How United Airlines is making its mark on mainland China

Wednesday is the day when United Airlines further pushes to become the dominant US-based carrier serving mainland China with its inaugural flight to Hangzhou, China from San Francisco International. United is launching the new service in grand style on the newest addition to its fleet, the Boeing Dreamliner 787-9, a stretch version of the original Boeing 787-8 model. The debut of the San Francisco-Hangzhou service marks the fifth city United is serving in China, and the 14th destination in the Asia/Pacific region that United connects to from San Francisco. Hangzhou also is the fifth new international route United has launched from San Francisco in just the past 3 months. But make no mistake. It's the China market where United is looking to making its boldest statement. <br/>
Chicago Business Journal
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7/13/16
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