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Here's what to expect when United Airlines reports results after the bell

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Investing.com - United Airlines is due to report its latest returns after the closing bell on Wall Street on Tuesday, with investors keen to see how the carrier plans to manage airfares during a time of elevated fuel costs.

In July, United warned that it would be hit by nearly $6 billion in extra fuel expenses this year, reflecting the impact of a surge in oil prices linked to the Iran war.

However, the Chicago-based airline's CEO Scott Kirby said a month later that strong travel demand would help to offset higher fuel costs in the fourth quarter of this year. Kirby's

United Airlines (UAL) call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put into quarter results

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:45:54 -0400

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) October 23 weekly call option implied volatility is at 89, November is at 51; compared to its 52-week average of 39 to 78. Call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results today after the bell.

United Airlines (UAL) call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put into quarter results

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:45:54 -0400

United Airlines (UAL) call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into quarter results

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:22:09 -0400

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) October 23 weekly call option implied volatility is at 77, November is at 50; compared to its 52-week average of 39 to 78. Call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on October 20.

United Airlines (UAL) call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into quarter results

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:22:09 -0400

United Expands Meal Preorder to Shorter Flights, Giving Up to 65,000 More Customers Per Day Access to Time-Saving Benefit

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400

United lowers the threshold for fresh food preorder in United Economy^®from over 1,190 miles to over 900 miles on flights across North America and the Caribbean – that's 420 more flights per day

Fresh sandwiches, burritos, burgers, pasta and breakfast options are available on the airline's website and mobile app

United Expands Meal Preorder to Shorter Flights, Giving Up to 65,000 More Customers Per Day Access to Time-Saving Benefit

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400

United lowers the threshold for fresh food preorder in United Economy^®from over 1,190 miles to over 900 miles on flights across North America and the Caribbean – that's 420 more flights per day

Fresh sandwiches, burritos, burgers, pasta and breakfast options are available on the airline's website and mobile app

United Airlines (UAL) call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into quarter results

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:01:25 -0400

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) October 23 weekly 96 straddle priced for a move of 8%. Call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on October 20.

United Airlines (UAL) call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into quarter results

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:01:25 -0400

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) October 23 weekly 96 straddle priced for a move of 8%. Call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on October 20.

Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: UAL ALK MMM RTX ISRG GM GE NOC HAL COF KEY NLY HAS

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:52:57 -0400

Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: UAL ALK MMM RTX ISRG GM GE NOC HAL COF KEY NLY HAS

Air Canada and United Airlines add new Canada-U.S. routes for summer 2027

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:08:56 -0400

Air Canada and United Airlines announced several new transborder routes for summer 2027, according to a press release issued Oct. 16, 2026.

Air Canada will launch new service between Toronto and Louisville beginning April 28, 2027, operating up to daily through Oct. 31, 2027. New daily Montréal-Indianapolis service will run June 1 through Sept. 30, 2027, and Edmonton-Newark service will operate four times weekly from June 1 through Oct. 17, 2027. Air Canada will also deploy a larger Airbus A220 on its Edmonton-San Francisco route to increase capacity.

United Airlines will add seasonal service between its Newark hub and St. John's, new

United Airlines (UAL) PT Lowered to $139 at UBS

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:18:34 -0400

UBS analyst Atul Maheswar lowered the price target on United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) to $139.00 (from $146.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

United Airlines expands Starlink rollout, launches flight tracker tool

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:06:47 -0400

United Airlines has equipped more than 635 aircraft with Starlink Wi-Fi, covering nearly half of its daily departures, according to a company statement dated Oct. 15, 2026.

The airline, whose parent company United Airlines Holdings trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker UAL, said it is installing Starlink on approximately 20 aircraft per week and plans to complete the rollout across its fleet by the end of 2027. The airline said more than 250,000 passengers per day fly on Starlink-equipped aircraft, across more than 2,500 daily flights. Cumulatively, more than 37.7 million passengers have flown on Starlink-powered aircraft across more than

United Now Offers Starlink Wi-Fi on Nearly Half its Daily Flights, Launches New "Starlink Tracker" Tool & Extends Starlink Status Match Offer

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400

New digital tracking tool makes it easy for customers to check if Starlink is on their upcoming flights and follow rollout across United's fleet

United's 'Switch to Better Wi-Fi' campaign gets extended to October 22 after driving a 10X increase
in daily status match applications

Starlink is live on

United Now Offers Starlink Wi-Fi on Nearly Half its Daily Flights, Launches New "Starlink Tracker" Tool & Extends Starlink Status Match Offer

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400

New digital tracking tool makes it easy for customers to check if Starlink is on their upcoming flights and follow rollout across United's fleet

United's 'Switch to Better Wi-Fi' campaign gets extended to October 22 after driving a 10X increase
in daily status match applications

Starlink is live on

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:11:13 -0400

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'.
The analyst comments "Starlink > Everyone. Starlink maintains a scale advantage with an 11.2K satellite constellation (Amazon LEO ~390, Intelsat 120, Viasat 36), which is critical in serving the ~100 aircraft at ORD servicing 200 passengers/each at once (Ex 3-4). Starlink's scale advantage, in-house manufacturing, and launch capabilities support a denser network buildout and a faster refresh cycle, with Starlink already deploying 2nd- and 3rd-generation satellites. Starlink leverages a lightweight phased array antenna (~75lbs) with no moving parts versus legacy gimbaled systems (~300lbs)

