Jake Brace
Jake Brace
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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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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're going to resolve as many of these issues as we possibly can,
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We're facing some negative sentiment in Washington. We talk to lots of people in Washington. Their message is: More is needed.
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We are a vastly different airline than we were in 2002,
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We are judiciously taking money and investing it in the high-value customer, and at the same time we are not spending any more than we have to on the low-value customer.
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Today represents a validation of three years of hard work that at the outset many critics said could not be done.
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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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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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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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Bankruptcy gets you a number of tools you can use to improve your financial situation, ... We don't think there are any more tools we can use.
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Third quarter results are strong, despite a $405 million impact from higher fuel prices year-over-year,
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I suspect that the trial has spurred action on both sides,
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We look forward to working with our new independent auditors and we're eager to continue building our professional relationship.