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United Airlines

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United Airlines

Summary

United Airlines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68,080 views/month, #4 of 2,889).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Airlines was a member of International Association of Baggage System Companies[3].
  • United Airlines is in the country of United States[4].
  • United Airlines's instance of is recorded as airline[5].
  • United Airlines's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • United Airlines's instance of is recorded as holding company[7].
  • United Airlines's founder is recorded as Walter Varney[8].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport[9].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Denver International Airport[10].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as George Bush Intercontinental Airport[11].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Los Angeles International Airport[12].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Newark Liberty International Airport[13].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as O'Hare International Airport[14].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as San Francisco International Airport[15].
  • United Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Washington Dulles International Airport[16].
  • United Airlines's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance[17].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as United Airlines fleet[18].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A319[19].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320 family[20].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-700[21].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-800[22].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-900[23].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-900ER[24].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 MAX[25].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 757[26].
  • United Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 767-300ER[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Imprint[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1926-04-06[30]

  • Community tags: airline[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9886d93e-11d4-44b5-ad68-aa5d8e8d86b6[32]

Body

Founding

United Airlines's founder is recorded as Walter Varney[8]. April 6, 1926 marks the founding of it[33]. Its location of formation is recorded as Boise[34].

Identity

United Airlines followed Capital Airlines[35].

Leadership

United Airlines's chief executive officer is recorded as Scott Kirby[36].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Willis Tower[37], a skyscraper[38], in United States[39], founded in 1971[40] and Chicago[41], a city of Illinois[42], in United States[43], founded in 1837[44]. United Airlines's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Airlines Holdings[45].

Industry

United Airlines's industry is recorded as air transport[46].

Ownership

United Airlines is owned by United Airlines Holdings[47]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[48].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United Airlines include United Center[49], a stadium[50], in United States[51], founded in 1994[52].

Why It Matters

United Airlines ranks in the top 0.14% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68,080 views/month, #4 of 2,889).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for it include United Center[49], a stadium[50], in United States[51], founded in 1994[52].

Related Entities

Nasdaq public company United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · ~2026-51030-09 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Phone number → +1-619-514-1750
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1329]]: +1-619-514-1750"
  2. 27d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 839540863
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 41.878796944444446, 'longitude': -87.6364961111
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 839540863, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/839540863 in United States"
  3. 4w ago · Wowo2024 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Willis Tower, Willis Tower, Chicago
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P159]]: [[Q29294]]"
  4. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → Varney Air Lines
    P14750 → BB86-BE73-AB95-1C14-DD24
    Instance of → airline, public company, holding company
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1088683'}, {'amount': '+1082431'}, {'amount': '+1130631'} +3
    + 52 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: BB86-BE73-AB95-1C14-DD24, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
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