Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
United Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $231M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,289
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 95th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $179,582
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan · Sponsored by United Airlines, Inc. · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$231M in assets, 1,289 participants
United Airlines, Inc.'s The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan reported $231M in total assets and 1,289 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- #3,143 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
Where The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan sits by assets
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $231M for 1,289 participants (~$179,582/participant), down 4.6% in 2023.
- #3,143
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
- -4.6%
- assets change YoY
- 2.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $11M 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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$231,480,997 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 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 (1,289 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$31M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,439 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,289 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $243M in the plan year 2022 filing to $231M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 742099724 · United Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Continental Pilots Retirement Plan · $231M · 1,289 · 95th
- EOY $231M
- EOY 1,289
- EOY 95th
- EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EOY near Indiana Farm Bureau Retirement Plan
- EOY ind #3143
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
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $243M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $231M |
| Net Income | -$11M |
| 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 $30.0B · 107,859
- Shell Pension Plan $15.1B · 12,215
- Exxonmobil Pension Plan $12.0B · 22,551
- Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan $9.8B · 12,138
- Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan $5.5B · 9,360
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 Indiana Farm Bureau Retirement Plan in IN ($231M); by covered participants it is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Unions 502 & 633 Pens in MI (1,287 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($231M here).
- Indiana Farm Bureau Retirement Plan (IN) $231M · 364
- Park National Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan (OH) $231M · 1,489
- First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Inc. Pension Plan (NC) $232M · 288
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Matson (CA) $231M · 660
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,289 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Unions 502 & 633 Pens (MI) 1,287 · 2 off
- Pension Plan of Independence Blue Cross (PA) 1,292 · 3 off
- United Union of Roofers - Local 8 Pension Fund (NY) 1,285 · 4 off
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Fund United States Segment (NV) 1,295 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.