United Airlines ikupereka malipoti a Q4 ndi machitidwe a chaka chonse cha 2017

United Airlines (UAL) lero yalengeza zotsatira zake zachuma za kotala lachinayi komanso chaka chonse cha 2017.

• UAL reported fourth-quarter net income of $580 million, diluted earnings per share of $1.99, pre-tax earnings of $600 million and pre-tax margin of 6.4 percent. Excluding special charges and income tax adjustments, UAL reported fourth-quarter net income of $408 million, diluted earnings per share of $1.40, pre-tax earnings of $631 million and pre-tax margin of 6.7 percent.

• UAL reported full-year net income of $2.1 billion, diluted earnings per share of $7.02, pre-tax earnings of $3.0 billion and pre-tax margin of 7.9 percent. Excluding special charges and income tax adjustments, UAL reported full-year net income of $2.1 billion, diluted earnings per share of $6.76, pre-tax earnings of $3.2 billion and pre-tax margin of 8.4 percent.

• UAL repurchased $553 million of its common shares in the fourth quarter, bringing the full-year share repurchases to $1.8 billion and completing the company’s July 2016 $2 billion share repurchase program. The company’s board of directors authorized a new $3 billion share repurchase program in December.

• During 2017, United consistently notched operational bests in on-time arrivals and completions while seeing the fewest cancellations and the best baggage performance in company history.

• Ogwira ntchito adapeza $349 miliyoni pogawana phindu mu 2017.

"Ndili wonyadira kwambiri momwe antchito athu adaperekera mu 2017, kukwaniritsa ntchito yathu yabwino kwambiri kuposa kale lonse. Kudalirika ndi mzati wofunikira pakulimbikira kwathu kupititsa patsogolo luso lamakasitomala, "atero Oscar Munoz, wamkulu wa United Airlines. “Tikayang’ana m’tsogolo, tadzipereka kukulitsa phindu kwa nthawi yaitali pomanga maziko olimba omwe takhala tikuwayala m’zaka ziwiri zapitazi. Aliyense ku United ali wokondwa kulowa mchaka cha 2018 ndi zinthu zofunika kwambiri komanso malingaliro atsopano potsegula kuthekera konse kwa United Airlines. "

Ndalama za Kotala Yachinayi ndi Zaka Zonse

Pa gawo lachinayi la 2017, ndalama zinali $ 9.4 biliyoni, kuwonjezeka kwa 4.3 peresenti pachaka. Gawo lachinayi la 2017 lophatikiza ndalama zonyamula anthu pampando wopezeka (PRASM) zidakwera ndi 0.2 peresenti poyerekeza ndi gawo lachinayi la 2016. Ndalama zonyamula katundu zinali $304 miliyoni mgawo lachinayi la 2017, kuwonjezeka kwa 21.6 peresenti pachaka kukweza katundu wapadziko lonse lapansi ndi zokolola. Kwa chaka chonse cha 2017, ndalama zonse zinali $37.7 biliyoni, kuwonjezeka kwa 3.2 peresenti pachaka.

"Chilichonse chomwe timachita ku United chimachirikizidwa ndi kudzipereka kuti tigwire ntchito modalirika," atero a Scott Kirby, Purezidenti wa United Airlines. "Chifukwa cha khama ndi kudzipereka kwa ogwira ntchito athu, takweza kwambiri ntchito m'derali, ndikupereka mbiri yogwira ntchito mu 2017. Tikuyang'ana m'tsogolo, cholinga chathu chidzakhala kupitiriza kukonza chithandizo cha makasitomala ndikukulitsa maukonde a United kuti apereke. makasitomala kusankha zambiri."

