United has a rich history, tracing its roots to 1926 and the
historic flight of a
predecessor company. Walter T. Varney initiated a contract airmail service from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada, which marked the true beginning of commercial air transportation and the birth of United Airlines.
The United name first appeared in 1929 when Boeing Airplane and Transport Corporation, the
holding company that owned and operated Boeing Airplane Company, Boeing Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport, changed its name to United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. United Air Lines was the name
originally adopted for the transport divisions.
United, a founding member of the Star Alliance
network, offers flights to more than 200 U.S domestic and international. United also offers a
network of connecting flights through its marketing arrangements with six regional U.S. carriers operating under the brand name of United Express.
United, Ted, and United Express offer
approximately 3,700 scheduled daily departures.
United employs 53,139 people worldwide, including 6,439 pilots, 14,920 flight attendants, 17,203 public service union employees, 5,524 mechanic/related and 10,631 management and non-union employees.
Facts & FiguresNumber of aircraft: 460
Aircraft types: A319, A320, B737-300, B737-500, B747-400, B757-200, B767-300, B777-200
Hubs: Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C.
Number of employees: 53,139
Passengers per year: 69.3 million
Sales
revenue: US$19.3 billion
Frequent flyer programme: Mileage Plus (Premier Executive 1K, Premier Executive, Premier)
Number of destinations: more than 200
Network strengths: North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East
Date of entry: May 1997
美国联合航空公司的历史可以追溯至 1926 年,而且拥有曾归被接管公司所有的颇具历史意义的航班。 Walter T. Varney 开创了合同制空运邮件服务,其航线是从帕斯科、华盛顿至内华达州的埃科,这标志着商业空运的真正开始和美国航空公司的诞生。
在波音飞机和运输公司(拥有和经营波音飞机公司、波音航空运输、太平洋航空运输的控股公司)将其名称更改为联合飞机与运输公司时,联合名称于 1929 年首次出现。 联合航空公司是运输部门最先采用的名称。
美国联合航空公司是星空联盟网络的创始成员,可提供 200 多班次美国国内和国际航班。 美国联合航空公司还可以通过其营销计划,安排六个地区美国航空公司经营联航快运品牌,提供连接航班网络。
联合、英格兰和联航快运航空公司可提供约 3700 个计划的日常离港飞行。
美国联合航空公司在全球拥有 53,139 名员工,包括 6,439 名飞行员,14,920 名乘务员、17,203 名公共服务工会雇员、5,524 名技师/相关人员和 10,631 名管理及非工会人员。
事实和数字飞机数量: 460
飞机类型: A319、A320、B737-300、B737-500、B747-400、B757-200、B767-300、B777-200
航空枢纽港: 芝加哥、丹佛、旧金山、洛杉矶、华盛顿特区
员工人数: 53,139
每年乘客: 6930 万
销售收入: 193 亿美元
飞行常客计划: Mileage Plus (Premier Executive 1K, Premier Executive, Premier)
目的地数: 200 多个
航线网络优势: 北美、欧洲、亚洲、拉丁美洲、中东
加入日期: 1997 年 5 月
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