In 2011 United Airlines commemorated its 85th anniversary by unveiling an Airbus A320 painted in the airline’s 1970s-era “Friend Ship” livery at an employee celebration at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
United’s history began on April 6, 1926, when a small Swallow biplane owned by Walter Varney completed the first airmail delivery, landing to cheering crowds in Nevada after a flight across a harsh, mountainous route. Varney was among the first aviators to recognize the business potential of air travel.
Varney then founded Varney Air Service in 1926 after acquiring an airmail contract. He later sold the company to United Aircraft and Transport, which would change its name to United Air Lines in 1933.
In 1934, Varney and his business partner Louis Mueller founded Varney Speed Lines, which was sold and renamed Continental Airlines in 1937. Both airlines would eventually become industry giants with service to hundreds of points in the U.S. and around the globe.
Then, in May 2010, United and Continental merged to become one of the world’s largest airlines with a fleet of 841 aircraft.
Interestingly, American Airlines beats them with a fleet of 913.
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bliblobla
thank you so much !
i dont know if you can put more red on winglets?
CaptainK author
I could do that, the reason it's like that, is if you look at the aircraft side on, square, it should line up with the fuselage stripes
2 years ago