About
<br> 1. Intro<br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br>United Airlines is the world’s largest airline, and one of the oldest. With over 400 million passengers a year, it is the largest carrier in the United States and second largest in North America. The airline has a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. It was founded on April 3, 1971 by four businessmen from Austin, Texas (their names were David Beech, Harry Miller Jr., Richard Beech, and James Keough), who preferred to be referred to as “the four Musketeers.” https://www.unitedairofficial.com/ opened their first base at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) with a single Douglas DC-8 airplane, but in 1975 they moved to Midway USA Air Terminal (MAAT). In November 1976 they started operating as an independent company with headquarters at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), later named Austin-Bergstrom International<br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br><br> <br><br><br><