UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN (Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2014, Except As Otherwise Provided Herein) I. General

Exhibit 10.1

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2014,

Except As Otherwise Provided Herein)

I. General

Affiliate. “Affiliate” means any entity, corporate or otherwise, in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns or controls a greater than 80% interest.

Award. “Award” means the dollar value of the award payable to a Qualified Employee for an Award Year as determined under the Plan.

Award Year. “Award Year” means the Plan Year for which a profit sharing Award, if any, is determined under the Plan.

Base Percentage A. “Base Percentage A” means the percentage determined in accordance with Section III.B.1.

Base Percentage B. “Base Percentage B” means the percentage determined in accordance with Section III.B.2.

Board. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Code. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including, when the context requires, all regulations, interpretations and rulings issued thereunder).

Committee. “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee appointed by the Board to exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to the Compensation Committee under this Plan.

Company. “Company” means United Continental Holdings, Inc.

Disability. “Disability” means the Qualified Employee has been determined to be disabled under the Employer’s long-term disability plan in which such Qualified Employee participates, under the union-sponsored long-term disability plan in which such Qualified Employee participates, or by the Company pursuant to Plan Rules.

Domestic Employee. “Domestic Employee” means any regular full-time or regular part-time U.S. employee of an Employer, and also includes (1) any internationally based flight attendant covered by the collective bargaining agreement between United Air Lines, Inc. and the Association of Flight Attendants, (2) any employee of Continental Micronesia, Inc. on the U.S. payroll, and (3) any employee designated by the Employer as an expatriate.

Employer. “Employer” means United Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., Mileage Plus, Inc., and any other Affiliate which is designated by the Company from time to time as participating in the Plan.

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ERISA. “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as from time to time amended, including any related regulations.

Furlough. “Furlough” means a Qualified Employee’s termination of employment with the Employer in connection with which such Qualified Employee has reemployment rights, or, in the case of a Qualified Employee who is in a class or craft of employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Employer pursuant to which the Employer has agreed to provide such Qualified Employees with participation in a profit sharing bonus plan, such other employment action as may be defined as a “furlough” in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Ground Employee Group. “Ground Employee Group” means those Domestic Employees of an Employer whose participation in the Plan is governed by the Fleet Service Employees 2013-2016 Agreement, Passenger Service Employees 2013-2016 Agreement, and Storekeeper Employees 2013-2016 Agreement between the Company and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“IAM”). In addition, in the event an Employer reaches an agreement regarding profit sharing with the IAM regarding any other employee group represented by the IAM, and such agreement provides for the same profit sharing provisions as those set forth in the IAM agreements referenced above, such group shall be considered part of the Ground Employee Group as of the date required under such agreement.

International Employee. “International Employee” means any regular full-time or regular part-time employee of an Employer whose regular work is in a location outside of the United States, but does not include (1) any internationally based flight attendant covered by the collective bargaining agreement between United Air Lines, Inc. and AFA, (2) any employee of Continental Micronesia, Inc. on the U.S. payroll, or (3) any employee designated by the Company as an expatriate. In addition, any full-time or regular part-time employee who is not classified by an Employer as a “U.S. employee” shall be considered an International Employee.

Management and Administrative Employee Group. “Management and Administrative Employee Group” means those Domestic Employees of the Employer (i) who are classified by the Employer as management and administrative employees (on other than a temporary reclassification basis), (ii) whose employment is for an indefinite period, and (iii) who are employed in an Employer established job classification not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. In addition, the term “Management and Administrative Employee Group includes any class or craft of U.S. employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement between an Employer and a union and who are not classified by the Employer as management and administrative employees but who nevertheless generally receive the same benefits as the Management and Administrative Employee Group.

Officer. “Officer” means (i) an “officer” of the Company as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 16a-1(f)”), or (ii) a designated senior officer of the subsidiaries of the Company, including any officer of United Air Lines, Inc. or Continental Airlines, Inc. who is an “officer” of the Company under Rule 16a-1(f) or who reports directly to the Chairman or the CEO.

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Other Represented Employee Group. “Other Represented Employee Group” means any class or craft of employees covered by an agreement between an Employer and a union which expressly provides for coverage under a Company-sponsored (or Employer-sponsored) profit sharing plan, except to the extent such group is otherwise named in the Plan (e.g., the Pilot Employee Group, the Ground Employee Group, and the Management & Administrative Employee Group).

Participating Employee Group. Each of the following is considered a “Participating Employee Group”:

but the following are excluded from such definition: (i) any class or craft of employees represented by a union but not covered by an agreement between an Employer and such union expressly providing for coverage under a Company-sponsored (or Employer-sponsored) profit sharing plan; and (ii) International Employees.

Pilot Employee Group. “Pilot Employee Group” means those Domestic Employees of the Employer whose participation in the Plan is governed by the United Pilot Agreement between United Airlines, Inc. and the Air Line Pilots In the Service of United Airlines, Inc. as Represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International.

Plan. “Plan” means the United Continental Holdings, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan as set forth herein. The Plan is an amendment and restatement of the UAL Corporation Success Sharing Program – Profit Sharing Plan.

Plan Rules. “Plan Rules” means rules, procedures, policies or practices established by the Company (or the Committee) with respect to the administration of the Plan, which need not be reflected in a written instrument and may be changed at any time without notice.

Plan Year. “Plan Year” means the 12-month period that corresponds to the Company’s fiscal year.

Pre-Tax Margin. “Pre-Tax Margin” means Pre-Tax Profit divided by Total Revenue as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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Pre-Tax Profit. “Pre-Tax Profit” means the Company’s consolidated net income as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, but excluding as determined by the Committee: (i) consolidated federal, state and local income tax expense (or credit); (ii) unusual, special, or non-recurring charges, (iii) charges with respect to the grant, exercise or vesting of equity, securities or options granted to employees of the Company or any Affiliate, and (iv) expense associated with the profit sharing contributions.

Qualified Employee. “Qualified Employee” means a Domestic Employee of an Employer who, in accordance with the Employer’s personnel policies, has completed a year of service as of December 31 of the Award Year and satisfies the eligibility requirements of Section II.A.

Retirement. “Retirement” means the Employee has retired in accordance with the Employer’s employment policies and regulations, including under an “early out” program in which the Company specifies (or otherwise determines in its sole discretion) that the Employee is to be considered retired for purposes of this Plan.

Total Revenue. “Total Revenue” means the Company’s consolidated total revenue as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, but excluding, as determined by the Committee, any unusual, special or non-recurring revenue item.

Wages. “Wages” has the meaning provided in Section III.C.

II. Participation.

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III. Profit Sharing Awards.

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IV. Plan Administration.

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V. Amendment or Termination.

VI. Miscellaneous.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment and restatement of the Plan to be executed on its behalf, effective as of January 1, 2014, except as otherwise provided herein.

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Appendix A

Wages

A-1. Inclusions. For purposes of Section III.C.1. the following items are included in the definition of Wages:

A-2. Exclusions. For purposes of Section III.C.2. the following items are excluded in the definition of Wages:

Appendix A-1

A-3. Special Crediting Rule. For purposes of allocating Wages earned by a Qualified Employee for services rendered during a Plan Year but received following termination of employment, such Wages will be treated as received on the Qualified Employee’s last day of employment with the Employer.

Appendix A-2