The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was formed In 1929, when William E. Boeing Sr. teamed up with Frederick Rentschler of Pratt & Whitney. William E. Boeing (October 1, 1881 - September 28, 1956) was the aviation pioneer who founded the Boeing Company. ... This article is about the U.S. company Pratt & Whitney. ...

With headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut, the holding company controlled the stock of the Boeing Airplane Company of Seattle, the Chance Vought Corporation, the Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company (a propeller manufacturer) and the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, the well known engine manufacturer. Sikorsky Aviation Corporation, the Stearman Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas, and the Standard Steel Propeller Company were added to United's empire shortly thereafter, followed by several more airlines brought into the fold. The airline interests were soon grouped under a new management company known as United Air Lines, Inc. However, the individual airlines (as well as the individual companies held by United) continued to operate under their own names. Nickname: The Insurance Capital of the World, New Englands Rising Star Official website: www. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Vought is the name of several related aerospace firms. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sikorsky is an English version of Slavic name Sikorski. ... Nickname: Air Capital Official website: http://www. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... United Airlines, the primary subsidiary of the UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States headquartered in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, Illinois, near Chicagos OHare International Airport, the airlines largest traffic hub. ...

In 1934, the U.S. government concluded that such large holding companies as the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation were basically anti-competitive, and new antitrust laws were passed forbidding airframe or engine manufacturers from having interests in airlines. The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was broken up into several pieces, with Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, Vought and Hamilton Standard Propeller Company being organized into a new United Aircraft Corporation (now United Technologies Corporation), and the airlines going to the newly-organized United Air Lines Transport Corporation. Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... Antitrust or competition laws are laws which seek to promote economic and business competition by prohibiting anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. ... United Technologies Corporation (UTC) NYSE: UTX is a major multinational corporation based in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, and is the 22nd largest U.S. manufacturer [1]. UTC is a $37 billion company that researches, develops, and manufacturers products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, helicopters, heating and cooling, fuel cells, elevators...

The United Aircraft also produced the Turbo Train during the late 1960s. The Turbo is shown here in its original Canadian National livery southbound of Montréal in 1973 probably going to Québec City. ...

The Boeing Airplane Company again became an independent organization.

Further reading

Robert Sobel, The Age of Giant Corporations: a Microeconomic History of American Business, 1914-1970 (1972). Robert Sobel in a promotional photo for his publisher. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...