United Airlines (UAL) Feb. Traffic Down 0.8%, Capacity Down 0.4%

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March 8, 2017 4:16 PM EST

United Airlines (UAL) today reported February 2017 operational results.

UAL's February 2017 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) decreased 0.8 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 0.4 percent versus February 2016. UAL's February 2017 consolidated load factor decreased 0.3 points compared to February 2016.

"Our operational momentum continued in February, achieving more days without flight cancellations than any other month in the company's history – further demonstrating to our customers that they can count on United to connect them to the moments that matter most," said Scott Kirby, president of United Airlines. "We had more no-cancel days in the last two months than we had from 2011-2015 combined. This record performance is the result of the teamwork from our more than 87,000 professionals who are driven to build the world's best airline for each other, our customers and everyone we serve."

The company continues to expect first-quarter 2017 consolidated passenger unit revenue to be down 1.0 percent to up 1.0 percent compared to the first quarter of 2016.

About United

United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents. In 2016, United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights carrying more than 143 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 737 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express partners operate 483 regional 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".

Preliminary Operational Results

February

Year-to-Date

2017

2016

Change

2017

2016

Change

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

Domestic

8,038,257

8,060,066

(0.3%)

16,772,201

16,402,890

2.3%

Mainline

6,465,788

6,347,769

1.9%

13,472,151

12,901,297

4.4%

Regional

1,572,469

1,712,297

(8.2%)

3,300,050

3,501,593

(5.8%)

International

5,914,319

6,005,140

(1.5%)

13,225,999

13,083,590

1.1%

Atlantic

1,763,415

1,838,478

(4.1%)

4,009,855

4,142,066

(3.2%)

Pacific

2,413,447

2,380,701

1.4%

5,351,305

5,150,543

3.9%

Latin

1,737,457

1,785,961

(2.7%)

3,864,839

3,790,981

1.9%

Mainline

1,671,846

1,717,758

(2.7%)

3,718,075

3,641,574

2.1%

Regional

65,611

68,203

(3.8%)

146,764

149,407

(1.8%)

Consolidated

13,952,576

14,065,206

(0.8%)

29,998,200

29,486,480

1.7%

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

Domestic

9,839,177

9,924,195

(0.9%)

20,474,223

20,022,125

2.3%

Mainline

7,873,155

7,789,155

1.1%

16,334,279

15,642,995

4.4%

Regional

1,966,022

2,135,040

(7.9%)

4,139,944

4,379,130

(5.5%)

International

8,347,064

8,335,014

0.1%

17,676,334

17,297,335

2.2%

Atlantic

2,857,372

3,006,635

(5.0%)

6,070,550

6,217,628

(2.4%)

Pacific

3,313,533

3,066,565

8.1%

6,869,690

6,420,239

7.0%

Latin

2,176,159

2,261,814

(3.8%)

4,736,094

4,659,468

1.6%

Mainline

2,070,926

2,153,827

(3.8%)

4,514,098

4,437,605

1.7%

Regional

105,233

107,987

(2.6%)

221,996

221,863

0.1%

Consolidated

18,186,241

18,259,209

(0.4%)

38,150,557

37,319,460

2.2%

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR

Domestic

81.7%

81.2%

0.5 pts

81.9%

81.9%

0.0 pts

Mainline

82.1%

81.5%

0.6 pts

82.5%

82.5%

0.0 pts

Regional

80.0%

80.2%

(0.2) pts

79.7%

80.0%

(0.3) pts

International

70.9%

72.0%

(1.1) pts

74.8%

75.6%

(0.8) pts

Atlantic

61.7%

61.1%

0.6 pts

66.1%

66.6%

(0.5) pts

Pacific

72.8%

77.6%

(4.8) pts

77.9%

80.2%

(2.3) pts

Latin

79.8%

79.0%

0.8 pts

81.6%

81.4%

0.2 pts

Mainline

80.7%

79.8%

0.9 pts

82.4%

82.1%

0.3 pts

Regional

62.3%

63.2%

(0.9) pts

66.1%

67.3%

(1.2) pts

Consolidated

76.7%

77.0%

(0.3) pts

78.6%

79.0%

(0.4) pts

ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)

Mainline

7,068

6,840

3.3%

14,831

14,017

5.8%

Regional

2,800

3,063

(8.6%)

5,860

6,244

(6.1%)

Consolidated

9,868

9,903

(0.4%)

20,691

20,261

2.1%

CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)

Total

235,364

195,470

20.4%

468,842

396,513

18.2%

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Mainline Departure Performance1

68.5%

70.3%

(1.8) pts

Mainline Completion Factor

99.2%

99.2%

0.0 pts

1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time

Note: See Part II, Item 6 Selected Financial Data of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for the definition of these statistics


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