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United Airlines, Megawallpapers: United Airlines, the major subsidiary of UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States. It is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois near its largest hub at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. As of autumn 2005 it was the world's third-largest airline in terms of total passengers transported (behind American Airlines and Delta Air Lines), second-largest in terms of revenue-passenger-kilometers (behind American Airlines), and third-largest in terms of total operating revenues (behind Air France-KLM and American Airlines). It employs around 61,000 people and operates nearly 500 aircraft. On February 1, 2006 United emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, under which it had operated since December 9, 2002�the largest and longest airline bankruptcy case in history. UAL traces its claim to be the oldest commercial airline in the United States to the air mail service of Walter Varney. Varney's Chief Pilot, Leon D. "Lee" Cuddeback, flew the first Contract Air Mail flight in a Swallow biplane from Varney's headquarters in Boise, Idaho to the railroad mail hub of Pasco, Washington on April 6, 1926 and returned the following day with 200 pounds of mail. April 6th is reckoned in the United Airlines company history as both its own birthday and date on which "true" airline transport�operating on fixed routes and fixed schedules�began. Varney Airlines' original 1925 hangar served as a portion of the terminal building for the Boise Airport until 2003, when the structure was replaced. In 1927, airplane pioneer William Boeing founded his own airline, Boeing Air Transport, and soon began buying other airmail carriers, including Varney's. Within four years, Boeing's holdings would grow to include a number of airlines, airplane and parts manufacturing companies, and several airports. In 1929, the company changed its name to United Aircraft - Transport Corp. In 1930, as the capacity of airplanes proved sufficient to carry not only mail but also passengers, Boeing Air Transport hired a registered nurse, Ellen Church, to assist passengers. United claims Church as the first airline stewardess. Following the Air Mail Scandal of 1930, the Air Mail Act of 1934 banned the common ownership of manufacturers and airlines. United Aircraft-Transport's President Philip G. Johnson was forced to resign and went on to Trans-Canada Airlines, the future Air Canada. William Boeing's company was broken into three: a parts supplier (the future United Technologies), an aircraft maker (the Boeing Airplane Company), and an airline group�United Air Lines. The airline company's new president, hired to make a fresh start as airmail contracts were re-awarded in 1934, was William A. Patterson, who remained as president of United Airlines until 1963. [br]Fleet: [br]All of United's mainline fleet feature Economy Plus, a forward section in the Economy cabin that offers an additional 5 to 6 inches (127 to 152 mm) of space although cabin service is the same. Seats in Economy Plus are reserved for passengers on high-fare tickets (Y, B, M, E, and U fare classes) and for United's frequent flyer Premier members and Star Alliance elites. Economy Plus seats are also available, as of August 2005, to non-elites paying an annual subscription fee or a per-flight upgrade fee. [br]Boeing 747-422: [br]Number in fleet: 29 (plus 1 Boeing 747-451) [br]Configuration: 14/73/260 [br]Boeing 777-222: Number in fleet: 52 [br]Configuration: 36/312 (North America, 777-200A model), 12/49/197 (transatlantic, 777-200ER model), 10/45/198 (transpacific, 777-200ER model) [br]Services: international, transcontinental, interhub, Hawai'i [br]The international subfleets feature personal video in all cabins, while the domestic subfleet only has overhead monitors and projectors. United Airlines was the launch customer and primary design partner in conjunction with Boeing during the development of the 777. [br]Boeing 767-322ER: Number in fleet: 37 [br]Configuration: 34/210 (domestic), 10/32/151 (international) [br]Services: transcontinental, transatlantic, interhub, Hawai'i [br]The Boeing 767 family of aircraft makes more transatlantic flights daily than any other type of aircraft. [br]Boeing 757-222: Number in fleet: 97 [br]Configuration: 24/158 (standard), 12/26/72 (JFK to SFO and LAX) [br]Services: transcontinental. In 2004, United began service with three-class 757s between New York and the West Coast: these aircraft have larger seat pitch than 3-class 767s and an all-Economy Plus main cabin. [br]The Boeing 767 and 757 have a flight crew commonality rating; flight crews are certified to operate either aircraft without any additional training. [br]Boeing 737-522 - Number in fleet: 27 [br]Configuration: 8/96 (standard), 8/102 (former shuttle) [br]Services: domestic short-haul [br]Boeing 737-322 - Number in fleet: 60 [br]Configuration: 8/112 (standard), 8/120 (former shuttle) [br]Services: domestic short-haul [br]Airbus A320 - Number in fleet: 97 with 18 on defered order(including Ted) [br]Configuration: 12/126 (mainline), 0/156 (Ted) [br]Services: domestic short-haul, transcontinental [br]These, along with the A319s, are replacing 737s throughout the system, due to their speed and range advantage. In addition, with better passenger amenities and comfort, the Airbus aircraft can be used on any previously-flown 737 route with a higher degree of passenger satisfaction. They also have LCD video screens over the seats. On Ted configured aircraft, there is no United First Section and there is an expanded United Economy Plus section. [br]Airbus A319-131 - Number in fleet: 55 with 23 on order [br]Services: 8/112 [br]domestic short-haul, transcontinental [br]The A320 and A319 have a flight crew commonality rating. Flight crews can fly any of the common-rated types. They are so commonly substituted for one another that economy row numbers have been synchronized between the two; the first row of economy plus on both aircraft is 6. It is a similar situation with the 737-300 and 737-500, though those aircraft are swapped less often. United was the launch customer for a number of aircraft lines, including the Douglas DC-10 (with American Airlines), the Boeing 727 (with Eastern Airlines), the 767, and the 777. It also launched the 737-200. The 767 and 777 are still active in the fleet, along with newer models of the 737. [br] [br]

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