Jake Brace
Jake Brace
couple days final order wait
We did everything that we set out to do. We have to wait a couple of days to get the final order we need.
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The numbers tell the story. Year to date in 2005, the company's operating earnings improved by over $450 million, despite fuel costs that are $1.3 billion higher than last year. When United exits bankruptcy in February 2006, we will be ready to compete aggressively with the best carriers in a way that is distinctly United.
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This is very normal for bankruptcies ... (and) has nothing to do with the operation of the business at all, ... The industry still has a number of challenges, fuel costs chief among them, but we're pleased with our results.
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Even at these levels, our financial performance fits within the envelope that is out there.
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I suspect that the trial has spurred action on both sides,
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The year-over-year improvement in operating profit despite record fuel prices demonstrates United's significantly improved competitiveness. United is well on the way to completing the Chapter 11 reorganization process and emerging as a strong competitor.
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We've been pleased with that decision. We are obviously mindful of other carriers following in our footsteps.
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We are blazing our own trail in terms of what products and offerings we have.
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We didn't think it would be $50 every year of the business plan. Clearly, in 2006 it's not going to be $50.
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We think we're setting the standard for performance. If you see what people have done in other bankruptcies, they've obviously looked at our contracts and things like that as a yardstick to measure their own bankruptcy process.
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We look forward to confirming the (reorganization) plan next week and exiting bankruptcy next month ready to compete with the strongest carriers.
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We look forward to working with our new independent auditors and we're eager to continue building our professional relationship.
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We're not going to ignore the low-value customer, but we're going to try and generate a revenue premium from the high-value customer. And the early signs of that are very promising.
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We are a vastly different airline than we were in 2002,