Mtengo wa Kotala Yachinayi ndi Zaka Zonse

Ndalama zonse zogwirira ntchito zinali $ 8.7 biliyoni mgawo lachinayi, kukwera ndi 8.2 peresenti pachaka. Mtengo wa unit consolidated unit pa kilometre yomwe ilipo (CASM) yakwera ndi 4.0 peresenti poyerekeza ndi kotala yachinayi ya 2016 chifukwa chachikulu cha ndalama zamafuta ndi zantchito. Gawo lachinayi la CASM lophatikizidwa, osaphatikiza zolipiritsa zapadera, zowonongera bizinesi ya chipani chachitatu, mafuta amafuta ndi kugawana phindu, zawonjezeka ndi 1.5 peresenti pachaka, motsogozedwa kwambiri ndi ndalama zogwirira ntchito. Kwa chaka chathunthu, CASM yophatikizidwa idakwera 2.8 peresenti poyerekeza ndi chaka chonse cha 2016 chifukwa cha kuchuluka kwamafuta ndi ndalama zantchito. Kupatula zolipiritsa zapadera, zolipirira bizinesi ya chipani chachitatu, mafuta ndi kugawana phindu, CASM yophatikizidwa idakwera ndi 3.1 peresenti poyerekeza ndi chaka cham'mbuyo makamaka chifukwa cha ndalama zomwe zidabwera chifukwa cha mapangano ogwira ntchito omwe adavomerezedwa mu 2016.

"Timalimbikitsidwa ndi zotsatira zathu zachuma m'gawo lachinayi lomwe lidapeza chaka chopeza bwino. Kuphatikiza apo, chaka chonse tidapanga ndalama zambiri mubizinesi pomwe tikupitiliza kubweza ndalama kwa omwe ali ndi masheya kudzera mu $ 1.8 biliyoni yowombola magawo, "atero Andrew Levy, wachiwiri kwa purezidenti komanso wamkulu wa zachuma ku United Airlines. "Mu 2018, tipitiliza kuyang'ana kwambiri pakuwongolera mtengo, kuyika ndalama mubizinesi ndikugwiritsa ntchito chilolezo chathu chowombola chatsopano cha $ 3 biliyoni kubweza ndalama kwa omwe ali nawo."

Kugawa Kwazikulu

UAL idapanga $728 miliyoni pakuyendetsa ndalama m'gawo lachinayi la 2017 ndipo idamaliza kotalali ndi $ 5.8 biliyoni yandalama zopanda malire, kuphatikiza $2.0 biliyoni yazinthu zomwe zidasungidwa pansi pangongole yake. UAL idapanga $3.4 biliyoni pakuyendetsa ndalama kwa chaka chonse. Kampaniyo idapitilizabe kuyika ndalama mubizinesi yake pogwiritsa ntchito ndalama zokwana $1.1 biliyoni mgawo lachinayi ndi ndalama zokwana $4.0 biliyoni chaka chonse. Ndalama zomwe zasinthidwa, zomwe zimayesedwa ngati ndalama zazikulu zomwe zidapezedwa kudzera pakubweza ngongole ndi kubwereketsa ndalama, ndalama zomanga mabwalo a ndege, ndikupatula ntchito zobweza ndalama zonse, zinali $ 1.0 biliyoni mgawo lachinayi ndi $ 4.7 biliyoni mchaka chonse cha 2017. Kampaniyo idathandizira $419 miliyoni kumapulani ake apenshoni ndipo adalipira ngongole ndi capital lease ya $ 1.0 biliyoni mu 2017.

Kwa miyezi 12 yomwe inatha pa Dec. 31, 2017, ndalama zomwe kampaniyo inkapereka msonkho isanabwere zinali $ 3.0 biliyoni ndipo kubwerera ku capital capital (ROIC) inali 13.8 peresenti. Mgawo lachinayi, UAL idagula $553 miliyoni ya magawo ake wamba pamtengo wapakati wa $59.61 pagawo lililonse. Mu 2017, UAL idagula $ 1.8 biliyoni ya magawo ake wamba pamtengo wapakati wa $ 66.30 pagawo lililonse. Kampaniyo idamaliza pulogalamu yake yowombolanso magawo mu July 2016 $2 biliyoni ndipo yalengeza chilolezo cha pulogalamu yatsopano yowombolanso magawo okwana $3 biliyoni, yomwe ikuyimira pafupifupi 14 peresenti ya ndalama zamsika zamakampani potengera mtengo wotseka pa Januware 22, 2018.

UAL management ikhala ndi Investor Event nthawi ya 4:30pm ET lero kuti tikambirane zomwe apeza mu kotala lachinayi komanso chaka chonse cha 2017, kufotokoza zofunika kwambiri mu 2018, kupereka zosintha zaukadaulo wa United network ndikuwongolera ndalama. Pachiwonetserochi, UAL ipereka chitsogozo cha chaka chonse cha 2018 kuphatikiza zopeza pagawo lililonse ndikukhazikitsa zolinga zanthawi yayitali. Chonde pitani ku ir.united.com kuti mupeze zosintha zamabizinesi za kotala loyamba la 2018, kuwulutsa kwapaintaneti ndi zomwe kampaniyo ikuwonetsa pa intaneti, zonse zomwe zizipezeka patsambalo pakutha kwa mwambowu.

