Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
United Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $243M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,439
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $168,646
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan · Sponsored by United Airlines, Inc. · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$243M in assets, 1,439 participants
United Airlines, Inc.'s The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan reported $243M in total assets and 1,439 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- #3,695 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
Coverage in Texas
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan covers 1,439 participants in Texas, 2.1x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $243M.
- #3,695
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
- -11.2%
- assets change YoY
- 2.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $31M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$242,681,175 Top 4% higher than 96% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,439 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 742099724 · United Airlines, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan · $243M · 1,439 · 96th
- PHOTO $243M
- IND 1,439
- EOY 96th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Minnesota Cement Masons Pension Fund
- PCT ind #3695
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 Texas →
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $273M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $243M |
| Net Income | -$31M |
| Employer EIN | 742099724 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2005-04-30 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 110,304 | $26.7B |
| 2023 | 6 | 114,586 | $31.8B |
| 2024 | 4 | 102,481 | $32.6B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- AT&T Pension Benefit Plan $41.0B · 119,463
- Shell Pension Plan $14.6B · 12,912
- Exxonmobil Pension Plan $11.6B · 23,661
- Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan $9.5B · 12,815
- Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan $5.4B · 9,156
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Minnesota Cement Masons Pension Fund in MN ($243M); by covered participants it is Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan in NE (1,440 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($243M here).
- Minnesota Cement Masons Pension Fund (MN) $243M · 759
- Cuna Mutual Pension Plan for Represented Employees (WI) $242M · 491
- Bic Corporation Employees' Pension Plan (CT) $243M · 494
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Retirement Plan (NY) $242M · 2,505
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,439 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan (NE) 1,440 · 1 off
- Oregon Processors Seasonal Employees Pension Plan (OR) 1,438 · 1 off
- Employer - Teamsters Local Nos 175&505 Pension Trust Fund (WV) 1,435 · 4 off
- Nyseg and Rge Pension Plan (CT) 1,445 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.