United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL), is a publicly traded airline holding company, incorporated in Delaware with headquarters in the United Building in Chicago, Illinois.UCH owns and operates United Air Lines, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc. both of which use the trade name United Airlines. The company is the successor of UAL Corporation, which agreed to change its name to United Continental Holdings in May 2010, when a merger agreement was reached between the airlines. Its stock trades under the UAL symbol. To effect the merger, Continental shareholders received 1.05 shares of UAL stock for each Continental share; at the time of closing, it was estimated that United shareholders owned 55% of the merged entity and Continental shareholders owned 45%. The company or its subsidiary airlines also have several other subsidiaries. United, when it is completely combined, will be the world's largest airline, as measured by revenue passenger miles. United is a founding member of the Star Alliance.
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United/Continental Pilots Get Authority To Call Strike Vote
Even though United Airlines and Continental have merged just about everything else, the pilots remain represented by two different groups at the Air Line Pilots Association. Even so, all pilots for the merged carriers received union approval to ask members to vote on a strike if negotiations with management break down.
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Survey Finds Best & Worst Airlines For Redeeming Rewards Miles
It's incredibly easy to pile up airline miles. I think I just earned 400 miles for merely mentioning this fact. But as you may have already discovered, it's not always so simple to actually redeem those miles. A new survey looked at dozens of domestic and international carriers to find which ones were more likely to have seats available for rewards travel.
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United Airlines' Phone System Is Just Being Nostalgic About Refunds
The honeymoon may be over for recently wed United and Continental, and the merged company's phone system is already daydreaming about its days as a swinging single, when customers could just call it up and ask for a refund on 30,000 unused miles.
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Why Has United Airlines Taken A Month To Not Process My Ticket Vouchers?
Back in July 2011, Consumerist reader Mary and her husband were awarded a total of $800 worth of ticket vouchers from United after they were bumped from a flight. Problem is, now that she's trying to actually use those vouchers, no one at United seems to have any idea what to do with them.
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United/Continental Systems Merger Makes Flight Reservations Magically Disappear
To be honest, I have to start this post by blaming Ryan and his wife. I don't know what they were thinking. They assumed that just because they booked their round-trip tickets to and from Cancun two months ahead of their vacation and had an itinerary and confirmation numbers, they had an actual reservation. Maybe they did at one point. But between February and April,
Continental and United combined their computer systems as part of their Air Voltron merger. Reservations mysteriously disappeared from the system, including theirs. And that's how Ryan and the pregnant Mrs. Ryan ended flying coach from Cancun and stuck in Houston instead of flying first-class all the way home to Detroit.
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United/Continental Merger Has Mysteriously Moved Cities Closer Together
There are a lot of things that happen when airlines merge — planes get repainted, airport gates get redecorated, frequent flier programs get combined. But there's an interesting phenomenon occurring in the wake of the union between United and Continental — cities are suddenly no longer as far apart as they used to be.
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Frequent Flier Mile Auctions Look Like A Sucker Bet
If you're a member of any of the major airlines' frequent flier programs, you've probably received e-mails trying to get you to use those miles to bid on auctions for anything from resort getaways to Kentucky Derby passes. But the people who win these auctions may just be tossing away good miles.
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Prepare For The Worst: Continental & United Merging Computer Systems
Are you flying United or Continental this weekend? Betcha didn't know that the now merged companies are planning on shifting all of their computer systems over on Saturday, with the potential to affect thousands of passengers in a very unfun way. Including yours truly, who happens to be flying Continental on Sunday.
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Airlines Hike Up Fares Yet Again, Blaming Higher Fuel Costs
Airlines aren't just good at lifting planes into the air, but with yet another hike on round-trip fares, they're showing how great they are at sending prices skyward as well. Zing! This latest increase is the third already this year.
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Study: Virgin America Keeps Customers On Hold Longer Than Any Other Airline
Holiday travel plans change all the time, meaning lots of people will be spending lots of time on the phone trying to speak to a human being. And according to a new report, passengers on Virgin America should have something to occupy themselves with while waiting on hold, as the average wait time for the carrier is longer than 20 minutes.
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