United Airlines

United Airlines {{Airline codes|UA|UAL|United}}, the major subsidiary of holding company United Air Lines Corporation {{nasdaq|UALAQ}}, is a major airline of the United States.

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Holding company - Major airline - United States

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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.

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Airline - American Airlines - Delta Air Lines - Air France-KLM - Aircraft

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UAL is headquartered in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, Illinois near its operations base at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

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Unincorporated - Township - Illinois - Chicago - O'Hare International Airport

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United has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since December 9, 2002. After an unusually long period, it filed its Plan of Reorganization on September 7, 2005, which called for an exit from Chapter 11 protection in early 2006.

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Chapter 11 - Bankruptcy - December 9 - 2002 - September 7 - 2006

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