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United Airlines's competitors and similar companies include Spirit Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines Group.
 United Airlines United Airlines (formerly known as United Continental Holdings) is a company that provides air transportation solutions. |  Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an airline ultra-low-cost carrier. |  Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines (also known as Türk Hava Yolları) is a company that provides air transport solutions. |  Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline company that provides air transportation services. |  American Airlines Group American Airlines Group (AAG, formerly known as AMR Corporation) is a company that provides air transportation services. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1926 | Founding Date 1980 | Founding Date 1933 | Founding Date 1971 | Founding Date 1925 | Founding Date 1926 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Chicago, US HQ | Locations Miramar, US HQ | Locations İstanbul, TR HQ | Locations Dallas, US HQ Dallas, US Dallas, US | Locations Atlanta, US HQ Frankfurt Am Main, DE | Locations Fort Worth, US HQ Phoenix, US |
Employees | Employees 113,2001% increase | Employees 12,79815% increase | Employees 64,570 | Employees 72,790 | Employees 103,000 | Employees 139,1004% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 25.3 b | Valuation ($) 284.7 m | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 16.9 b | Valuation ($) 26.4 b | Valuation ($) 6.7 b |
Financial | ||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $59.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) ₺955.5b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $28.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $63.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $54.6b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $21.5b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods ₺654.4b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $8.6b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $18.2b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $24.7b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $37.6b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit ₺324.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $19.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $45.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $29.9b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $3.4b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income ₺118.1b (FY, 2025) | Net income $441m (FY, 2025) | Net income $5b (FY, 2025) | Net income $111m (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||
Aircraft Fleet | Aircraft Fleet 1.3 k (FY, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 176 (Q1, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 440 (FY, 2023) | Aircraft Fleet 817 (Q3, 2023) | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet 1.5 k (Q3, 2023) |
Available Seat Miles | Available Seat Miles 78.3 b (Q3, 2023) | Available Seat Miles 11.7 b (Q1, 2022) | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles 44.2 b (Q3, 2023) | Available Seat Miles 66.2 b (Q2, 2017) | Available Seat Miles 73.3 b (Q3, 2023) |
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $3 (Q3, 2023) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $3 (Q1, 2022) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $1.6 (Q2, 2017) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $2.9 (Q3, 2023) |
Average Stage Length, miles | Average Stage Length, miles 1.4 k (FY, 2022) | Average Stage Length, miles 1 k (Q1, 2022) | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles 735 (Q3, 2023) | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A |
Cargo Tonne Miles | Cargo Tonne Miles 3 b (FY, 2022) | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles 2 b (Y, 2016) | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A |
Cost per Available Seat Mile | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2022) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q2, 2017) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A |
Daily Flights | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights 600 (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights 15 k (Y, 2016) | Daily Flights N/A |
Destinations | Destinations N/A | Destinations 85 (FY, 2021) | Destinations 292 (FY, 2023) | Destinations 121 (FY, 2022) | Destinations 323 (Y, 2016) | Destinations N/A |
Fuel Consumed, gallons | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1.1 b (Q3, 2023) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 124.9 m (Q1, 2022) | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 557 m (Q3, 2023) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1 b (Q2, 2017) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1.1 b (Q3, 2023) |
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 868 (FY, 2022) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 847 (Q2, 2017) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 925 (FY, 2022) |
Passenger Load Factor | Passenger Load Factor 0.9 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q1, 2022) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (FY, 2023) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Load Factor 0.9 (Q2, 2017) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q3, 2023) |
Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) |
Passengers | Passengers 44.4 m (Q3, 2023) | Passengers 8.5 m (Q1, 2022) | Passengers 83.4 m (FY, 2023) | Passengers 35.3 m (Q3, 2023) | Passengers 183.7 m (Y, 2016) | Passengers 199 m (FY, 2022) |
Regional Aircraft in Fleet | Regional Aircraft in Fleet 470 (FY, 2022) | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Regional Aircraft in Fleet 536 (FY, 2022) |
Revenue Passenger Miles | Revenue Passenger Miles 67.7 b (Q3, 2023) | Revenue Passenger Miles 9.1 b (Q1, 2022) | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles 35.6 b (Q3, 2023) | Revenue Passenger Miles 57.6 b (Q2, 2017) | Revenue Passenger Miles 61.6 b (Q3, 2023) |
Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2022) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2023) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) |
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