United Continental Holdings, Inc. provided revenue and operating guidance for the fourth quarter December 31, 2017. For the period, the company expects pre-tax margin, as adjusted in the range from 6.0% to 7.0%. Revenue consolidated PRASM (¢/ASM) was 12.41, effective income tax rate to be in range of 35% to 36% and adjusted capital expenditures to be in the range of $1,035 million to $1,055 million.

For the period, the company expects revenue passenger miles of 53,149 million, available seat miles of 65,028 million and passenger load factor of 81.7%.

The company announced consolidated operating results for the month ended December 2017. For the month, the company reported that traffic (revenue passenger miles) revenue passenger miles were 18,075,107,000 against 17,595,994,000 a year ago. Available seat miles were 21,962,885,000 against 21,181,626,000 a year ago. Passenger load factor was 82.3% against 83.1% a year ago. Onboard passengers were 12,442,000 against 11,915,000 a year ago. Cargo revenue ton miles were 301,330,000 against 258,651,000 a year ago.

For the year to date, the company reported revenue passenger miles were 216,260,501,000 against 210,309,428,000 a year ago. Available seat miles were 262,385,927,000 against 253,589,554,000 a year ago. Passenger load factor was 82.4% against 82.9% a year ago. Onboard passengers were 148,067,000 against 143,177,000 a year ago. Cargo revenue ton miles were 3,315,902,000 against 2,805,292,000 a year ago.