UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, 2019
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC .
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
36-2675207 | |
74-2099724 | |
(IRS Employer | |
Identification Number) | |
233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL | 60606 |
233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL | 60606 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Delaware 001-10323
Delaware 001-06033
(Commission File Number)
(872) 825-4000 (872) 825-4000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 9, 2019, United Airlines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc., issued a press release reporting its December 2018 operational results. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release issued by United Airlines, Inc. dated January 9, 2019. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC. UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
By: | /s/ Chris Kenny |
Name: | Chris Kenny |
Title: | Vice President and Controller |
Date: January 9, 2019
Exhibit 99.1
News Release
United Airlines
Worldwide Media Relations 872.825.8640media.relations@united.com
United Reports December 2018
Operational Performance
CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2019 - United Airlines (UAL) today reported December 2018 operational results.
UAL's December 2018 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 6.9 percent and consolidated capacity
(available seat miles) increased 6.4 percent versus December 2017 . UAL's December 2018 consolidated load factor increased 0.4 points compared to December 2017 .
December Highlights
• Announced UAL's largest ever international network expansion from San Francisco International Airport by offering nonstop year-round service to Toronto and Melbourne, Australia, seasonal service to New Delhi and a second daily flight between San Francisco and Seoul, South Korea - all subject to government approvals. In addition to the new routes, UAL will begin new year-round nonstop service between San Francisco and each of Auckland, New Zealand, Tahiti, French Polynesia and Amsterdam.
• Announced the addition of 11 new routes from UAL's hubs in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The company's new summer service, beginning in June 2019, will connect customers to popular summer vacation destinations in California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Michigan and Nova Scotia.
• MileagePlus loyalty program was voted Best Overall Frequent-Flyer Program in the world for the 15 th consecutive year by readers of Global Traveler and was awarded the 2018 Frequent Traveler Titan Award for the Americas.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,800 flights a day to 353 airports across five continents. In
2018, United and United Express operated more than 1.7 million flights carrying more than 158 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, Newark/New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 770 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 559 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193 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 Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
United Reports December 2018 Operational Performance / Page 2 |
December |
Preliminary Operational Results
Year-to-Date | ||||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | 2018 | 2017 | Change | |
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | ||||||
Domestic | 11,058,944 | 10,479,105 | 5.5% | 132,954,893 | 124,267,502 | 7.0% |
Mainline | 8,982,444 | 8,578,667 | 4.7% | 108,634,884 | 102,312,669 | 6.2% |
Regional | 2,076,500 | 1,900,438 | 9.3% | 24,320,009 | 21,954,833 | 10.8% |
International | 8,270,205 | 7,596,002 | 8.9% | 97,199,892 | 91,992,999 | 5.7% |
Atlantic | 2,986,741 | 2,645,206 | 12.9% | 40,610,724 | 36,220,795 | 12.1% |
Pacific | 3,108,677 | 2,880,088 | 7.9% | 34,414,147 | 33,890,639 | 1.5% |
Latin | 2,174,787 | 2,070,708 | 5.0% | 22,175,021 | 21,881,565 | 1.3% |
Mainline | 2,085,568 | 1,987,076 | 5.0% | 21,255,941 | 21,019,723 | 1.1% |
Regional | 89,219 | 83,632 | 6.7% | 919,080 | 861,842 | 6.6% |
Consolidated | 19,329,149 | 18,075,107 | 6.9% | 230,154,785 | 216,260,501 | 6.4% |
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | ||||||
Domestic | 13,295,896 | 12,476,108 | 6.6% | 155,637,292 | 145,848,600 | 6.7% |
Mainline | 10,757,911 | 10,173,407 | 5.7% | 126,385,402 | 119,208,926 | 6.0% |
Regional | 2,537,985 | 2,302,701 | 10.2% | 29,251,890 | 26,639,674 | 9.8% |
International | 10,076,215 | 9,486,777 | 6.2% | 119,624,405 | 116,537,327 | 2.6% |
Atlantic | 3,671,224 | 3,343,547 | 9.8% | 49,721,287 | 47,297,821 | 5.1% |
Pacific | 3,835,983 | 3,660,168 | 4.8% | 43,406,455 | 42,831,318 | 1.3% |
Latin | 2,569,008 | 2,483,062 | 3.5% | 26,496,663 | 26,408,188 | 0.3% |
Mainline | 2,457,018 | 2,376,570 | 3.4% | 25,279,532 | 25,238,343 | 0.2% |
Regional | 111,990 | 106,492 | 5.2% | 1,217,131 | 1,169,845 | 4.0% |
Consolidated | 23,372,111 | 21,962,885 | 6.4% | 275,261,697 | 262,385,927 | 4.9% |
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR | ||||||
Domestic | 83.2% | 84.0% | (0.8) pts | 85.4% | 85.2% | 0.2 pts |
Mainline | 83.5% | 84.3% | (0.8) pts | 86.0% | 85.8% | 0.2 pts |
Regional | 81.8% | 82.5% | (0.7) pts | 83.1% | 82.4% | 0.7 pts |
International | 82.1% | 80.1% | 2.0 pts | 81.3% | 78.9% | 2.4 pts |
Atlantic | 81.4% | 79.1% | 2.3 pts | 81.7% | 76.6% | 5.1 pts |
Pacific | 81.0% | 78.7% | 2.3 pts | 79.3% | 79.1% | 0.2 pts |
Latin | 84.7% | 83.4% | 1.3 pts | 83.7% | 82.9% | 0.8 pts |
Mainline | 84.9% | 83.6% | 1.3 pts | 84.1% | 83.3% | 0.8 pts |
Regional | 79.7% | 78.5% | 1.2 pts | 75.5% | 73.7% | 1.8 pts |
Consolidated | 82.7% | 82.3% | 0.4 pts | 83.6% | 82.4% | 1.2 pts |
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000) | ||||||
Mainline | 9,448 | 9,006 | 4.9% | 113,885 | 108,017 | 5.4% |
Regional | 3,744 | 3,436 | 9.0% | 44,445 | 40,050 | 11.0% |
Consolidated | 13,192 | 12,442 | 6.0% | 158,330 | 148,067 | 6.9% |
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000) | ||||||
Total | 302,575 | 301,330 | 0.4% | 3,424,625 | 3,315,902 | 3.3% |
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE | ||||||
Mainline Departure Performance 1 | 67.5% | 69.1% | ||||
Mainline Completion Factor | 99.8% | 99.8% |
(1.6) pts0.0 pts
1 Based 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 for the definitions of these statistics
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