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United to take on $500 mil in new debt

United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., plans to sell $500 million of senior secured notes due in 2013.

The debt will be secured by routes, takeoff and landing slots, and airport gate leaseholds, the Chicago-based company said today in a statement distributed by PR Newswire.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, United said.

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