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The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was formed in 1929, when William E. Boeing teamed up with Frederick B. Rentschler of Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft list. As one of the "big three" aero-engine manufacturers, it competes with GE Aircraft Engines and Rolls-Royce plc, although it has also formed joint ventures with both of these companies....
.

With headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
, the holding company controlled the stock of the Boeing Airplane Company of Seattle, the Chance Vought Corporation
Vought

Vought is the name of several related aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace , Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries....
, the Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company
Hamilton Standard

Hamilton Standard, a famous aircraft propeller parts supplier, was formed in 1929 when United Aircraft & Transport Corporation consolidated Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into the Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation....
 (a propeller
Propeller

A propeller is a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. It can be used to drive an fixed-wing aircraft, ship, or the fluid within a pump....
 manufacturer) and the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company
Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft list. As one of the "big three" aero-engine manufacturers, it competes with GE Aircraft Engines and Rolls-Royce plc, although it has also formed joint ventures with both of these companies....
, the well known engine manufacturer. Sikorsky Aviation Corporation
Sikorsky Aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is an United States aircraft manufacturer....
, the Stearman Aircraft Company
Stearman

Stearman Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer in Wichita, Kansas. Although the company designed a range of other aircraft, it is most known for producing the Boeing-Stearman Model 75, which is commonly known simply as the "Stearman" or "Boeing Stearman"....
 of Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas

Wichita , is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The 2006 estimated population of 361,420 makes it the 51st largest city in the U.S....
, and the Standard Steel Propeller Company were added to United's empire shortly thereafter, followed by several more airline
Airline

File:Fedex-md11-N525FE-051109-21-16.jpgFile:Ryanair.b737-800.aftertakeoff.arp.jpgAn airline provides civil aviation for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license....
s brought into the fold.






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The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was formed in 1929, when William E. Boeing teamed up with Frederick B. Rentschler of Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft list. As one of the "big three" aero-engine manufacturers, it competes with GE Aircraft Engines and Rolls-Royce plc, although it has also formed joint ventures with both of these companies....
.

With headquarters at Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
, the holding company controlled the stock of the Boeing Airplane Company of Seattle, the Chance Vought Corporation
Vought

Vought is the name of several related aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace , Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries....
, the Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company
Hamilton Standard

Hamilton Standard, a famous aircraft propeller parts supplier, was formed in 1929 when United Aircraft & Transport Corporation consolidated Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into the Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation....
 (a propeller
Propeller

A propeller is a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. It can be used to drive an fixed-wing aircraft, ship, or the fluid within a pump....
 manufacturer) and the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company
Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft list. As one of the "big three" aero-engine manufacturers, it competes with GE Aircraft Engines and Rolls-Royce plc, although it has also formed joint ventures with both of these companies....
, the well known engine manufacturer. Sikorsky Aviation Corporation
Sikorsky Aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is an United States aircraft manufacturer....
, the Stearman Aircraft Company
Stearman

Stearman Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer in Wichita, Kansas. Although the company designed a range of other aircraft, it is most known for producing the Boeing-Stearman Model 75, which is commonly known simply as the "Stearman" or "Boeing Stearman"....
 of Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas

Wichita , is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The 2006 estimated population of 361,420 makes it the 51st largest city in the U.S....
, and the Standard Steel Propeller Company were added to United's empire shortly thereafter, followed by several more airline
Airline

File:Fedex-md11-N525FE-051109-21-16.jpgFile:Ryanair.b737-800.aftertakeoff.arp.jpgAn airline provides civil aviation for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license....
s brought into the fold. The airline interests were soon grouped under a new management company known as United Air Lines, Inc.
United Airlines

United Air Lines, Inc., trading as United Airlines , is a major carrier of the United States. It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago at 77 West Wacker Drive, and its operations base in nearby Elk Grove Village, Illinois....
 However, the individual airlines (as well as the individual companies held by United) continued to operate under their own names.

In 1934, the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 government concluded that such large holding companies as United Aircraft and Transport were anti-competitive, and new antitrust
Antitrust

United States antitrust law is the body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are designed to encourage competition in the marketplace....
 laws were passed forbidding airframe or engine manufacturers from having interests in airlines. United Aircraft and Transport was broken up. Its manufacturing interests east of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
 (Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, Vought and Hamilton Standard Propeller Company) were organized into a new United Aircraft Corporation (now United Technologies Corporation
United Technologies Corporation

United Technologies Corporation is an United States multinational corporation list of conglomerates based in Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut....
). Boeing acquired the western manufacturing interests. United Airlines became a separate company.