Merger with Continental History of United Airlines
united airlines boeing 777-200 taking off los angeles international airport on december 25, 2010. new branding combines united brand continental airlines livery introduced in 1991.
on april 16, 2010, united resumed merger talks continental. board of directors of both continental , ual corporation s united airlines reached agreement combine operations create world s largest airline on may 2, 2010. combined carrier take united airlines name use continental s logo , livery. carrier headquartered in chicago , continental ceo jeff smisek ceo of combined airline. merger contingent upon shareholder , regulatory approval.
the continental-united merger approved european union.
continental , united airlines revealed new logo, based on continental s logo, used post-merger united. on august 27, 2010, justice department approved continental-united merger. partially because united , continental agreed lease 18 take-off , 18 landing slots @ newark liberty international airport southwest airlines. on september 17, 2010, united shareholders approved merger deal continental airlines. both carriers planned begin merging operations in 2011 form world s biggest carrier , expected receive single operating certificate late 2011. continental s single operating certificate (soc) (using united name) retained, whereas of united , air micronesia surrendered. on other hand, united s maintenance certificate survive , continental s lapse.
on october 1, 2010, ual corporation (the parent company of united airlines) completed acquisition of continental airlines , changed name united continental holdings, inc. although 2 airlines remain separate until operational integration completed (by mid-2012), of mid-2011 both airlines corporately controlled same leadership. united , continental announced united mileage plus remaining frequent flyer program of 2 airlines, , renamed frequent flier program mileageplus.
the airline received single operating certificate faa on november 30, 2011.
united airlines, inc. merged continental airlines, inc., continental airlines, inc. being surviving corporate entity , wholly owned subsidiary of ual corporation, on march 31, 2013. continental airlines inc. made decision change name united airlines in order conserve built-in brand equity of pre-merger legacy united airlines.
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