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Chris Higgins
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Return to Your Seat and Buckle Your Seatbelt Please: United Hits 3Q Turbulence and 2018 Looks Bumpy

On the one hand, United Airlines reported sequential improvements in the third quarter across multiple operational metrics, indicating progress on management's turnaround plan. On the other hand, the airline doesn't seem to be achieving its financial targets. In response, we're trimming our 2017 and 2018 margins for United. This led to a 6% drop in our fair value, which now stands at $80. Our long-term forecast for United still includes midcycle pretax margins close to 10%, which remains the low...
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United Airlines Holdings Inc.

United Airlines Holdings is a holding company and its principal, wholly-owned subsidiary is United Airlines, Inc. (United). The company is engaged in the transportation of people and cargo throughout North America and to destinations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America. The company, through United and its regional carriers, operates flights to airports, with its hubs at Newark Liberty International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, A.B. Won Pat International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.

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