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United Air Lines, Inc., doing business as United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA), is a major airline based in the United States and one of the world's largest airlines with 48,000 employees [2] and 360 aircraft.[3] It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago. United's largest hub is Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. United also has hubs in Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport. United also maintains focus city operations at Narita International Airport near Tokyo. United is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the largest airline alliance in the world, and offers connections to over 1,000 destinations in over 170 countries worldwide. [4] United's parent company UAL Corporation announced that it will move its operational base from suburban Elk Grove Township, Illinois, to the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in the Chicago Loop in 2010.[2]
On Sunday, May 2, 2010, the Boards of Directors at Continental Airlines and United Airlines approved a stock-swap deal that would combine them into the world's largest airline in revenue passenger miles and second largest in fleet size and destinations after Delta Air Lines. The new airline will take on the United Airlines name, Continental's logo and be based in United's hometown of Chicago. The parent company of the new carrier will be called United Continental Holdings, Inc. The new United will be run by Continental's CEO, Jeffery Smisek, along with United Airline's CEO, Glenn Tilton, serving as non-executive Chairman of the board. The deal will still need final approval from antitrust regulators and shareholders before being allowed to go forward. United's pilots union announced that they "are fully prepared to protect and defend the interests of all United pilots."[5] The companies expect to complete the transaction, worth (USD)$3.2 billion,[6] in the fourth quarter of 2010.
