United Air Lines

  28 March 1931 to present

  United States of America

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TYPE: Airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: UA / UAL

HEADQUARTERS: Chicago, IL

FORMER NAME: United Aircraft and Transport Corporation

SUBSEQUENT NAME: United Airlines

United Air Lines was established by the amalgamation of several airlines in the late 1920s under the Boeing umbrella, which gave it the name of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation (UATC). On March 28, 1931, UATC formed United Air Lines, Inc. as a holding company for its airline subsidiaries.

1942 to 1943

United Air Lines never purchased any Commando for its operation. However, several USAAF Commandos were lent to the airline in 1942 in order to conduct operational prooving flights.

Curtiss C-46-CU Commando: 41-5172