United Airlines

Major American carrier

United Airlines is a major American airline, one of the largest in the world by fleet size and passenger traffic.

Headquartered in Chicago, it operates domestic and international flights through hub airports including Denver, Houston, Newark, and San Francisco.

The name often shortens to just United: I'm flying United to LA.

fleet

Boeing

American aircraft manufacturer

  • AirbusEuropean aircraft manufacturer
  • 787Boeing wide-body model
  • 777Winning slot combination

737 · widebody · narrowbody · Embraer · regional jet · mainline · livery · tailfin · hangar · aircraft

travel

booking

Advance arrangement secured

boarding · layover · passport · luggage · baggage · fare · economy · business class · first class · Polaris

aviation

airline

Air transport company

runway · takeoff · landing · aircraft · airspace · altimeter · aerodynamics · winglet · radar · jetlag

network

hub

Central connection point

Houston · San Francisco · Star Alliance · Lufthansa · codeshare · routes · international · domestic · transatlantic · transpacific

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

mail · parcel · handling · express · shipping

Categories
Opposites
carrier type/business model

United AirlinesSpirit Airlines

Ultra-low-cost American airline

Ryanair · EasyJet · Southwest Airlines · JetBlue

corporate reputation/customer experience

United AirlinesSingapore Airlines

National carrier of city-state

Qatar Airways · Air New Zealand

ownership/governance model

United AirlinesAir France

French national airline

Lufthansa · British Airways · Singapore Airlines · Aeroflot

Family

union, united, unity, uniting, airliner, United, airlines, airliners, uniter

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G