United Reports September 2015 Operational Performance
08-Oct-2015 United Airlines (UAL) today reported September 2015 operational results.
UAL's September 2015 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1.4 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 1.4 percent versus September 2014. UAL's September 2015 consolidated load factor was flat compared to September 2014.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of nearly 5,000 flights a day to 362 airports across six continents. In 2014, United and United Express operated nearly two million flights carrying 138 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 nearly 700 mainline aircraft, and this year, the airline anticipates taking delivery of 34 new Boeing aircraft, including the 787-9 and the 737-900ER. United is also welcoming 49 new Embraer E175 aircraft to United Express. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 192 countries via 28 member airlines. More than 84,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. 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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Preliminary Operational Results |
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September |
Year-to-Date |
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2015 |
2014 |
Change |
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
7,529,120 |
7,174,398 |
4.9% |
69,903,636 |
68,724,970 |
1.7% |
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International |
7,292,562 |
7,287,950 |
0.1% |
69,268,354 |
67,680,976 |
2.3% |
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Atlantic |
3,566,853 |
3,614,892 |
(1.3%) |
29,101,239 |
29,281,199 |
(0.6%) |
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Pacific |
2,674,280 |
2,656,760 |
0.7% |
25,358,292 |
24,545,328 |
3.3% |
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Latin |
1,051,429 |
1,016,298 |
3.5% |
14,808,823 |
13,854,449 |
6.9% |
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Mainline |
14,821,682 |
14,462,348 |
2.5% |
139,171,990 |
136,405,946 |
2.0% |
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Regional |
2,043,123 |
2,163,574 |
(5.6%) |
18,720,990 |
19,941,610 |
(6.1%) |
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Consolidated |
16,864,805 |
16,625,922 |
1.4% |
157,892,980 |
156,347,556 |
1.0% |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
8,815,651 |
8,565,059 |
2.9% |
80,970,986 |
79,334,615 |
2.1% |
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International |
9,055,645 |
8,844,776 |
2.4% |
85,203,692 |
82,573,290 |
3.2% |
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Atlantic |
4,309,967 |
4,217,839 |
2.2% |
36,456,123 |
36,173,427 |
0.8% |
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Pacific |
3,395,146 |
3,342,425 |
1.6% |
30,767,017 |
29,818,203 |
3.2% |
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Latin |
1,350,532 |
1,284,512 |
5.1% |
17,980,552 |
16,581,660 |
8.4% |
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Mainline |
17,871,296 |
17,409,835 |
2.7% |
166,174,678 |
161,907,905 |
2.6% |
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Regional |
2,463,507 |
2,639,265 |
(6.7%) |
22,524,606 |
23,900,174 |
(5.8%) |
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Consolidated |
20,334,803 |
20,049,100 |
1.4% |
188,699,284 |
185,808,079 |
1.6% |
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR |
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Domestic |
85.4% |
83.8% |
1.6 pts |
86.3% |
86.6% |
(0.3) pts |
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International |
80.5% |
82.4% |
(1.9) pts |
81.3% |
82.0% |
(0.7) pts |
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Atlantic |
82.8% |
85.7% |
(2.9) pts |
79.8% |
80.9% |
(1.1) pts |
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Pacific |
78.8% |
79.5% |
(0.7) pts |
82.4% |
82.3% |
0.1 pts |
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Latin |
77.9% |
79.1% |
(1.2) pts |
82.4% |
83.6% |
(1.2) pts |
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Mainline |
82.9% |
83.1% |
(0.2) pts |
83.8% |
84.2% |
(0.4) pts |
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Regional |
82.9% |
82.0% |
0.9 pts |
83.1% |
83.4% |
(0.3) pts |
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Consolidated |
82.9% |
82.9% |
0.0 pts |
83.7% |
84.1% |
(0.4) pts |
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000) |
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Mainline |
7,684 |
7,187 |
6.9% |
72,158 |
69,388 |
4.0% |
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Regional |
3,633 |
3,807 |
(4.6%) |
33,059 |
35,084 |
(5.8%) |
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Consolidated |
11,317 |
10,994 |
2.9% |
105,217 |
104,472 |
0.7% |
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000) |
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Total |
211,666 |
207,804 |
1.9% |
1,934,973 |
1,812,750 |
6.7% |
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Third Quarter Preliminary Fuel Costs Per Gallon |
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Estimated average price per gallon of fuel, excluding hedges |
$1.72 |
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Operating cash-settled hedge loss price per gallon |
$0.15 |
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Estimated average price per gallon of fuel, including operating cash-settled hedges1 |
$1.87 |
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Non-operating cash-settled hedge loss price per gallon2 |
$0.10 |
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Estimated average price per gallon of fuel, including all cash-settled hedges3 |
$1.97 |
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1This price per gallon corresponds to fuel expense in the income statement 2This price per gallon corresponds to the impact of non-operating hedges that appear in non-operating expense in the income statement 3This price per gallon corresponds to the total economic cost of the company's fuel consumption including all cash-settled hedges but does not directly correspond to fuel expense in the income statement |
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Preliminary Operational Results |
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2015 |
2014 |
Change |
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September On-Time Performance4 |
86.2% |
80.7% |
5.5 |
pts |
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September Completion Factor5 |
99.6% |
98.7% |
0.9 |
pts |
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4Based on domestic mainline scheduled flights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time, according to data published in the DOT Air Travel Consumer Report |
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5Mainline completion percentage |