Mfundo Zazikulu za Kotala Yachinayi ndi Zaka Zonse

Zochita ndi Ogwira Ntchito

• Achieved a record-setting year for operational reliability, including best on-time departure performance, fewest cancellations, and best baggage handling performance.
• The fourth quarter saw a record-breaking performance during the busy holiday travel season.
o In December, United was first place among competitors in mainline on-time departures, completion factor, and on-time arrivals.
o In November, United set company performance records during the busy Thanksgiving travel week, landing its best-ever Thanksgiving completion factor and twice breaking on-time performance records in the midst of the busiest travel days of the year.
• Employees earned incentive payments of approximately $30 million for achieving operations performance goals in the fourth quarter, marking a full year of earned bonuses totaling approximately $87 million.
• The company earned its seventh consecutive perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index and a spot on the organization’s list of “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.”
• Recognized as a Top 100 Best Places to Work in the U.S. by the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards.
• Announced the appointment of Regional Presidents for California and New York/New Jersey, demonstrating our commitment to these communities and our hubs.
• In response to the catastrophic weather events Harvey, Irma and Maria, United and its employees came together to keep the operation moving and take part in relief efforts, delivering more than 1.7 million pounds of relief supplies to impacted areas, and together with customers and employees, raised and contributed more than $9 million to community assistance.
Network ndi Fleet
• Last year, announced 44 new domestic routes from the company’s seven U.S. mainland hubs, and increased service on 11 routes to the Hawaiian Islands from Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco – offering more nonstop service to Hawaiian destinations than any other carrier.
• Announced 13 new international routes in 2017 including its newest route San Francisco to Papeete, Tahiti starting seasonally in October 2018.
• By increasing its nonstop service from six hub cities to nine ski destinations, United offers customers the most service to the most ski destinations across the U.S.
• During 2017, took delivery of 19 new Boeing aircraft, including twelve 777-300ER, three 787-9, four 737-800 and eight used Airbus aircraft including two A320 and six A319.
• Announced an agreement with Boeing to convert 100 current 737 MAX orders into 737 MAX 10 aircraft starting in late 2020.
• Announced an agreement with Airbus to modify its A350 order resulting in a conversion of the model type from the A350-1000 to the A350-900, an increase in the order size from 35 to 45 aircraft and a deferral of the first delivery to late 2022.
• Retired the company’s iconic Boeing 747 fleet with a final farewell flight between San Francisco and Honolulu.

Zochitika za Makhalidwe

• Took several actions to improve the overall customer experience – including providing more tools to employees to assist customers and increasing compensation for denied boarding.
• Rolled out system-wide new Customer Solutions Desk with a dedicated team to develop creative solutions to assist customers in reaching their final destinations when their travel plans don’t go as expected.
• Decreased involuntary denied boardings by 92% since April, and in December only had 13 involuntary denied boardings.
• Upgraded the Houston and Newark terminal experience with the opening of OTG experience, opened new security lanes with automated security bins at Chicago and Newark, and opened the brand new upgraded Los Angeles United Club along with new Global Services lobbies in Houston, Newark and Los Angeles.
• Improved the customer experience at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport by offering customers shorter, more convenient connection times and better access to more destinations through “rebanking” of the hub. UAL will “rebank” Chicago O’Hare beginning in February of 2018.
• Unveiled new enhancements to United’s award-winning mobile app including bag tracking feature, ability to change and cancel flights in the app, add MileagePlus and United Club cards to the Apple Wallet, and allow customers to access boarding passes for 19 other carriers.
• Became the first airline to give customers access to flight information and other amenities skills for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Fitbit Ionic smartwatch.
• Continued to improve the mobile tools used by employees, including the first release of the “in the moment” care app, and new functionality in flight attendant tools to better serve customers.
• The company received the CIO 100 award, an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence in business technology.
• Launched a new online portal, United Jetstream, in an effort to simplify the travel management process and give corporate and agency customers an intuitive suite of self-service tools.