United Airlines reported its March 2018 operational results this week which showed modest increases over the same period last year.
Preliminary Operational Results
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March
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Year-to-Date
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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Domestic
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10,740,113
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10,313,258
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4.1%
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28,316,717
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27,085,459
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4.5%
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Mainline
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8,716,373
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8,408,616
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3.7%
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22,808,386
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21,880,767
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4.2%
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Regional
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2,023,740
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1,904,642
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6.3%
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5,508,331
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5,204,692
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5.8%
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International
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8,024,539
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7,299,522
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9.9%
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21,532,116
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20,525,521
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4.9%
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Atlantic
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2,831,142
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2,382,787
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18.8%
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7,094,089
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6,392,642
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11.0%
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Pacific
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3,003,281
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2,820,214
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6.5%
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8,449,859
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8,171,519
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3.4%
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Latin
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2,190,116
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2,096,521
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4.5%
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5,988,168
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5,961,360
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0.4%
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Mainline
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2,109,742
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2,019,803
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4.5%
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5,757,450
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5,737,878
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0.3%
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Regional
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80,374
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76,718
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4.8%
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230,718
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223,482
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3.2%
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Consolidated
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18,764,652
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17,612,780
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6.5%
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49,848,833
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47,610,980
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4.7%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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Domestic
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12,571,317
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12,042,003
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4.4%
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34,194,966
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32,516,226
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5.2%
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Mainline
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10,130,877
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9,763,198
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3.8%
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27,325,875
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26,097,477
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4.7%
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Regional
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2,440,440
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2,278,805
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7.1%
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6,869,091
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6,418,749
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7.0%
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International
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9,903,291
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9,615,572
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3.0%
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27,782,198
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27,291,906
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1.8%
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Atlantic
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3,519,840
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3,357,474
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4.8%
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9,716,386
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9,428,024
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3.1%
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Pacific
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3,789,630
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3,694,788
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2.6%
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10,886,022
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10,564,478
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3.0%
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Latin
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2,593,821
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2,563,310
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1.2%
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7,179,790
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7,299,404
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(1.6%)
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Mainline
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2,484,431
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2,449,770
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1.4%
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6,869,648
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6,963,868
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(1.4%)
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Regional
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109,390
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113,540
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(3.7%)
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310,142
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335,536
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(7.6%)
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Consolidated
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22,474,608
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21,657,575
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3.8%
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61,977,164
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59,808,132
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3.6%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
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Domestic
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85.4%
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85.6%
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(0.2) pts
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82.8%
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83.3%
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(0.5) pts
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Mainline
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86.0%
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86.1%
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(0.1) pts
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83.5%
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83.8%
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(0.3) pts
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Regional
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82.9%
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83.6%
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(0.7) pts
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80.2%
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81.1%
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(0.9) pts
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International
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81.0%
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75.9%
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5.1 pts
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77.5%
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75.2%
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2.3 pts
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Atlantic
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80.4%
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71.0%
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9.4 pts
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73.0%
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67.8%
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5.2 pts
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Pacific
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79.2%
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76.3%
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2.9 pts
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77.6%
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77.3%
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0.3 pts
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Latin
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84.4%
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81.8%
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2.6 pts
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83.4%
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81.7%
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1.7 pts
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Mainline
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84.9%
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82.4%
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2.5 pts
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83.8%
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82.4%
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1.4 pts
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Regional
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73.5%
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67.6%
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5.9 pts
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74.4%
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66.6%
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7.8 pts
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Consolidated
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83.5%
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81.3%
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2.2 pts
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80.4%
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79.6%
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0.8 pts
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
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Mainline
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9,329
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8,994
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3.7%
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24,602
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23,825
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3.3%
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Regional
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3,660
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3,420
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7.0%
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9,893
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9,280
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6.6%
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Consolidated
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12,989
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12,414
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4.6%
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34,495
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33,105
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4.2%
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
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Total
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304,482
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279,592
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8.9%
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817,405
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748,434
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9.2%
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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Mainline Departure Performance1
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70.5%
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67.0%
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3.5 pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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98.0%
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98.7%
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(0.7) pts
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1Based on mainline scheduled flights departing by or before scheduled departure time
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Note: See Part II, Item 6, Selected Financial Data, of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 for the definitions of these statistics
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