Amazing Historical Facts About United Airlines

Headquartered in Chicago at Wills Tower, United Airlines has been in operation for over nine decades at this point. It is also the third-largest airline in the world if we are going by the number of routes and fleet size. Anything which has been in existence for over 90 years is bound to have a strong history, and so does United Airlines. 

Here are a few cool facts about this American airline.

In the 1930s, United Airlines pioneered the hiring of female flight attendants. It created a completely new profession for females. Ellen Church played a major part in this as it was done on her suggestion. Some of the early duties for these hired females were knocking down fences so that planes that were on the ground due to bad weather conditions can take off.

United Airlines also happened to be the first among commercial aviation to have a flight kitchen. 

The first meal which was served was a choice for passengers between scrambled eggs and fried chicken. 

In 1997, United Airlines was one of the five founders of the Star Alliance which was the first global airline alliance. The other four members of the alliance were Air Canada, Lufthansa, Thai International, and SAS.

Did you know that Mainliner was the absolute first in-flight magazine? It was published for United Airlines.

One of the employees of United Airlines named Thorp Hiscock created the first autopilot system. 

In the 1950s, male flight attendants began working for United Airlines. 

United also became the first of the Us Carriers to fly to all 50 states. 

United Airlines also set up the first flying laboratory. 

Continental was the first to have live television service in their flights. Continental later merged with United Airlines in 2010.

Many times when we book a flight ticket, we encounter changes in plans. If you are looking to transfer your United Airlines ticket to another person then this article on United Airlines Transfer Ticket To Another Person will prove to be helpful and it provides useful information related to ticket transfer and also ticket refund policy of United Airlines as well. 


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