LobbyingUnited Airlines lobbying by quarter
United Airlines UAL's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1.5M. The four quarters Q3 2025–Q2 2026 total $6.5M. Its first report covers Q2 2022; the issues it reports most are Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines and Budget/Appropriations.
United AirlinesUAL
- Latest quarter
- $1.5M
- Q2 2026 · 7 reports
- Last 12 months
- $6.5M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −9.6%
- Q2 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q2 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $780K | 1 |
| Q3 2022 | $920K | 1 |
| Q4 2022 | $990K | 5 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.2M | 5 |
| Q2 2023 | $4M | 5 |
| Q3 2023 | $3.2M | 5 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.5M | 5 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.3M | 5 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.2M | 5 |
| Q3 2024 | $970K | 5 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5M | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5M | 7 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9M | 7 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7M | 7 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5M | 7 |
Policy issues the reports name
- Aviation and airlines90 reports
- Budget and appropriations56 reports
- Taxation24 reports
- Financial institutions and securities19 reports
- Transportation17 reports
- Agriculture11 reports
- Environment and Superfund6 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace5 reports
- Education2 reports
- Homeland security2 reports
A report that names several issues counts once for each.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE88 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES74 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)21 reports
- White House Office10 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)8 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)5 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)5 reports
- Treasury, Dept of5 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)4 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseUnited Airlines | $23.3M | 17 quarters |
| The Duberstein Group | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| Cornerstone Government Affairs | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Mehlman Consulting | $730K | 15 quarters |
| Michael Best Strategies | $580K | 7 quarters |
| Ballard Partners | $490K | 6 quarters |
| Alignment Government Strategies | $430K | 15 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| DABNEY HEGG | Clerk, Sen Approps Cmte; Prof Staff, Sen Approps Cmte; Sr Prof Staff, Senate Cmte on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Prof Staff, Senate Cmte on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Leg Asst(Hollings);Staff Asst(Hollings); Intern(Hollings) | Q2 2026 |
| DANIEL MCFAUL | Legislative Director to U.S. Representative Joe Scarborough; Chief of Staff to U.S. Representatives Jeff Miller and Matt Gaetz | Q2 2026 |
| DAVID RUDD | Chief of Staff, Senator Fritz Hollings | Q2 2026 |
| MICHAEL GOODMAN | Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow) | Q2 2026 |
| PATRICK KILCUR | Floor Assistant, Senate Republican Secretary (2012-2014); Cloakroom Assistant, Senate Republican Secretary (2008-2012); Floor Monitor, Sen. Arlen Specter (2006-2008) | Q2 2026 |
| TONY ESSALIH | COS, LD, LA House Member Office (Culberson), LA House Member Office (Archer), SA House Member Office (Hastings), Intern House Member Office (Bliley) | Q2 2026 |
| WILLIAM SMITH | Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Deputy Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assist, House Member Office (Rogers); Staff Assistant, Senate Approps Cmte | Q2 2026 |
| ALLISON BLANKENSHIP | Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. Lucy McBath; Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Rep. Pramila Jayapal | Q1 2026 |
| MICHAEL JOSEPH FALENCKI | Dep Staff Dir, House Transportation & Infrastructure Comm; Staff Dir, Subcomm on Highways & Transit (T&I); Staff Dir, Subcomm on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials (T&I); Legislative Dir, Deputy CoS Staff, House Member Office (S. Graves) | Q3 2025 |
| ANTHONY LAZARSKI | Senior Legislative Advisor, Senate Member Office (Inhofe); Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee; Military Legislative Assistant, Senate Member Office (Inhofe) | Q4 2024 |
| CHRISTOPHER HODGSON | Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence) | Q4 2024 |
| JAMES RICHARDS | COS House Member Office (Pearce); Director IGA USDA; Appropriations Associate House Member Office (Skeen & Bonilla) | Q3 2024 |
| DAVID BONINE | Legislative Director, U.S. Senator Jim Webb; Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations; Legislative Assistant, Senator Robert Byrd. | Q1 2024 |
| ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ | Dep COS, Leg Dir (Senator Cantwell); Prof staff, US Small Business Comm; Foreign Affairs Leg. Asst., (Senator Harkin) | Q1 2024 |
| DAO NGUYEN | Executive Director, Future Forum Caucus (Murphy), Senior Policy Advisor (Murphy), Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aid, Staff Assistant (Schiff) | Q3 2023 |
| JOSEPH BARTON | LA House Member Office (Boehner) | Q3 2023 |
| CARLOS MIQUEL JACKSON | Legislative Assistant; House Member Office (Rep. Gwen Moore), Executive Assistant, Special Projects Coordinator, House Member Office (Kleczka) | Q2 2023 |
| CHARLES CARITHERS | Prof Staff, House Homeland (Thompson); Brookings Legis Fellow, Senate Homeland (Carper) | Q2 2023 |
| STACY RICH | Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle) | Q2 2023 |
| STEPHEN M. COTE | Staff Dir/Shrd Emp (House Fin Srvs/McHenry), Staff Dir, Dpt. Staff Dir, Sr. Pro Staff, Asst to L Diaz Balart (House Rules), Pol Coord Maj (House Homeland), Assoc Dir, Dpty Assoc Dir (OMB), CoS-DC, LD, LA (L Diaz Balart), LA, Staff Asst (Sen C. Mack) | Q2 2023 |
| TODD WEBSTER | Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons) | Q2 2023 |
| VICTORIA D FLOOD | Sr. Policy Advisor and LA (Senator Capito); Staff Assist. (Rep. Capito) | Q2 2023 |
| HEATHER MOLINO | Staff Director House Intelligence Cmte; Deputy COS House Member Office, Director of Communications House Member Office (Ruppersberger) | Q1 2023 |
| ERIK PRINCE | Chief of Staff, 2018-2019, Rep. Stacey Plaskett; Legislative Assistant, 2007-2008, Rep. GK Butterfield; Legislative Aide, 2005-2007, Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | Michael Best Strategies | $90K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Mehlman Consulting | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $1.1M |
| 07/20for Q2 | The Duberstein Group | $80K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Ballard Partners | $90K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $50K |
| 07/15for Q2 | Alignment Government Strategies | $30K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Michael Best Strategies | $90K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Ballard Partners | $90K |
| 04/20for Q1 | The Duberstein Group | $80K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Mehlman Consulting | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $1.3M |
| 04/17for Q1 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $50K |
| 04/14for Q1 | Alignment Government Strategies | $30K |
| 03/13for Q4 2025 | In-house | $1.6M |
| 03/13for Q2 2025 | In-house | $2.1M |
| 03/13for Q1 2025 | In-house | $1.1M |
| 02/17for Q4 2025 | In-house | $1.5M |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Michael Best Strategies | $90K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $1.2M |