401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

United Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
24,331
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$189,152
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

$4.6B in assets, 24,331 participants

United Airlines, Inc.'s United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan reported $4.6B in total assets and 24,331 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,341 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan covers 24,331 participants in Illinois, 31x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $4.6B.

#3,341
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+18.6%
assets growth YoY
46×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$4,602,250,911 Highest reported value at or above every one of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (24,331 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$930M in the plan year 2022 filing to $720M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3.9B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 23,146 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24,331 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 742099724 · United Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan · $4.6B · 24,331 · 100th

  • PCT $4.6B
  • EIN 24,331
  • RANK 100th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near General Mills 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #3341

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

International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanInternational Paper Company …$4.6BFarmers Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanFarmers Group, Inc. 401(k) S…$4.6BM & T Bank Corporation Retirement Savings PlanM & T Bank Corporation Retir…$4.6BUnited Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) PlanUnited Airlines Flight Atten…$4.6BGeneral Mills 401(k) Plan$4.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.6B
Net Income$720M
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): 4.602250911 · Participants: 24331United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens 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 $4.6B in end-of-year assets across 24,331 participants (0.037% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.026% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $189,152 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $720M.

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 Open filing
2023 24,331 $4.6B This page
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 General Mills 401(k) Plan in MN ($4.6B); by covered participants it is Deseret 401(k) Plan in UT (24,292 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24,331 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
United Airlines Flight Attendant 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.6% during 2023, from $3.9B to $4.6B. Reported net income was $720M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 General Mills 401(k) Plan in MN ($4.6B, 14,536 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 Deseret 401(k) Plan in UT (24,292 participants, $5.5B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.