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United Airlines's competitors and similar companies include Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Spirit Airlines.
United Airlines
United Airlines
United Airlines Holdings (formerly known as United Continental Holdings) is a company that primarily operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary United Airlines.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is a company that provides passenger air travel solutions.
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services.
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines (also known as Türk Hava Yollari) is an airline company that provides passenger and cargo air transportation services.
Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an airline ultra-low-cost carrier.
Founding Date
Founding Date
1926
Founding Date
1925
Founding Date
1967
Founding Date
1933
Founding Date
1980
Type
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Tags
Locations
Locations
Chicago, US HQ
Locations
Atlanta, US HQ
Frankfurt Am Main, DE
Locations
Dallas, US HQ
Dallas, US
Locations
İstanbul, TR HQ
Locations
Miramar, US HQ
Employees
Employees
106,500
Employees
103,0008% increase
Employees
74,1814% increase
Employees
61,1593% increase
Employees
12,79815% increase
Valuation ($)
Valuation ($)
25.3 b
Valuation ($)
26.4 b
Valuation ($)
16.9 b
Valuation ($)
N/A
Valuation ($)
284.7 m

Financial

Revenue (est.)
Revenue (est.)
$53.7b (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
$58b (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
$26.1b (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
₺504.4b (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
$5.4b (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
Cost of goods
$17.8b (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
$18.3b (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
$9.2b (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
₺314.4b (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
$4.5b (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
Gross profit
$35.9b (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
$39.7b (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
$16.9b (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
₺197.5b (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
$911.7m (FY, 2023)
Net income
Net income
$2.6b (FY, 2023)
Net income
$4.6b (FY, 2023)
Net income
$465m (FY, 2023)
Net income
₺163b (FY, 2023)
Net income
($447.5m) (FY, 2023)

Operating

Aircraft Fleet
Aircraft Fleet
1.3 k (FY, 2022)
Aircraft Fleet
N/A
Aircraft Fleet
817 (Q3, 2023)
Aircraft Fleet
440 (FY, 2023)
Aircraft Fleet
176 (Q1, 2022)
Available Seat Miles
Available Seat Miles
78.3 b (Q3, 2023)
Available Seat Miles
66.2 b (Q2, 2017)
Available Seat Miles
44.2 b (Q3, 2023)
Available Seat Miles
N/A
Available Seat Miles
11.7 b (Q1, 2022)
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon
$3 (Q3, 2023)
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon
$1.6 (Q2, 2017)
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon
N/A
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon
N/A
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon
$3 (Q1, 2022)
Average Stage Length, miles
Average Stage Length, miles
1.4 k (FY, 2022)
Average Stage Length, miles
N/A
Average Stage Length, miles
735 (Q3, 2023)
Average Stage Length, miles
N/A
Average Stage Length, miles
1 k (Q1, 2022)
Cargo Tonne Miles
Cargo Tonne Miles
3 b (FY, 2022)
Cargo Tonne Miles
2 b (Y, 2016)
Cargo Tonne Miles
N/A
Cargo Tonne Miles
N/A
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 (Q2, 2017)
Cost per Available Seat Mile
N/A
Cost per Available Seat Mile
N/A
Cost per Available Seat Mile
$0.1 (Q1, 2022)
Daily Flights
Daily Flights
N/A
Daily Flights
15 k (Y, 2016)
Daily Flights
N/A
Daily Flights
N/A
Daily Flights
600 (FY, 2019)
Destinations
Destinations
N/A
Destinations
323 (Y, 2016)
Destinations
121 (FY, 2022)
Destinations
292 (FY, 2023)
Destinations
85 (FY, 2021)
Fuel Consumed, gallons
Fuel Consumed, gallons
1.1 b (Q3, 2023)
Fuel Consumed, gallons
1 b (Q2, 2017)
Fuel Consumed, gallons
557 m (Q3, 2023)
Fuel Consumed, gallons
N/A
Fuel Consumed, gallons
124.9 m (Q1, 2022)
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet
868 (FY, 2022)
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet
847 (Q2, 2017)
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet
N/A
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet
N/A
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet
N/A
Passenger Load Factor
Passenger Load Factor
0.9 (Q3, 2023)
Passenger Load Factor
0.9 (Q2, 2017)
Passenger Load Factor
0.8 (Q3, 2023)
Passenger Load Factor
0.8 (FY, 2023)
Passenger Load Factor
0.8 (Q1, 2022)
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
$0.1 (Q3, 2023)
Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile
N/A
Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile
N/A
Passengers
Passengers
44.4 m (Q3, 2023)
Passengers
183.7 m (Y, 2016)
Passengers
35.3 m (Q3, 2023)
Passengers
83.4 m (FY, 2023)
Passengers
8.5 m (Q1, 2022)
Revenue Passenger Miles
Revenue Passenger Miles
67.7 b (Q3, 2023)
Revenue Passenger Miles
57.6 b (Q2, 2017)
Revenue Passenger Miles
35.6 b (Q3, 2023)
Revenue Passenger Miles
N/A
Revenue Passenger Miles
9.1 b (Q1, 2022)
Revenue per Available Seat Mile
Revenue per Available Seat Mile
N/A
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
$0.1 (Q1, 2022)
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Delta Air Lines
HQ
Atlanta, US
Employees
103,000↑ 8% increase

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Southwest Airlines
HQ
Dallas, US
Employees
74,181↑ 4% increase

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Turkish Airlines
HQ
İstanbul, TR
Employees
61,159↑ 3% increase

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Spirit Airlines
HQ
Miramar, US
Employees
12,798↑ 15% increase

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