401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

United Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
23,146
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$167,643
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#3,853
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-19.4%
assets change YoY
39×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$3,880,255,721 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (23,146 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 742099724 · United Airlines, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan · $3.9B · 23,146 · 100th

  • EIN $3.9B
  • EIN 23,146
  • EIN 100th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near American International Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #3853

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Georgia-Pacific LLC 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGeorgia-Pacific LLC 401(k) R…$3.9BAmerican International Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanAmerican International Group…$3.9BUnited Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) PlanUnited Airlines Flight Atten…$3.9BSysco Corporation Employees' 401(k) PlanSysco Corporation Employees'…$3.9BHalliburton Retirement and Savings PlanHalliburton Retirement and S…$3.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.9B
Net Income-$930M
Employer EIN742099724
Plan Effective Date1979-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (United Airlines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All United Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$32.6B 22.353597613920844% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$26B$28B$30B$32B$34B 202220232024 $26.7B $32.6B ▲ +22.3%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.880255721 · Participants: 23146United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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 Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American International Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan in NY ($3.9B); by covered participants it is National Electrical 401(k) Plan in MD (23,120 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (23,146 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.4% during 2022, from $4.8B to $3.9B. Reported net income was -$930M.
How have United Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), United Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.4%, from $26.7B to $32.6B.
Where does United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American International Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan in NY ($3.9B, 16,309 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Electrical 401(k) Plan in MD (23,120 participants, $89M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 742099724.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.