A United Airlines plane returned to Denver after an apparent encounter with wildlife while taking off. The airline said the flight returned to the gate safely.
Sometimes good things can come at surprising times. That was the case for United Airlines, which on Wednesday's (April 16) first quarter 2025 earnings call posted its best first-quarter results in five years.
Demand for international flights and premium seats is powering growth for United Airlines (UAL).
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 16, 2025 10:30 AM ET Company Participants Kristina Edwards - Managing Director, IR Scott Kirby - Chief Executive Officer Brett Hart - President Andrew Nocella - Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Mike Leskinen - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jamie Baker - JPMorgan Andrew Didora - Bank of America Conor Cunningham - Melius Research Dave Vernon - Bernstein Catherine O'Brien - Goldman Sachs Tom Fitzgerald - TD Cowen Sheila Kahyaoglu - Jefferies Tom Wadewitz - UBS Duane Pfennigwerth - Evercore ISI Mike Linenberg - Deutsche Bank Brandon Oglenski - Barclays Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley Mary Schlangenstein - Bloomberg News John Pletz - Crain's Chicago Business Operator Good morning, and welcome to United Airlines Holdings' Earnings Conference Call for the First Quarter of 2025. My name is Sarah, and I will be your conference facilitator today.
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UAL's operating revenues of $13.21 billion for the first quarter of 2025 fall marginally short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL, ETR:UAL1) shares jumped before Wednesday's opening bell as the airline's first quarter earnings impressed investors. The company said its Q1 performance was its best in five years, despite the challenging macroeconomic environment.
United Airlines said Tuesday (April 15) that it will remove 4 percentage points of its scheduled domestic capacity, starting in the third quarter, in response to the “current demand environment.
United said its financial forecast is dependent on the macro environment which, it added, is “impossible to predict this year with any degree of confidence.”
A pause in the chaotic ping-pong game of global tariffs that began two weeks ago tomorrow has calmed the market somewhat.
The headline numbers for United (UAL) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
United Airlines (UAL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.75 per share. This compares to loss of $0.15 per share a year ago.