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:11:13 -0400

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'.
The analyst comments "Starlink > Everyone. Starlink maintains a scale advantage with an 11.2K satellite constellation (Amazon LEO ~390, Intelsat 120, Viasat 36), which is critical in serving the ~100 aircraft at ORD servicing 200 passengers/each at once (Ex 3-4). Starlink's scale advantage, in-house manufacturing, and launch capabilities support a denser network buildout and a faster refresh cycle, with Starlink already deploying 2nd- and 3rd-generation satellites. Starlink leverages a lightweight phased array antenna (~75lbs) with no moving parts versus legacy gimbaled systems (~300lbs)

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:11:13 -0400

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'.
The analyst comments "Starlink > Everyone. Starlink maintains a scale advantage with an 11.2K satellite constellation (Amazon LEO ~390, Intelsat 120, Viasat 36), which is critical in serving the ~100 aircraft at ORD servicing 200 passengers/each at once (Ex 3-4). Starlink's scale advantage, in-house manufacturing, and launch capabilities support a denser network buildout and a faster refresh cycle, with Starlink already deploying 2nd- and 3rd-generation satellites. Starlink leverages a lightweight phased array antenna (~75lbs) with no moving parts versus legacy gimbaled systems (~300lbs)

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:11:13 -0400

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'.
The analyst comments "Starlink > Everyone. Starlink maintains a scale advantage with an 11.2K satellite constellation (Amazon LEO ~390, Intelsat 120, Viasat 36), which is critical in serving the ~100 aircraft at ORD servicing 200 passengers/each at once (Ex 3-4). Starlink's scale advantage, in-house manufacturing, and launch capabilities support a denser network buildout and a faster refresh cycle, with Starlink already deploying 2nd- and 3rd-generation satellites. Starlink leverages a lightweight phased array antenna (~75lbs) with no moving parts versus legacy gimbaled systems (~300lbs)

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:11:13 -0400

Jefferies: 'we estimate that Starlink is on 9% of aircraft today and will be on 23% by 2028'.
The analyst comments "Starlink > Everyone. Starlink maintains a scale advantage with an 11.2K satellite constellation (Amazon LEO ~390, Intelsat 120, Viasat 36), which is critical in serving the ~100 aircraft at ORD servicing 200 passengers/each at once (Ex 3-4). Starlink's scale advantage, in-house manufacturing, and launch capabilities support a denser network buildout and a faster refresh cycle, with Starlink already deploying 2nd- and 3rd-generation satellites. Starlink leverages a lightweight phased array antenna (~75lbs) with no moving parts versus legacy gimbaled systems (~300lbs)

United Airlines adds TBS for live MLB playoff streaming on flights

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:31:48 -0400

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) has added TBS to its onboard live streaming lineup, allowing passengers on select Starlink-equipped flights to watch nearly every MLB postseason game, including the ALCS, NLCS, and World Series.
The live streaming service, provided through a partnership with DISH, is available on more than 200 aircraft operating roughly 900 flights per day. The channel lineup also includes ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, FS1, ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network, and TNF on Prime Video. Since the service launched last month, passengers have watched more than 170,000 hours of live television, according to a company press release.
In September, more than 5.4

United and DISH add Playoff Baseball to the Live Streaming Lineup on Airplanes with Starlink-Equipped Seatback Screens

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:30:00 -0400

United flyers can catch nearly every MLB postseason game – including the ALCS, NLCS and World Series – live onboard more than 900 flights per day with Starlink-enabled seatback screens

Since the live streaming service launched last month, passengers have watched more than 170,000 hours of live television including professional and college football games, reality show competitions and awards shows

United and DISH add Playoff Baseball to the Live Streaming Lineup on Airplanes with Starlink-Equipped Seatback Screens

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:30:00 -0400

United flyers can catch nearly every MLB postseason game – including the ALCS, NLCS and World Series – live onboard more than 900 flights per day with Starlink-enabled seatback screens

Since the live streaming service launched last month, passengers have watched more than 170,000 hours of live television including professional and college football games, reality show competitions and awards shows

United Airlines (UAL) call put ratio 1 call to 1.2 puts into Delta (DAL) quarter results

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:39:54 -0400

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) 30-day option implied volatility is at 51; compared to its 52-week range of 39 to 78. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.2 puts into Delta (DAL) quarter results.

FTAI Aviation expands engine exchange deal with United Airlines

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:02:29 -0400

FTAI Aviation Ltd. (Nasdaq: FTAI) announced a multi-year Maintenance, Repair and Exchange agreement with United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) that extends their existing engine exchange relationship from V2500-powered aircraft to CFM56-7B engines, according to a press release dated Oct. 8, 2026.
Under the program, FTAI delivers a serviceable engine ahead of each of United's scheduled engine removals and purchases the airline's unserviceable engine in exchange. The arrangement replaces traditional shop visits, which typically require the airline to bear the associated cost and aircraft downtime. FTAI adds each acquired engine to its inventory as feedstock for its maintenance, repair and overhaul network.
The program