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In August 2015, United announced the start of a new subsidiary, United Ground Express, to provide ground operation service in select airports within its domestic network. [ 13 ] By September 2016, Republic Airways ’ Q400s were phased out of service, replacing them with 50 more Embraer 175s.
United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [3] United operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and all six inhabited continents [10] primarily out of its seven hubs, with Chicago–O'Hare having the largest number of daily flights [11] and Denver carrying the most passengers in 2023. [12]
United Express Flight 5925, operated by Great Lakes Airlines with a Beechcraft 1900 twin turboprop, was a regularly scheduled flight from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quincy, Illinois, with an intermediate stop in Burlington, Iowa.
The company is contracted by Alaska Airlines (as Alaska SkyWest), American Airlines (as American Eagle), Delta Air Lines (as Delta Connection), and United Airlines (as United Express). In all, it is the largest regional airline in North America when measured by fleet size, number of passengers carried, and number of destinations served.
United Express Flight 2415 was a regularly scheduled flight in the northwest United States from Seattle to Pasco, Washington, operated using a BAe Jetstream 31. [1] Late on Tuesday, December 26, 1989, Flight 2415 crashed while attempting to land at Pasco's Tri-Cities Airport , killing both pilots and all four passengers aboard.
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
As of January 2025, the United Airlines fleet consists of 1,000 mainline aircraft, the largest of any commercial airline worldwide. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] United Airlines operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body and all Boeing wide-body aircraft with more wide-body aircraft than any other U.S. passenger airline. [ 3 ]
UAL Corporation is the former name of United Airlines Holdings, an airline holding company, incorporated in Delaware with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.UAL held a 100 percent controlling interest in United Airlines, Inc., one of the world's largest air carriers, and is a founding member of the Star Alliance.