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Operating Expense Breakdown
Details costs such as fuel, labor, and maintenance, providing insight into the airline's cost management and operational efficiency.United’s cost base shows two forces: persistent operational re‑normalization (salaries, maintenance, landing fees, distribution and “other” costs steadily rising with fleet and product investments) and volatile fuel pressure that recently bumped expenses materially. Management’s guidance — aggressive yield and ancillary actions plus phased pass‑through of fuel — is the key offset; if revenue momentum holds, higher fuel can be recovered, but rising labor/maintenance and recurring distribution/other spend mean margin recovery depends as much on sustained RASM gains and capacity discipline as on fuel pass‑through.
Date | Depreciation and Amortization | Other | Salaries and Related Expenses | Aircraft Fuel | Landing Fees and Other Rent | Aircraft Maintance Materials and Outside Repairs | Regional Capacity Purchase | Distribution Expenses | Aircraft Rent | Special Charges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 30, 2026 | $762.00M | $2.70B | $4.69B | $5.11B | $1.06B | $906.00M | $743.00M | $644.00M | $112.00M | -$145.00M |
Mar 31, 2026 | $756.00M | $2.54B | $4.56B | $3.04B | $948.00M | $854.00M | $692.00M | $522.00M | $83.00M | -$389.00M |
Dec 31, 2025 | $748.00M | $2.56B | $4.52B | $2.92B | $1.01B | $919.00M | $681.00M | $571.00M | $79.00M | -$8.00M |
Sep 30, 2025 | $730.00M | $2.55B | $4.55B | $3.00B | $1.00B | $779.00M | $686.00M | $555.00M | $54.00M | -$73.00M |
Jun 30, 2025 | $733.00M | $2.49B | $4.41B | $2.77B | $961.00M | $865.00M | $676.00M | $487.00M | $67.00M | $447.00M |
Mar 31, 2025 | $727.00M | $2.33B | $4.16B | $2.70B | $873.00M | $731.00M | $650.00M | $496.00M | $51.00M | -$108.00M |
Dec 31, 2024 | $759.00M | $2.39B | $4.33B | $2.68B | $901.00M | $809.00M | $668.00M | $551.00M | $45.00M | $68.00M |
Sep 30, 2024 | $742.00M | $2.30B | $4.32B | $2.99B | $866.00M | $765.00M | $651.00M | $574.00M | $65.00M | -$5.00M |
Jun 30, 2024 | $719.00M | $2.21B | $4.10B | $3.13B | $866.00M | $716.00M | $612.00M | $626.00M | $40.00M | $36.00M |
Mar 31, 2024 | $708.00M | $2.15B | $3.93B | $2.95B | $804.00M | $773.00M | $585.00M | $480.00M | $43.00M | $13.00M |