UAL reports $325m first-quarter 2013 loss excluding special charges

United Airlines reported a first-quarter 2013 net loss of $325m, excluding $92m of special charges. Including special charges, UAL reported a first-quarter 2013 net loss of $417m. For the first quarter of 2013, total revenue was $8.7bn, an increase of 1.4% year-over-year. First-quarter consolidated passenger revenue increased 0.7% to $7.6bn, compared to the same period in 2012. Consolidated revenue passenger miles decreased 1.2% on a consolidated capacity decrease of 4.9% year-over-year for the first quarter. First-quarter 2013 consolidated load factor was 81.1%, an increase of 3.0 points versus the first quarter of 2012.