SYDNEY, 18th March, 2003 -- As the official airline sponsor of the Academy Awards, United Airlines will roll out the red carpet at Chicago's O'Hare for the Oscar statuettes and its passengers who attend the premiere departure of Oscar Flight #65, which will transport 44 Oscars from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport at 10:00 a.m. (CST). The Oscars will be presented on March 23rd at the 75th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony. "United has enjoyed a very special relationship for more than ten years with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences," said Scott Praven, United's Senior Vice President-Marketing. "In addition to the Oscars we will also provide transportation to many Oscar nominees, presenters and special guests who will travel to Los Angeles for the 75th Anniversary Academy Awards on March 23rd. At United we have also won our own industry Oscar equivalent for best ontime performance in 2002 among the major airlines, according to the Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences granted special permission to United Airlines to incorporate a 4 foot high, 22 inch wide image of the Oscar statuette onto the aircraft for the Inaugural Flight of the Oscars. Designed in San Francisco by a team of commissioned engineers, the image of the Oscar was applied by a special process onto both sides of the aircraft's fuselage yesterday evening by a team of highly trained technicians from United Operations.

Upon arrival at Terminal 7, Gate 70B at 12:20 p.m. (PST), the flight will be met by Mr. Frank Pierson, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and by United Airlines' Vice President of Sales, Dan Walsh.

In 2002, United's employees broke 35 company records and achieved the best overall performance in the company's 77-year history. United Airlines finished 2002 ranked No. 1 in the industry in domestic on-time performance, according to the official U.S. Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer report. United operates more than 1,700 flights a day on a route network that spans the globe. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's website at www.united.com.

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