Summary
- United Airlines is the world’s 5th-largest airline by passenger numbers.
- United operates a global network from its eight hubs worldwide.
- The carrier offers 4 classes of service: business, premium plus, economy plus, and basic economy.
Regarded as being one of the big three United States carriers, United Airlines can trace its roots all the way back to 1926. It was founded by American aviation pioneer Walter Varney, who was awarded one of the first contracts to deliver mail between Pasco, Washington, and Elko, Nevada, with a stopover in Boise, Idaho.
In 1927, Boeing founder William Boeing was awarded a mail contract and, in 1929, merged his company with Pratt & Whitney to form the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. Following a five-company merger, Walter sold the Varney Air Group to United Aircraft and Transport in 1930, and three years later, the company name was changed to…