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United Continental Holdings Inc.'s (UAL) first-quarter loss narrowed amid fewer merger-related charges and other items as the carrier also reported revenue growth.The product of a 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, the carrier has continued to face the challenge of integrating its two legacy companies.Unit revenue--the amount taken in for each passenger flown a mile--increased 5.9% while capacity decreased 4.9%. The percentage of seats filled--or load factor--increased three percentage points to 81.1%. Passenger traffic contracted by 1.2%."We are encouraged by our unit-revenue performance this quarter, and we are working hard to build on our overall revenue progress this year," said Chief Revenue Officer Jim Compton.The company also reported that unit costs excluding fuel, special charges and some other items rose 11.1%. Late last month, United Continental predicted that its unit costs, excluding fuel expenses, would rise, owing to factors including crew expenses ...
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United Continental Holdings Inc.'s (UAL) fourth-quarter loss widened sharply as airline posted higher charges for integration-related expenses and other items, and w...
United Continental Holdings (NYSE:UAL) saw its fourth-quarter loss grow in the wake of higher charges related to the 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental A...
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Hurt by a decline in passenger revenues and rising fuel costs, United Continental (NYSE:UAL) reported a sharp drop in third-quarter earnings and lower sales.The carr...
United Continental Holdings Inc.'s (UAL) third-quarter profit plummeted 99% as the airline saw substantial labor agreement and integration costs wipe away much of it...
U.S. airlines are expected to report solid profits for the third quarter, thanks to steady demand and fuel prices that declined toward the end of the period, but sig...
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United Continental Holdings Inc.'s (UAL) first-quarter loss narrowed amid fewer merger-related charges and other items as the carrier also reported revenue growth.Th...
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Consumers might be complaining more, but airline quality made improvements.The 2013 Airline Quality Rating report found consumer complaints climbed 22% last year, bu...
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United Continental Holdings Inc , the parent company of United Airlines, said it reached tentative agreements on wage increases and other matters with a union that r...
United Airlines and the International Association of Machinists union have signed tentative agreements on new joint collective bargaining deals for more than 28,000 ...
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