United has exited bankruptcy today with confidence and credibility and, most importantly, with momentum toward a truly promising future. I want to take the opportunity of this call to personally thank you for your support and your hard work during this long and difficult restructuring. You have all shown remarkable resilience and dedication.
When we started this journey three years ago, many people questioned our ability to rebuild United into a company with a sustainable future, but together we have created a fundamentally better airline – strong, confident and ready to compete with the world’s best.
Our customers have supported us, routinely pushing our load factors to historic highs. We have matched their support with new products and even better service that have strengthened our bottom line, and have us well positioned going forward. It’s our responsibility to keep this focus – continuing to innovate and always challenging ourselves to better understand the needs of our customers – and everyone else’s.
Tomorrow, we will list our stock on the NASDAQ and start a new conversation with our investors. Our success in reshaping this business and creating real opportunities for United was absolutely critical in earning our exit financing. We must now continue to build on this confidence, always demonstrating our ability to execute against our business plan and delivering results for our shareholders.
The future that we are heading into will be no less challenging, but we are approaching it now from a position of leadership and strength. We have the best network in the industry and a suite of products that allows us to respond quickly to changes in the market.
We are competing aggressively – and successfully – for new routes, new markets and customers. And we are doing it with competitive costs that will continue to improve, and with operational results and levels of customer satisfaction that continue to set even higher standards.
Our emergence from bankruptcy is not the end of our story – but rather the beginning of a new chapter. Our responsibility is to continue growing stronger, better and more innovative each day -- as we work to generate returns for our investors, service for our customers and opportunities for every employee.
We have earned the right to compete with the world’s strongest airlines – and to succeed in every part of our business. Our team is eager and ready, and now, it’s really time to fly.
Glenn Tilton CEO
When we started this journey three years ago, many people questioned our ability to rebuild United into a company with a sustainable future, but together we have created a fundamentally better airline – strong, confident and ready to compete with the world’s best.
Our customers have supported us, routinely pushing our load factors to historic highs. We have matched their support with new products and even better service that have strengthened our bottom line, and have us well positioned going forward. It’s our responsibility to keep this focus – continuing to innovate and always challenging ourselves to better understand the needs of our customers – and everyone else’s.
Tomorrow, we will list our stock on the NASDAQ and start a new conversation with our investors. Our success in reshaping this business and creating real opportunities for United was absolutely critical in earning our exit financing. We must now continue to build on this confidence, always demonstrating our ability to execute against our business plan and delivering results for our shareholders.
The future that we are heading into will be no less challenging, but we are approaching it now from a position of leadership and strength. We have the best network in the industry and a suite of products that allows us to respond quickly to changes in the market.
We are competing aggressively – and successfully – for new routes, new markets and customers. And we are doing it with competitive costs that will continue to improve, and with operational results and levels of customer satisfaction that continue to set even higher standards.
Our emergence from bankruptcy is not the end of our story – but rather the beginning of a new chapter. Our responsibility is to continue growing stronger, better and more innovative each day -- as we work to generate returns for our investors, service for our customers and opportunities for every employee.
We have earned the right to compete with the world’s strongest airlines – and to succeed in every part of our business. Our team is eager and ready, and now, it’s really time to fly.
Glenn Tilton CEO
