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United Services Announces Additions to Leadership Team

United Services Names Charanpal (Paul) Lochab Managing Director – Sales and Service and Andrew Price Managing Director – Strategy

Chicago, Nov. 7, 2007 – United Services today announced the appointment of Charanpal (Paul) Lochab as Managing Director – Sales and Service for United Services and Andrew Price as Managing Director – Strategy.

Richard Wysong, vice president – engineering, materials and planning of United Services said, "The addition of Paul and Andrew to our team is a clear indication of our continuing commitment to growing the MRO business at United Services."

Lochab comes to United Services from Air Canada Technical Services where he was the Senior Director of Sales and Sales Support. In his new role, Lochab will be responsible for commercial and government MRO sales, aircraft sales, engine and APU leasing, and line maintenance sales. In addition, he will lead our Customer Service group and promotions and communications to outside airline customers.

Price comes to United Services from The Boeing Company where he was Senior Manager – Business Strategy for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In this newly created position, Price will pursue collaborative opportunities with other companies to drive United Services’ goal of delivering industry-leading, cost competitive maintenance to United Airlines and a growing group of MRO customers.

About United Services

United Services, a division of United, brings 80 years of experience, employee talent, and the highest level of operational integrity to more than 150 airline customers worldwide, providing everything from maintenance, repair, and overhaul to airport services, as well as the sales/leasing of parts, engines, aircraft, and auxiliary power units. For more information, visit unitedsvcs.com.

About United

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates more than 3,600* flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 210 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 855 destinations in 155 countries worldwide. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.

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