() is an
Airline Holding Company , incorporated in
Delaware with headquarters in
Elk Grove, Illinois . The CEO of UAL Corporation since
September of
2002 is
Glenn Tilton .
UAL Corporation was incorporated
December 30 ,
1968 as a
Delaware Corporation as part of a reorganization of
United Airlines , now its largest subsidiary, whose history is considerably longer.
Starting in
1982 , in response to the reality of a
Deregulated airline market place, United attempted to diversify its business to stabilize its finances and make its labor costs competitive with other airlines. It acquired the
Westin and
Hilton Hotel Chain s and the
Hertz car rental company, and briefly changed its name to .
The ventures were profitable in
1987 when Allegis divested itself of these other operations.
In December of 2002, UAL and 26 of its subsidiaries filed for
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy . It emerged on
February 1 ,
2006 .
As of 2005, the directors of UAL Corporation are:
As of October 2005, the company's subsidiaries included the following:
- United Air Lines, Inc. (including Ted and United Cargo )
- ---Covia, LLC
- ---Domicile Management Services, Inc. (also subsidiary of Air Wis Services)
- ---Kion de Mexico, S.A. de C.V
- ---Kion Leasing, Inc.
- ---Premier Meeting and Travel Services, Inc.
- ---UAL Loyalty Services Inc. (loyalty programs and travel clubs, including United Cruises)
--Mileage Plus Holdings Inc.
-Mileage Plus Marketing, Inc. (administers the Mileage Plus Frequent Flyer Program )
--ULS Ventures, Inc.
- ---United Air Lines Ventures, Inc.
- ---United Aviation Fuels Corporation (fuel purchasing unit)
- ---United Cogen, Inc. (develops and operates cogeneration and power projects)
- ---United GHS, Inc. (ground handling services)
- --- United Vacations Inc.
- ---United Worldwide Corporation
- Air Wis Services, Inc.
- ---Air Wisconsin, Inc. (not to be confused with Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation , an independent corporation and former United Express partner)
- ---Domicile Management Services, Inc. (also subsidiary of United Airlines)
- Avolar (United BizJet Holding, Inc., not to be confused with Avolar Aerolíneas SA de CV)
- ---Bizjet Charter Inc.
- ---Bizjet Fractional Inc.
- ---Bizjet Services, Inc.
- Four Star Insurance Company, Ltd.
- Four Star Leasing, Inc.
- MyPoints.com , Inc.
- ---Ameniti Travel Clubs, Inc.
- ---Cybergold, Inc.
- ---itarget.com, Inc.
- ---MyPoints Offline Services, Inc.
- UAL Benefits Management, Inc.
- UAL Company Services Inc.
