United Airlines ECON 269 Aya Shimoi 1 Company

United Airlines ECON 269 Aya Shimoi 1

• • Company Information History Values Route In-flight Service Baggage Financial News 2

Company Information • Second largest airline company. • Head quarter is in Illinois states, Chicago. • Hub airports - Chicago O’Hare - Denver International, -Los Angeles International, -San Francisco International, -Washington Dulles International Airport 3

History of United Airlines • In 1927 - William Boeing founded his own airline as a Boeing Air Transport • In 1929, the company changed its name to United Aircraft and Transport Corp. (UATC). • On March 28, 1931, UATC formed the corporation United Air Lines, Inc. to manage the UATC airline subsidiaries. 4

Values We are committed to: • giving back to the communities in which we live and work • protecting our environment and conserving resources • supporting our employees, customers and partners in their community and environmental efforts • incorporating social value and responsibility into our corporate governance structure. 5

Route • International – Mexico, Korea, China, Japan, Singapore, Brazil, England, and Australia. • Within U. S. 6

In-flight services • Meals ØDomestic ØInternational • Beverages • Entertainments 7

Meals Ø Domestic Flight First & Business class –Meals and Snacks cost are included in tickets. Economy – Passengers have to pay for it. snack boxes for $6 -$7, meals for $9. 8

Different Kinds of Snacks 9

Ø International Flight– Meals cost are included in the ticket. Salad, appetizer, a choice of hot entrees, and dessert. 10

Beverages • • soft drinks tonic water seltzer water natural spring water milk tea assorted fruit juices Starbucks regular and decaffeinated coffees 11

Entertainment • Films • Television programming • Audio programming 12

Baggage Domestic ( Flight in U. S. ) International • Passengers have to pay when they check-in. • Passenger do not need to pay for their baggage. -1 st bag $20 -2 nd bag $30 However, there are some rules. - Limited baggage to check-in. - Limited weight of baggage. 13

Financial News Article form September 3 l Decline 3. 3 % of passenger travel mile. l Fell 6. 2 % of available seat or capacity. l Seats filled rose 2. 5 %. 14

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