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Retirement plan

THE CONTINENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.EIN 74-2099724Plan #010PY 2024
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609 MAIN STREET, 18TH FLOOR HSCBP - HOUSTON, TX 77002877-825-3729united.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesairlines/aviation
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5 filings
#202Retirement-$16.84B assets#222Retirement-$10.29B assets#008Retirement-$5.32B assets#011Retirement-$231.5M assets#205Retirement-$194.0M assets
Prospect flagsNo flags tripped

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(877) 825-3729
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$3507.3M
-10.8% from 2017
Total participants
35,548
-4.1% from 2017
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
5.14%
-8.32 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 185 peers
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants>=10,000
Cohort185 peers
Snapshot2024
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $11
Employer contribution / active EE
$10,633
median $6,224
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
Admin fee / account holder
$0
Annual return
5.14%
median 6.42%
Overall peer rank
47th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$3.51B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$99K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
9,216
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$280.00M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$11K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+5.14%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 9 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
TOWERS WATSON INVESTMENT SERVICES I7 years
Service code 11 · EIN 52-1868818
Actuarial
$1,690,177
ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC7 years
Service code 15 · EIN 36-2235791
Recordkeeping
$1,673,400
PARAMETRIC6 years
Service code 28 · EIN 20-0292745
Investment Management
$538,245
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY6 years
Service code 21 · EIN 36-1561860
Bank Trustee
$294,692
UNITED AIRLINES, INC5 years
Service code 14 · EIN 74-2099724
Plan Administrator
$237,450
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT4 years
Service code 28 · EIN 20-8058531
Investment Management
$198,601
PIMCO6 years
Service code 28 · EIN 33-0629048
Investment Management
$59,375
MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP6 years
Service code 10 · EIN 13-2781641
Accounting
$18,497
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS6 years
Service code 28 · EIN 04-3118582
Investment Management
$17,995

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

REBECCA J. PETERSEN

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
Enrollment #2307092
WILLIS TOWER
233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 288-7700
Signed 2025-09-17

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed December 24, 2004 (most recent of 6 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A3H3J
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
  • 3J
    U.S.-based Puerto Rico dual-qualified plan
    U.S.-based plan that covers residents of Puerto Rico and is qualified under both Code section 401 and section 1165 of the Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico.

Opportunity flags

0 tripped
No flags tripped for this filing year. This plan looks clean.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$14.0M
$532 / participant
  • Recordkeeping$2M12.0%
  • Trustee / custodial$295K2.1%
  • Investment mgmt$8M58.9%
  • Actuarial$125K0.9%
  • Contract admin$237K1.7%
  • Other / not subdivided$3M24.4%
% of EOY assets
0.399%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
5 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
MITCHELL & TITUS
Auditor EIN
132781641
Audit fees
$18,497
Opinion code
Unqualified