United Airlines Reports Third-Quarter 2016 Performance

In the third quarter, UAL generated $1.1 billion in operating cash flow and ended the quarter with $6.2 billion in unrestricted liquidity, including $1.35 billion of undrawn commitments under its revolving credit facility. The company continued to invest in its business through capital expenditures of $689 million in the third quarter. Including assets acquired through the issuance of debt and airport construction financing and excluding fully reimbursable projects, the company invested $679 million in adjusted capital expenditures during the third quarter. Free cash flow, measured as operating cash flow less adjusted capital expenditures, was $459 million in the third quarter and $2.6 billion year-to-date.  

For the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2016, the company's return on invested capital was 19.6 percent.

In the quarter, UAL purchased $255 million of its common shares, representing 1.5 percent of shares outstanding. Since the initial repurchase announcement in July 2014, the company has purchased $4.0 billion of its common shares, representing approximately 20 percent of shares outstanding. As of Sept. 30, 2016, the company had $2.0 billion remaining to purchase shares under its existing share repurchase authority.

For more information on UAL's fourth-quarter 2016 guidance, please visit ir.united.com for the company's investor update.

Third-Quarter Highlights
Operations and Employees

• Flight attendants ratified a joint contract covering 25,000 employees.
• Reached a tentative agreement with technicians and related employees for a joint contract.
• Achieved best September, third-quarter and year-to-date on-time performance in company history.
• Employees earned cash-incentive payments of approximately $30 million for achieving operational performance goals in the quarter, marking ten straight months of bonus payouts.
• Solidified the company's executive leadership, bringing significant experience and expertise to the team.

Network, Fleet and Customer Experience

• Raised $920 million in financing through an enhanced equipment trust certificate transaction at a blended interest rate of 2.94 percent.
• Launched new international routes between San Francisco and Auckland, New Zealand; and between San Francisco and Hangzhou, China.
• Announced the launch of service to Havana, Cuba from the company's Newark and Houston hubs.
• Flew approximately 1,500 athletes, coaches and Team USA staff to the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games as the company celebrated more than 35 years partnering with Team USA.
• Took delivery of four new Boeing 737NG aircraft and one used Airbus A319 aircraft.
• In the third quarter, United's industry-leading mobile app surpassed more than 24 million downloads and 1 million visits per day.

About United

United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents. In 2015, United and United Express operated more than 1.5 million flights carrying more than 140 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates more than 720 mainline aircraft, and this year, the airline anticipates taking delivery of 21 new Boeing aircraft, including 737NGs, 787s and 777s, as well as six used Airbus A319 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 192 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.

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UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC. STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015
		Three Months Ended September 30,								% Increase/ (Decrease)						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions, except per share data)		2016				2015										2016					2015						% Increase/ (Decrease)
Operating revenue:
Passenger: (A)
Mainline		$	7,017			$	7,254			(3.3)						$	19,119				$		20,153				(5.1)
Regional		1,586				1,706				(7.0)						4,577					4,903						(6.6)
Total passenger revenue		8,603				8,960				(4.0)						23,696					25,056						(5.4)
Cargo		224				235				(4.7)						626					706						(11.3)
Other operating revenue		1,086				1,111				(2.3)						3,182					3,066						3.8
Total operating revenue		9,913				10,306				(3.8)						27,504					28,828						(4.6)
Operating expense:
Salaries and related costs		2,625				2,534				3.6						7,707					7,289						5.7
Aircraft fuel (B)		1,603				1,934				(17.1)						4,258					5,904						(27.9) Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur United Airlines Aktie kostenlos abonnieren E-Mail-Adresse Bitte überprüfe deine die E-Mail-Adresse. Benachrichtigungen von ARIVA.DE (Mit der Bestellung akzeptierst du die Datenschutzhinweise) -1 Vielen Dank, dass du dich für unseren Newsletter angemeldet hast. Du erhältst in Kürze eine E-Mail mit einem Aktivierungslink. Hinweis: ARIVA.DE veröffentlicht in dieser Rubrik Analysen, Kolumnen und Nachrichten aus verschiedenen Quellen. Die ARIVA.DE AG ist nicht verantwortlich für Inhalte, die erkennbar von Dritten in den „News“-Bereich dieser Webseite eingestellt worden sind, und macht sich diese nicht zu Eigen. Diese Inhalte sind insbesondere durch eine entsprechende „von“-Kennzeichnung unterhalb der Artikelüberschrift und/oder durch den Link „Um den vollständigen Artikel zu lesen, klicken Sie bitte hier.“ erkennbar; verantwortlich für diese Inhalte ist allein der genannte Dritte. Andere Nutzer interessierten sich auch für folgende News 26.04.24 - PR Newswire Third Point Investors Ltd - Notice of Annual General Meeting 26.04.24 - PR Newswire Samson Rock Capital LLP - Form 8.3 - Wincanton Plc 26.04.24 - PR Newswire Samson Rock Capital LLP - Form 8.3 - Shanta Gold Ltd Sehen Sie sich dieses Unternehmen an:    Foto: andreas160578 - Pixabay Rasanter Aufstieg, Branchenrevolution und Jahresumsatz von 50 Mio. $ weiterlesen» Anzeige wo-site-teaser-box-16764_site-teaser-box_2024-04-26_09%253A00%253A00_2024-04-27_09%253A00%253A59