Brady Press Briefing Room. From Swimming Pool to Press Pool. As the men and women of New York opened copies of the New York Daily News on March 14, 1933, they learned of a campaign to raise money for building the president a swimming pool at the White House.
United Airlines, Inc. , commonly referred to as  United , is a major American airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It is the world's largest airline when measured by number of destinations served.
History of United Airlines. United Airlines is the 6th largest airline in the world, with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Continental Holdings) and 721 aircraft. It was the brainchild of William Boeing and emerged from his consolidation of numerous carriers and equipment manufacturers from 1928 to 1930.