CHICAGO, August 13, 2008 - UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA), the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, today announced that Howard Attarian has been named vice president of Flight Operations. In this role, Attarian will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of United’s Flight Operations division, including pilot domiciles, flight standards and flight technical.

"Captain Attarian brings more than three decades of aviation experience to United, including many years in ALPA leadership positions, making him well suited to lead our 6,600 professional aviators," said Joe Kolshak, senior vice president-Operations for United. "Howard’s past experience will be an asset to us as we continue to build our company's competitive position in this economic environment."

Attarian joins United after serving as a pilot for Northwest Airlines for 23 years. Throughout Attarian’s career at Northwest he served in several officer positions with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), where he played a key leadership role in contract negotiations. Most recently Attarian served for eight years as the executive administrator to the president of the Air Line Pilots Association International, where he led several projects to merge ALPA’s six pilot groups, as well as serving as a key adviser in the collective bargaining negotiations for Northwest, Delta, Alaska, US Airways and United.

Attarian is a highly decorated and retired commissioned officer and aviator in the U.S. Air Force and a former pilot on the renowned U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds."

Attarian will assume his role September 1, and will report to Kolshak. He will be based at United’s operations center in suburban Chicago.

About United
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates more than 3,200* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 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 975 destinations in 162 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.

*Based on United's flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2008.