Illinois SR 721: CONGRATS-UNITED AIRLINES

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SR0721LRB104 21455 MST 36606 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3congratulate United Airlines on the 100th anniversary of its 

4founding; and

5 WHEREAS, The aviation pioneer Walter T. Varney began 

6providing air transport of mail service on April 6, 1926, and 

7this is considered one of the foundational pillars of modern 

8commercial air service; and

9 WHEREAS, Walter Varney, the proprietor of Varney Air 

10Service, was involved in a consolidation of various companies, 

11and those companies organized to become what is now known as 

12United Airlines; and

13 WHEREAS, Boeing Air Transport, a subsidiary that evolved 

14into the entity that became United Airlines, was the first to 

15employ a "flying nurse"; in 1930, Ellen Church, a licensed 

16pilot and nurse, was the founder of the "sky girls", women 

17hired to calm sick and frightened passengers; in addition to 

18providing nursing while onboard, the sky girls loaded luggage, 

19helped fuel the plane, and collected tickets; the sky girls 

20are the forerunners to today's flight attendants who are 

21essential safety professionals aboard every commercial flight; 

22and

SR0721- 2 -LRB104 21455 MST 36606 r

1 WHEREAS, United Airlines was the first to operate the 

2Boeing 247 in 1933, and the operation of this aircraft made 

3coast to coast service possible in less than 20 hours; and

4 WHEREAS, United Airlines has long been committed to 

5excellent customer service, including opening the world's 

6first flight kitchen in 1936; and

7 WHEREAS, United Airlines has long been committed to the 

8use of technology to improve training and operations; it was 

9the first airline to train pilots on electronic flight 

10simu