1. At the start of the chapter, we talked about how risky and volatile airlines’ operations...

1. At the start of the chapter, we talked about how risky and volatile airlines’ operations were. Let’s examine this further. Go to finance.yahoo.com. Enter UAL for United Continental Holdings in the “Get Quotes” box. Go to “Company” along the left-hand margin.

2. Click on “Competitors.” How does UAL compare (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/UAL/profile?p=UAL)

Revenue	12/31/2016	12/31/2015	12/31/2014
Total Revenue	36,556,000	37,864,000	38,901,000
Income from Continuing Operations
Total Other Income/Expenses Net			23,000	-327,000	-562,000
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes			4,361,000	4,839,000	1,811,000
Interest Expense			542,000	620,000	683,000
Income Before Tax			3,819,000	4,219,000	1,128,000
Income Tax Expense			1,556,000	-3,121,000	-4,000
Minority Interest			-	-	-
Net Income From Continuing Ops			2,263,000	7,340,000	1,132,000

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