One of the USA's leading airlines, the mega-carrier, United issued its results for November this week showing that revenue and loads increased year on year. The airline also announced a number of new routes including year-round service between Denver and Frankfurt, Germany and nonstop service between Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport and Denver and San Francisco, all pending government approval, and submitted a formal application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to increase service between New York/Newark Liberty and Shanghai Pudong.
United also took delivery of its first Boeing 787-10, becoming the first North American airline to take delivery of the 787-10.
Other Highlights
Announced UAL has reached an agreement with Compañía Panameña de Aviación S.A. (Copa), Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. (Avianca) and many of Avianca's affiliates, for a joint business agreement, pending government approval.
Announced that the newest premium seating, United® Premium Plus, would be on sale beginning December 3, for travel on select international flights starting March 30, 2019.
Announced $150,000 in direct donations to Ventura County Community Foundation and North Valley Community Foundation for their efforts in areas affected by the California wildfires, while launching a Crowdrise by GoFundMe campaign to award up to five million bonus miles for individuals who make donations of $50 or more to support affected communities in California.
Announced the addition of nearly 150 additional flights between UAL's hubs and popular spring break destinations including Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean and select ski destinations.
Preliminary Operational Results
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November
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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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10,841,728
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10,284,451
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5.4
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%
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121,895,949
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113,788,397
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7.1
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%
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Mainline
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8,826,914
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8,414,435
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4.9
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%
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99,652,440
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93,734,002
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6.3
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%
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Regional
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2,014,814
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1,870,016
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7.7
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%
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22,243,509
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20,054,395
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10.9
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%
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International
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7,384,715
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6,736,201
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9.6
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%
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88,929,687
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84,396,997
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5.4
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%
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Atlantic
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2,837,658
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2,459,110
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15.4
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%
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37,623,983
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33,575,589
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12.1
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%
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Pacific
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2,811,512
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2,651,756
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6.0
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%
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31,305,470
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31,010,551
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1.0
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%
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Latin
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1,735,545
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1,625,335
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6.8
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%
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20,000,234
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19,810,857
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1.0
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%
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Mainline
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1,657,514
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1,555,059
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6.6
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%
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19,170,373
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19,032,647
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0.7
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%
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Regional
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78,031
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70,276
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11.0
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%
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829,861
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778,210
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6.6
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%
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Consolidated
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18,226,443
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17,020,652
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7.1
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%
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210,825,636
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198,185,394
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6.4
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%
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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Domestic
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12,652,818
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11,936,101
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6.0
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%
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142,341,396
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133,372,492
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6.7
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%
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Mainline
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10,239,189
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9,706,089
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5.5
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%
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115,627,491
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109,035,519
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6.0
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%
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Regional
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2,413,629
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2,230,012
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8.2
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%
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26,713,905
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24,336,973
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9.8
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%
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International
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9,302,209
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8,867,120
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4.9
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%
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109,548,190
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107,050,550
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2.3
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%
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Atlantic
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3,556,936
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3,312,838
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7.4
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%
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46,050,063
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43,954,274
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4.8
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%
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Pacific
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3,674,586
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3,502,771
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4.9
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%
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39,570,472
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39,171,150
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1.0
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%
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Latin
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2,070,687
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2,051,511
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0.9
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%
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23,927,655
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23,925,126
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—
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%
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Mainline
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1,968,407
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1,956,738
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0.6
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%
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22,822,514
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22,861,773
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(0.2)
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%
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Regional
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102,280
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94,773
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7.9
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%
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1,105,141
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1,063,353
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3.9
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%
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Consolidated
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21,955,027
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20,803,221
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5.5
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%
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251,889,586
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240,423,042
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4.8
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%
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
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Domestic
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85.7
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%
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86.2
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%
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(0.5) pts
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85.6
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%
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85.3
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%
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0.3 pts
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Mainline
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86.2
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%
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86.7
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%
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(0.5) pts
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86.2
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%
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86.0
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%
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0.2 pts
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Regional
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83.5
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%
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83.9
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%
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(0.4) pts
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83.3
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%
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82.4
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%
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0.9 pts
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International
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79.4
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%
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76.0
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%
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3.4 pts
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81.2
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%
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78.8
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%
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2.4 pts
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Atlantic
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79.8
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%
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74.2
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%
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5.6 pts
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81.7
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%
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76.4
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%
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5.3 pts
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Pacific
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76.5
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%
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75.7
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%
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0.8 pts
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79.1
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%
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79.2
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%
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(0.1) pts
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Latin
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83.8
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%
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79.2
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%
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4.6 pts
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83.6
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%
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82.8
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%
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0.8 pts
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Mainline
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84.2
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%
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79.5
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%
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4.7 pts
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84.0
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%
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83.3
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%
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0.7 pts
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Regional
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76.3
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%
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74.2
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%
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2.1 pts
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75.1
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%
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73.2
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%
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1.9 pts
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Consolidated
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83.0
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%
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81.8
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%
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1.2 pts
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83.7
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%
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82.4
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%
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1.3 pts
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ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
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Mainline
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9,308
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8,788
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5.9
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%
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104,437
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99,011
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5.5
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%
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Regional
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3,692
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3,417
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8.0
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%
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40,701
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36,614
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11.2
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%
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Consolidated
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13,000
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12,205
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6.5
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%
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145,138
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135,625
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7.0
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%
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CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
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Total
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293,305
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300,195
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(2.3)
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%
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3,122,050
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3,014,572
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3.6
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%
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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Mainline Departure Performance1
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66.9
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%
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76.5
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%
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(9.6) pts
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Mainline Completion Factor
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99.0
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%
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99.9
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%
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(0.9) 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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