Exhibit 10.4

                    
                   Supplemental Agreement No. 8 

                               to

                   Purchase Agreement No. 1670

                             between

                       THE BOEING COMPANY

                               and

                     UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

            Relating to Boeing Model 747-422 Aircraft


THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, entered into as of the 30th day of
May 1996, by and between THE BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation (hereinafter called Boeing), and UNITED AIR LINES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called Buyer);


                       W I T N E S S E T H


        WHEREAS, the parties entered into that certain Purchase
Agreement No. 1670, dated as of December 18, 1990, relating to
the purchase and sale of Boeing Model 747-422 aircraft
(hereinafter referred to as "The Aircraft", or the "Firm
Aircraft",  [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST
FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]  or the "Option Aircraft", as such
capitalized terms, and any other capitalized terms used herein,
unless otherwise specifically defined herein, are defined in the
"Purchase Agreement" (as such term is defined below), which
agreement, as amended and supplemented, together with all
exhibits, specifications and letter agreements related or
attached thereto, is hereinafter called the "Purchase Agreement"
and;

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
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       NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree to amend the Purchase
Agreement as follows:

1.  The following Letter Agreement is executed contemporaneously
with this Supplemental Agreement and is attached hereto and is
part of this Supplemental Agreement.

         Agreement No.        Subject

         6-1162-DLJ-89lR3     Certain Contractual Matters

2.  Article 2, entitled Delivery of Aircraft; Title and Risk
of Loss, paragraph 2.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with a new paragraph 2.1 which reflects [*CONFIDENTIAL
MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT]


3.  Article 5, entitled Payment, paragraph 5.1, entitled
Advance Payment Base Price, is hereby deleted and replaced with a
new paragraph 5.1, which includes the Advance Payment Base Prices
for the [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
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4.  The following "Months to be Utilized in Determining the Value
of H & W" are hereby added to the table on page 3 of Exhibit D,
entitled Price Adjustment due to Economic Fluctuations.

       Month of Scheduled
       Aircraft Delivery as Set      Months to be Utilized
       Forth in Article 2.1 of       Determining the Value
       the Agreement                 of H & W
       -------------                 --------

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
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5.  Buyer hereby [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT
TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]  of the Aircraft
scheduled for delivery in [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]


6.  Buyer agrees that the [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT] [*CONFIDENTIAL
MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT]  pursuant to paragraph No. 13 of Letter Agreement No.
6-1162-TML-1205.


7.  Boeing agrees to [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT
TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT] [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]
pursuant to paragraph 7 of Letter Agreement No. 6-1162-TML-1205
in [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
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10.  This Supplemental Agreement is subject to the
confidentiality provisions of Letter Agreement 6-1162-DLJ-886.


11.  The Purchase Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent
herein provided and as amended shall continue in full force and
effect.

EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE as of the day and year first above written.

THE BOEING COMPANY                      UNITED AIR LINES, INC.


By:  /s/ M. Monica Fix                  By:  /s/ DOUGLAS A. HACKER
     -----------------                       ---------------------
Its: Attorney-in-Fact                   Its:   Senior Vice President and 
                                               Chief Financial Officer




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Attachment 1 to
Supplemental Agreement No. 8



ARTICLE 2.        Delivery of Aircraft; Title and Risk of Loss.

        2.1       Time of Delivery.  Each Aircraft shall be
delivered to Buyer assembled and ready for flight, and Buyer
shall accept delivery of such Aircraft, during or, if mutually
agreed, before the months set forth in the following schedule:

                                    Quantity
             Month and Year of         of             Status
                 Delivery           Aircraft          (as of S.A. No. 8)

            August 1992            One(1)             Delivered
            October 1992           One(1)             Delivered
            December 1992          One(1)             Delivered

            April 1993             Two(2)             Delivered
            June 1993              One(1)             Delivered
            August 1993            One(1)             Delivered

            June 1994*             One(1)             S.A. #5 Delivered
            July 1994*             One(1)             S.A. #5 Delivered

            May 1996*              One(1)             Firm S.A. #6
            June 1996*             One(1)             Firm S.A. #6
            June 1996              One(1)  [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 
                                           AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE 
                                           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                           PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
                                           CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]

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Attachment 1 to
Supplemental Agreement No. 8



[*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]

If Boeing gives Buyer at least ten (10) days, advance notice of
the delivery date for an Aircraft, and delivery is delayed beyond
such date due to Buyer's fault or responsibility, Buyer shall
promptly reimburse Boeing for all costs and expenses incurred by
Boeing as a result of such delay, including but not limited to
reasonable amounts for storage, insurance, taxes, preservation or
protection of the Aircraft, and interest on payments due.




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Attachment 2 to
Supplemental Agreement No. 8

ARTICLE 5.        Payment.

        5.1       Advance Payment Base Price.  The advance
payment base price of each Aircraft, depending on the month and
year of scheduled delivery, is indicated below:
       
            Month and Year of        Advance Payment Base
            Scheduled Delivery       Price per Aircraft
            ------------------       ------------------

             August 1992                  [*CONFIDENTIAL
             October 1992                 MATERIAL OMITTED
             December 1992                AND FILED SEPARATELY
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             April 1993                   AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
             August 1993                  PURSUANT TO A REQUEST
             November 1993                FOR CONFIDENTIAL
                                          TREATMENT]

             June 1994 *
             July 1994 *

             May 1996 *
             June 1996 *
             June 1996

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Attachment 2 to
Supplemental Agreement No. 8



Such advance payment base prices will be used to determine the
amount of the first advance payment to be made by Buyer on each
Aircraft pursuant to the provisions of Article 5.2. The advance
payment base prices of each Aircraft has been established using
currently available forecasts of the escalation factors used by
Boeing and applicable to the scheduled month and year of Aircraft
delivery.  The advance payment base prices will be further
increased or decreased by Boeing not later than twenty-five (25)
months prior to the scheduled month of delivery, as required to
reflect the effects of the then-current forecasted escalation
factors used by Boeing in accordance with Exhibit D. The advance
payment base price of each Aircraft, including any adjustments
made thereto, as contemplated herein, is referred to as the
"Advance Payment Base Price."




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Supplemental Agreement No. 8
                                        
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EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]


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