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.
In 1997, United Airlines founded the Star Alliance and today codeshares flights with 28 partners, including Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, and Thai Airways International. Collectively, the Star Alliance member airlines cover nearly 1,330 airports in more than 150 countries around the world.