Company Watch - United Airlines.For more company data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm United may move headquarters from Chicago Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. suburbs. United Airlines wants to consolidate its facilities and is considering moving its headquarters out of the Chicago suburbs. The company is considering relocating to downtown Chicago or to Denver Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. , where it operates a hub. May 11, 2006 United hopes to shed $300M in costs this year. United Airlines plans to cut $300 million in nonfuel expenses this year, Chairman and Chief Executive Glenn Tilton Glenn Tilton (born April 1948 in Washington, DC) is the Chairman, President, and CEO of UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines. He has held this role since September 2002, 3 months before UAL Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. said. In 2007, the carrier will shed $400 million in costs, he said. May 9, 2006 United pilots launch friendliness campaign. United Airlines pilots have started to interact more with travelers as part of a plan to boost customer satisfaction, The Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. Post's Keith L. Alexander writes. As part of the effort, pilots appear at the gate to explain why flights are delayed and thank customers for their business with personal notes. May 9, 2006 DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. pays United to show video on military jobs: The Defense Department is paying United Airlines about $36,000 to show an in-flight video highlighting five military jobs. Companies in other industries regularly purchase advertising spots on the airline's flights, a United spokeswoman said. May 8, 2006 UAL UAL United Airlines (ICAO code) UAL Unified Accelerator Library (Brookhaven National Laboratory) UAL User Account Lockdown UAL User Access Layer UAL Universal Auxiliary Language UAL User Agent Layer posts wider Q1 loss. United Airlines parent UAL reported a first-quarter loss of $306 million, compared with a year-earlier loss of $302 million, excluding reorganization items. The company posted a 14% revenue increase and said it would continue to cut costs. May 8, 2006 United Airlines flew 9.81 billion RPMs in April, an 8.4% rise over the year-ago month. Capacity grew 4.9% to 11.86 billion ASMs, lifting load factor 2.7 points to an April-record 82.8%. May 8, 2006 |
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