401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
United Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $3.9B
- Total assets
- 23,146
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $167,643
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by United Airlines, Inc. · Illinois · Transportation & Warehousing
$3.9B in assets, 23,146 participants
United Airlines, Inc.'s United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan reported $3.9B in total assets and 23,146 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #3,853 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan covers 23,146 participants in Illinois, 30x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $3.9B.
- $3.9B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 23,146
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $167,643
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $930M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan reports 23,146 participants - 30x that state average ($3.9B EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3.9B |
| Net Income | -$930M |
| Employer EIN | 742099724 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1979-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (United Airlines, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 110,304 | $26.7B |
| 2023 | 6 | 114,586 | $31.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 102,481 | $32.6B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $14.7B · 53,616
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $14.3B · 66,653
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $13.3B · 36,136
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $11.8B · 13,437
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $11.7B · 238,072
Scale composition for United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan
United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan reports $3.9B in end-of-year assets across 23,146 participants (0.031% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.025% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $167,643 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$930M.
This plan identity (EIN 742099724, plan #008) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.9B to $5.3B (+37.2%) while covered participants moved from 23,146 to 27,196 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23,146 | $3.9B | This page |
| 2023 | 24,331 | $4.6B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 27,196 | $5.3B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan (401(k), $16.8B, 16,659 participants)
- United Airlines 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $10.3B, 57,326 participants)
- United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan (401(k), $5.3B, 27,196 participants)
- The Continental Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $3.5B, 25,492 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- American International Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan (NY) $3.9B · 16,309
- Sysco Corporation Employees' 401(k) Plan (TX) $3.9B · 38,382
- Halliburton Retirement and Savings Plan (TX) $3.8B · 13,053
- Georgia-Pacific LLC 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (GA) $3.9B · 15,487
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- United Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans