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.
Airline alliances. United is a founding member of the Star Alliance, which has the most member airlines, daily flights and destinations of any alliance network. Other members include Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines.ased at Chicago OâHare International Airport with nine additional hubs, United Airlines has the worldâs most comprehensive global route network. The airline first took flight in the 1920s and today serves about 140 million passengers each year, offering flights to 385 destinations in 63 countries.