Los Angeles International Airport; Narita International Airport (Tokyo); Newark Liberty International Airport; O'Hare International Airport (Chicago); San Francisco International Airport; Washington Dulles International Airport;
Alliance	Star Alliance
Fleet size	698 (mainline only)
Destinations	373 (mainline and regional)
Company slogan	Fly The Friendly Skies
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Key people	Jeff Smisek (CEO); Walter T. Varney (Founder);
Revenue	US$ 37.152 billion (FY 2012)
Operating income	US$ 39 million (FY 2012)
Net income	US$ -723 million (FY 2012)
Total assets	US$ 37.628 billion (FY 2012)
Total equity	US$ 481 million (FY 2012)
Website	www.united.com

United Airlines is an American airline. It was founded in Boise, Idaho in 1926 and it is currently the second largest in the USA to date. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. On May 3, 2010, it was announced that United and Continental Airlines would merge to become one company. The new airlines will take the United name but use Continental's globe identity and livery. There was a lot of negative reaction to the new livery. Most people were in favor of the iconic "Tulip" logo, designed by Saul Bass in 1973.

Gallery

United Airlines destinations all around the world
Airline food on United Airlines
A United Lockheed L-1011 with the paint-job used from 1974 to 1993.
A United Boeing 727 in the "Battleship Grey" paint-job used from 1993 to 1997.
A United Boeing 737 with the final "tulip" paint-job.
A United Boeing 777 in the current paint-job.
United Express flights fly snaller planes,such as the CRJ-200 above.
United changed its "Tulip"symbol because it bought Continental Airlines.

Images for kids

United Air Lines route map, 1940
United Boeing 727-200 in the Stars and Bars Friend Ship livery at Los Angeles International Airport in August 1974
United Boeing 747SP in the 1974–1993 Rainbow Scheme
Three United Boeing 777-200ERs and a Boeing 747-400 at San Francisco International Airport in 2008
The first Boeing 777 in commercial service, United Airlines' N777UA, taking off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2005. This aircraft has since been repainted in the United-Continental livery.
Two United Airlines Boeing 777s in different liveries at San Francisco International Airport. The 777 on the right, which bears the "Battleship Gray" scheme, is on its takeoff roll on 28L, while the one on the left with the "Rising Blue" paint has some more taxiing to get to the same runway. Both have since been repainted with the United-Continental colors.
Boeing 787s feature a wavy gold stripe along the sides of the fuselage.
United Continental Holdings World Headquarters, Willis Tower. United is the building's single largest occupant.
United ticket office in Tamuning, Guam
A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 and Boeing 777-200ER at Tokyo's Narita Airport
United Polaris First seat on the Boeing 747.
United Polaris Business with a front/rear facing configuration on a Boeing 767-300.
United Polaris Business seats aboard a Boeing 767-300. These seats can be found on all Boeing 787 aircraft, Boeing 767-400 aircraft, Boeing 757-200, and select Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
Economy plus seats on a Boeing 767.
New slimline economy seats on an Airbus A320-200.
Older economy seats on a Boeing 747-400; these seats can also be found on domestically configured Boeing 777 as well as some Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft.