OREANDA-NEWS. December 10, 2015. United Airlines (UAL) today reported November 2015 operational results.

UAL's November 2015 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 4.2 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 1.9 percent versus November 2014. UAL's November 2015 consolidated load factor increased 1.8 points compared to November 2014.

About United

United Airlines and United Express operate an average of nearly 5,000 flights a day to 352 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 more than 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. Approximately 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.

Preliminary Operational Results




 November


Year-to-Date



2015

2014

Change


2015

2014

Change










 REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)









Domestic

7,384,209

6,788,228

8.8%


85,546,631

83,145,962

2.9%











International

6,509,378

6,407,748

1.6%


82,983,255

81,202,818

2.2%


Atlantic

2,514,666

2,535,270

(0.8%)


34,905,231

35,142,277

(0.7%)


Pacific

2,482,079

2,504,676

(0.9%)


30,553,262

29,692,743

2.9%


Latin

1,512,633

1,367,802

10.6%


17,524,762

16,367,798

7.1%











Mainline

13,893,587

13,195,976

5.3%


168,529,886

164,348,780

2.5%


Regional

2,030,212

2,086,351

(2.7%)


22,932,447

24,321,327

(5.7%)


Consolidated

15,923,799

15,282,327

4.2%


191,462,333

188,670,107

1.5%










AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)









Domestic

8,636,962

8,251,514

4.7%


99,069,999

96,677,130

2.5%











International

8,401,493

8,312,376

1.1%


102,698,283

99,877,311

2.8%


Atlantic

3,296,019

3,346,450

(1.5%)


43,853,497

43,639,661

0.5%


Pacific

3,215,479

3,257,215

(1.3%)


37,471,717

36,518,282

2.6%


Latin

1,889,995

1,708,711

10.6%


21,373,069

19,719,368

8.4%











Mainline

17,038,455

16,563,890

2.9%


201,768,282

196,554,441

2.7%


Regional

2,457,581

2,572,638

(4.5%)


27,580,369

29,249,535

(5.7%)


Consolidated

19,496,036

19,136,528

1.9%


229,348,651

225,803,976

1.6%










PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR









Domestic

85.5%

82.3%

3.2 pts


86.3%

86.0%

  0.3 pts











International

77.5%

77.1%

0.4 pts


80.8%

81.3%

(0.5) pts


Atlantic

76.3%

75.8%

0.5 pts


79.6%

80.5%

 (0.9) pts


Pacific

77.2%

76.9%

0.3 pts


81.5%

81.3%

    0.2 pts


Latin

80.0%

80.0%

0.0 pts


82.0%

83.0%

   (1.0) pt











Mainline

81.5%

79.7%

1.8 pts


83.5%

83.6%

(0.1) pts


Regional

82.6%

81.1%

1.5 pts


83.1%

83.2%

(0.1) pts


Consolidated

81.7%

79.9%

1.8 pts


83.5%

83.6%

(0.1) pts










ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)









Mainline

7,729

6,977

10.8%


88,241

83,959

5.1%


Regional

3,598

3,639

(1.1%)


40,525

42,744

(5.2%)


Consolidated

11,327

10,616

6.7%


128,766

126,703

1.6%










CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)









Total

222,478

222,197

0.1%


2,390,217

2,262,392

5.6%

Fourth Quarter Preliminary Fuel Costs Per Gallon


Estimated average price per gallon of fuel, excluding hedges

\\$1.51 - \\$1.56

   Operating cash-settled hedge loss price per gallon

\\$0.18

Estimated average price per gallon of fuel, including operating cash-settled hedges1

\\$1.69 - \\$1.74

     Non-operating cash-settled hedge loss price per gallon2

\\$0.12

Estimated average price per gallon of fuel, including all cash-settled hedges3

\\$1.81 - \\$1.86



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


 Preliminary Operational Results






2015

2014

Change

November On-Time Performance4

83.9%

80.6%

3.3   pts

November Completion Factor5

99.3%

99.3%

-       pts





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

5Mainline completion percentage

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