Matricula
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Modelo
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Serie
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EC-LZC
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Ultramagic M-77
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77/373
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EC-LZJ
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Airbus A330-302E
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1490
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EC-LZK
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Beechcraft 99 Airliner
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U-46
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EC-LZL
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Ultramagic M-77
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77/372
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EC-LZO
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Boeing 767-35DER
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27902
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EC-LZP
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Cessna F500 Citation I
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F500-0312
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EC-LZQ
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Cirrus SR20
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1570
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EC-LZR
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Aerospatiale ATR 72-202
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441
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EC-LZS
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Cessna 510 Citation Mustang
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510-0050
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lunes, 27 de enero de 2014
ULTIMAS MATRICULAS DICIEMBRE/ENERO
martes, 21 de enero de 2014
NUEVO MOTOR DE AVIÓN
Desde que el hombre miró al cielo, ha estado luchando para conquistarlo. Todo comenzó con el primer vuelo de los hermanos WRIGHT el 17 de diciembre de 1907. La tecnología aeronáutica avanza en función de aquel vuelo.
La fotografía de la izquierda es un motor de turbohélice que podría -dicen algunos- ser el futuro de la aviación, ya que promete, según manifiesta la empresa francesa Snegma, reducir notablemente el uso de combustible, las emisiones de dióxido de carbono, y el ruido del motor.
El avance está en el funcionamiento del motor, ya que actualmente el tipo de motores que se utilizan son de turbofan, que consiste en que una parte del aire atraviese la cámara de combustión del motor para generar impulso adicional cuando se expulsa con gases calientes y comprimidos.
El motor de Snegma prescinde por completo de la carcasa alrededor del ventilador permitiendo que ventiladores sigan girando en sentido contrario impulsen aire abierto hacia dentro.
Snegma espera disponer de un prototipo y completar sus pruebas en 2015 y probarlo en vuelo instalado en un Airbus A380 en 2019. Si las pruebas fuesen favorables comenzaría su producción en 2030.
EN MAYO NUEVA RUTA ENTRE BARCELONA Y PEKÍN CON AIR CHINA
La compañía aérea Air China va a abrir una nueva ruta entre Pekín y Barcelona con escala en Viena a partir del próximo 5 de mayo operando con Airbus A330-300 con una frecuencia de cuatro vuelos semanales.
Con esta ruta Aire China se convierte en el único operador en ofrecer este mercado desde Barcelona.
Spitzer's Orion
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Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula, an
immense stellar nursery some 1,500 light-years away. This stunning false-color view spans about 40 light-years across the region, constructed using infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope. Compared to its visual wavelength appearance, the brightest portion of the nebula is likewise centered on Orion's young, massive, hot stars, known as the Trapezium Cluster. But the infrared image also detects the nebula's many protostars, still in the process of formation, seen here in red hues. In fact, red spots along the dark dusty filament to the left of the bright cluster include the protostar cataloged as HOPS 68, recently found to have crystals of the silicate mineral olivine within its protostellar envelope.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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sábado, 18 de enero de 2014
EL ASTEROIDE BENNU
"LA NASA BUSCA PARTICIPANTES PARA UNA MISIÓN AL ASTEROIDE BENNU"
Ese titular, aparecido en algunos medios de comunicación sorprendió a algunos e inquietó a otros.
Lo que pretende la NASA es enviar una sonda, dentro de su programa OSIRIS-REx, que se dirigirá al asteroide más peligroso para nuestro planeta, el 1999 RQ36, que tiene unos 500 metros de longitud y, se prevé que es el que mayor posibilidad tiene de colisionar con la Tierra allá por el año 2182.
La sonda automática que enviará la NASA se acercará al asteroide en 2020, se mantendrá durante seis meses a unos cinco kilómetros de distancia del 1999 RQ36, estudiará su superficie y tomará muestras de unos 60 gramos para entender mejor los orígenes del Sistema Solar, y pondrá rumbo de vuelta a casa.
El asteroide 1999 RQ36 recibe un segundo nombre oficial, BENNU, en honor a la antigua deidad equivalente al ave Fénix. Según la mitología egipcia, BENNU, la garza púrpura, apareció en el principio de la creación del mundo del caos acuático y fue considerada como la suplantación del alma de dios del Sol, Ra, y más tarde como el alma de Osiris, el dios de la resurrección y de los difuntos.
La NASA, en esta ocasión como en anteriores, lo que pretende es recibir los nombres de candidatos, NO PARA VIAJAR a BENNU, sino para grabarlos en un microchip que colocará en la sonda e informar a través del correo electrónico de cada uno de los candidatos registrados del desarrollo de la misión.
Imágenes : NASA
viernes, 17 de enero de 2014
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NASA Center Renamed in Honor of Neil A. Armstrong
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President Barack Obama has signed HR 667, the congressional resolution
that redesignates NASA's Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center, into law. The resolution also names Dryden's Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. Both Hugh Dryden and Neil Armstrong are aerospace pioneers whose contributions are historic to NASA and the nation as a whole. NASA is developing a timeline to implement the name change. Neil A. Armstrong was born Aug. 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He earned an aeronautical engineering degree from Purdue University and a master's in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California. He was a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952. During the Korean War he flew 78 combat missions. In 1955 he joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), NASA's predecessor, as a research pilot at Lewis Laboratory in Cleveland. Armstrong later transferred to NACA's High Speed Flight Research Station at Edwards AFB, Calif., later named NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. As a research project test pilot over the course of seven years at the center from 1955 through 1962, he was in the forefront of the development of many high-speed aircraft. This photograph shows Neil Armstrong next to the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft after a research flight. He was one of only 12 pilots to fly the hypersonic X-15 as well as the first of 12 men to later walk on the moon. In all, he flew more than 200 different types of aircraft.
Image Credit: NASA
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FAA Press Release Update
FAA Proposes $150,000 Civil Penalty Against Talon Air, Inc.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
is proposing a $150,000 civil penalty against Talon Air, Inc., of Farmingdale, New York, for allegedly violating Federal Aviation Regulations by allowing four pilots to fly without proper training or examinations.
The FAA alleges three of the pilots did not undergo recurrent training or receive
competency flight checks within the required periods of time. The agency alleges the fourth pilot's initial training was conducted by an unqualified person. As a result, none of the pilots were qualified to fly the charter carrier's Hawker 4000 aircraft.
The FAA alleges that collectively, the pilots flew at least 64 times between
October 23, 2011 and July 9, 2012 while they were unqualified to serve as on-demand flight crew members.
Talon Air has 30 days from the receipt of the FAA's enforcement letter
to respond to the agency. |
martes, 14 de enero de 2014
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lunes, 13 de enero de 2014
Secretary Foxx Announces 10 New Members to
FAA Management Advisory Council
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx today appointed 10 new members to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Management Advisory Council (MAC). The council advises the FAA on management, policy, spending and regulatory matters.
The 10 new members are: Steve Alterman, president, Cargo Airline Association; Bill Ayer, former chairman, Alaska Air Group; Montie Brewer, former president and CEO, Air Canada; Ray Conner, vice chairman, The Boeing Co., and president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Craig Fuller, president, the Fuller Co. and former president, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA); Jane Garvey, Meridiam Infrastructure/MITRE board member and former FAA administrator; Mayor Michael Hancock, City of Denver, Colo.; Lee Moak, president, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA); John "Jack" Potter, president and CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA); and, Gwynne Shotwell, president and COO, Space X.
"These established aviation leaders will help guide the FAA in its many critical air-transportation policy decisions, supporting our commitment to a first class aviation system," said Secretary Foxx. "These proven aviation experts will be lending their knowledge to help advance the nation's air travel system as the safest and most efficient in the world."
Created by the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996, the MAC meets quarterly to assess and advise the FAA on carrying out its aviation safety and air travel efficiency mission. The panel members serve three-year terms in a volunteer capacity and retain their private sector positions.
"We are at a pivotal time in both the FAA and the aviation industry. These new MAC members will provide essential guidance and input as the FAA moves forward with NextGen and makes critical decisions about the future," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
By law the MAC has 13 members. The new appointments join the three incumbent council members: Department of Transportation Acting Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez; Department of Defense Brig. Gen. Steven M Shepro; and Paul Rinaldi, president, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).
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PRIMERA MUJER COMANDANTE DE IBERIA EN VUELOS DE LARGO RADIO
La piloto Marta Pérez-Aranda se ha convertido en la primera mujer comandante de vuelos transoceánicos de IBERIA. Marta obtuvo su título como comandante el pasado 6 de enero y la pasada madrugada ha realizado su primer vuelo, pilotando un Airbus A-340-300, que operaba el vuelo IB6827 con destino a Sao Paulo.
La nueva comandante nació en Salamanca en 1961, y se graduó en la Escuela Nacional de Aeronáutica en 1984. Como instructora pasó por el Aeroclub de Zaragoza y como piloto en Mac Aviation, S.A. Forma parte de Iberia desde 1988, volando como copiloto en la flota de Boeing B727. Después pasó a las flotas de Airbus A320, Boeing B757 y Airbus A340 y, en octubre de 2010, su carrera progresó a comandante de la flota A320. Apenas cuatro años después, Marta se ha convertido en la primera mujer comandante de largo radio de Iberia.
Iberia cuenta en su plantilla de pilotos con 57 mujeres. En 1985 María Aburto se convirtió en la primera mujer piloto de Iberia y, en 1998, Bettina Kadner fue la primera en llegar a comandante de la flota Airbus A320.
jueves, 9 de enero de 2014
United Reports December 2013 Operational Performance
UAL's December 2013 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 4.1 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 0.5 percent versus December 2012. UAL's December 2013 consolidated load factor increased 3.0 points compared to December 2012.
UAL's December 2013 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 11.5 to 12.5 percent compared to December 2012. The company's December PRASM growth was greater than originally expected due to strong yields and traffic throughout the month. Also during December, the company canceled more than 1,200 flights due to winter storms, which reduced December consolidated capacity and increased consolidated PRASM growth. Further, in December UAL recorded higher-than-expected positive adjustments during the month-end close process related to certain interline tickets. In total, the impact of the winter storms and the positive adjustments during the month-end close process increased December PRASM by approximately 2.5 percentage points.
The company will continue to provide quarterly PRASM guidance in its investor update documents and beginning with next month's January 2014 traffic release, the company will no longer provide monthly PRASM guidance.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of more than 5,300 flights a day to more than 360 airports across six continents. In 2012, United and United Express carried more passenger traffic than any other airline in the world and operated nearly two million flights carrying 140 million customers. United is investing in upgrading its onboard products and now offers more flat-bed seats in its premium cabins and more extra-legroom, economy-class seating than any airline in North America. In 2013, United became the first U.S.-based international carrier to offer satellite-based Wi-Fi on long-haul overseas routes. The airline also features DIRECTV® on more than 200 aircraft, offering customers more live television access than any other airline in the world. United operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and has made large-scale investments in its fleet. Business Traveler magazine awarded United Best Airline for North American Travel for 2013, and readers of Global Traveler magazine have voted United's MileagePlus program the Best Frequent-Flyer program for 10 consecutive years. According to the 4th annual Switchfly Reward Seat Availability Survey published by IdeaWorksCompany in May 2013, United has the most saver-style award-seat availability among the largest U.S. global airlines. Air Transport World named United as the Eco-Aviation Airline of the Year Gold Winner in 2013. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 195 countries via 28 member airlines. More than 85,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of more than 5,300 flights a day to more than 360 airports across six continents. In 2012, United and United Express carried more passenger traffic than any other airline in the world and operated nearly two million flights carrying 140 million customers. United is investing in upgrading its onboard products and now offers more flat-bed seats in its premium cabins and more extra-legroom, economy-class seating than any airline in North America. In 2013, United became the first U.S.-based international carrier to offer satellite-based Wi-Fi on long-haul overseas routes. The airline also features DIRECTV® on more than 200 aircraft, offering customers more live television access than any other airline in the world. United operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and has made large-scale investments in its fleet. Business Traveler magazine awarded United Best Airline for North American Travel for 2013, and readers of Global Traveler magazine have voted United's MileagePlus program the Best Frequent-Flyer program for 10 consecutive years. According to the 4th annual Switchfly Reward Seat Availability Survey published by IdeaWorksCompany in May 2013, United has the most saver-style award-seat availability among the largest U.S. global airlines. Air Transport World named United as the Eco-Aviation Airline of the Year Gold Winner in 2013. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 195 countries via 28 member airlines. More than 85,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.
Preliminary Operational Results
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December
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Year-to-Date
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2013
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2012
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Change
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2013
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2012
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Change
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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Domestic
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7,729,579
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7,294,836
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6.0%
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91,563,891
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92,654,685
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(1.2%)
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International
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6,907,792
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6,838,979
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1.0%
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87,013,837
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86,761,121
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0.3%
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Atlantic
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2,764,916
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2,757,774
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0.3%
|
38,106,743
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37,817,032
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0.8%
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Pacific
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2,656,038
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2,600,344
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2.1%
|
32,182,300
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32,360,042
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(0.5%)
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Latin
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1,486,838
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1,480,861
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0.4%
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16,724,794
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16,584,047
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0.8%
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Mainline
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14,637,371
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14,133,815
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3.6%
|
178,577,728
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179,415,806
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(0.5%)
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Regional
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2,239,815
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2,071,797
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8.1%
|
26,589,581
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26,068,761
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2.0%
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Consolidated
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16,877,186
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16,205,612
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4.1%
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205,167,309
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205,484,567
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(0.2%)
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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Domestic
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8,786,995
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8,747,198
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0.5%
|
106,818,431
|
109,105,345
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(2.1%)
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International
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8,337,211
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8,337,481
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0.0%
|
106,188,332
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107,224,901
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(1.0%)
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Atlantic
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3,378,639
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3,434,047
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(1.6%)
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46,844,186
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47,428,563
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(1.2%)
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Pacific
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3,188,649
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3,070,544
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3.8%
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38,814,539
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39,234,124
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(1.1%)
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Latin
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1,769,923
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1,832,890
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(3.4%)
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20,529,607
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20,562,214
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(0.2%)
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Mainline
|
17,124,206
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17,084,679
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0.2%
|
213,006,763
|
216,330,246
|
(1.5%)
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Regional
|
2,642,064
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2,580,166
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2.4%
|
32,347,101
|
32,529,763
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(0.6%)
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Consolidated
|
19,766,270
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19,664,845
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0.5%
|
245,353,864
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248,860,009
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(1.4%)
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PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
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Domestic
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88.0%
|
83.4%
|
4.6 pts
|
85.7%
|
84.9%
|
0.8 pts
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International
|
82.9%
|
82.0%
|
0.9 pts
|
81.9%
|
80.9%
|
1.0 pt
| ||
Atlantic
|
81.8%
|
80.3%
|
1.5 pts
|
81.3%
|
79.7%
|
1.6 pts
| ||
Pacific
|
83.3%
|
84.7%
|
(1.4) pts
|
82.9%
|
82.5%
|
0.4 pts
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Latin
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84.0%
|
80.8%
|
3.2 pts
|
81.5%
|
80.7%
|
0.8 pts
| ||
Mainline
|
85.5%
|
82.7%
|
2.8 pts
|
83.8%
|
82.9%
|
0.9 pts
| ||
Regional
|
84.8%
|
80.3%
|
4.5 pts
|
82.2%
|
80.1%
|
2.1 pts
| ||
Consolidated
|
85.4%
|
82.4%
|
3.0 pts
|
83.6%
|
82.6%
|
1.0 pt
| ||
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
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Mainline
|
7,637
|
7,331
|
4.2%
|
91,329
|
93,595
|
(2.4%)
| ||
Regional
|
3,968
|
3,746
|
5.9%
|
47,880
|
46,846
|
2.2%
| ||
Consolidated
|
11,605
|
11,077
|
4.8%
|
139,209
|
140,441
|
(0.9%)
| ||
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
| ||||||||
Total
|
197,131
|
199,466
|
(1.2%)
|
2,213,385
|
2,460,438
|
(10.0%)
| ||
Preliminary Financial Results
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November 2013 year-over-year consolidated PRASM change
|
(1.7)
|
%
| |||||||
November 2013 year-over-year mainline PRASM change
|
(2.1)
|
%
| |||||||
December 2013 estimated year-over-year consolidated PRASM change
|
11.5 - 12.5
|
%
| |||||||
December 2013 estimated year-over-year mainline PRASM change
|
11.0 - 12.0
|
%
| |||||||
December 2013 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash settled hedges and fuel taxes
|
3.08
|
Dollars
| |||||||
Fourth Quarter 2013 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash settled hedges and fuel taxes
|
3.06 - 3.11
|
Dollars
| |||||||
Preliminary Operational Results
| |||||||||
2013
|
2012
|
Change
| |||||||
December On-Time Performance1
|
73.5%
|
78.4%
|
(4.9)
|
pts
| |||||
December Completion Factor2
|
98.5%
|
99.2%
|
(0.7)
|
pts
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1 Based on domestic mainline scheduled flights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time, according to data published in the DOT Air Travel Consumer Report
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2 Mainline completion percentage
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Safe Harbor Statement
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements included in this release are forward-looking and thus reflect our current expectations and beliefs with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be subject to many risks and uncertainties relating to our operations and business environment that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Words such as "expects," "will," "plans," "anticipates," "indicates," "believes," "forecast," "guidance," "outlook" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Additionally, forward-looking statements include statements that do not relate solely to historical facts, such as statements which identify uncertainties or trends, discuss the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information available to us on the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Our actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors including, without limitation, the following: our ability to comply with the terms of our various financing arrangements; the costs and availability of financing; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity; our ability to execute our operational plans; our ability to control our costs, including realizing benefits from our resource optimization efforts, cost reduction initiatives and fleet replacement programs; our ability to utilize our net operating losses; our ability to attract and retain customers; demand for transportation in the markets in which we operate; an outbreak of a disease that affects travel demand or travel behavior; demand for travel and the impact that global economic conditions have on customer travel patterns; excessive taxation and the inability to offset future taxable income; general economic conditions (including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, investment or credit market conditions, crude oil prices, costs of aircraft fuel and energy refining capacity in relevant markets); our ability to cost-effectively hedge against increases in the price of aircraft fuel; any potential realized or unrealized gains or losses related to fuel or currency hedging programs; the effects of any hostilities, act of war or terrorist attack; the ability of other air carriers with whom we have alliances or partnerships to provide the services contemplated by the respective arrangements with such carriers; the costs and availability of aviation and other insurance; industry consolidation or changes in airline alliances; competitive pressures on pricing and on demand; our capacity decisions and the capacity decisions of our competitors; U.S. or foreign governmental legislation, regulation and other actions (including open skies agreements and environmental regulations); labor costs; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and the results of the collective bargaining agreement process with our union groups; any disruptions to operations due to any potential actions by our labor groups; weather conditions; the possibility that expected merger synergies will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; and other risks and uncertainties set forth under Item 1A, Risk Factors, of UAL's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the reports we file with the SEC.
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