United’s third-quarter net income jumped nearly 23% to more than $1.02 billion from the year-earlier period on revenue of $11.38 billion, an increase of 3.4% from a year ago, but below the nearly $11.42 billion analysts expected.
美国联合航空（以下简称：美联航）第3季度净收入较2018年同期增长近23％，增长10.2亿美元以上，营收为113.8亿美元，较上年同期增长3.4％，但低于分析师近114.2亿美元的预期。
United, like rivals American and Southwest has been forced to cancel thousands of flights due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. Last week, United joined those carriers in taking the Max out of its schedules until January as the grounding drags on.
由于波音737 Max飞机的停飞，美联航像竞争对手美国航空和西南航空一样被迫取消数千次的航班。上周，由于停飞，美联航也加入了前述这些航空公司的行列，将波音737 MAX航班的取消延长至2020年1月份。
The grounding of the plane, now in its eighth month, has weighed on airlines’ growth plans. United said it expects to increase capacity by 3.5% this year, below the 4%-6% annual capacity growth it targeted.
波音737 MAX飞机已经停飞已经八个月，给航空公司的营收增长计划造成了压力。美联航表示，预计今年的载客量将增长3.5％，会低于其年度载客量增长4％-6％的目标。
The airline didn’t mention the Max in its earnings release but it is likely to be a question on the call with analysts, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
该航空公司并未在发布的营收报告中提及波音737 MAX飞机，不过定于美东时间周三上午10:30与分析师的电话会议很可能是一个问题。
Revenue per available seat mile, a key industry metric that measures how much an airline is earning for each seat it flies a mile, rose 1.7%, in line with United’s forecast over the summer. United expects this metric to rise no more than 2% in the fourth quarter.
每里程每座收入，是用以量航空公司每飞行一个英里所赚取的收入的关键行业指标，该指标增长了1.7％，与美联航夏季的预测一致。美联航预计，该指标在第四季度增长不会超过2％。
United’s earnings per share came in at $4.07 on an adjusted basis, compared with $3.97 a share Wall Street analysts estimated.
调整后，美联航的每股收益为4.07美元，而华尔街分析师的预期则为每股3.97美元。
The carrier said it bought back $363 million of its shares in the quarter at an average price of $88.22. United’s stock is up about 5% so far this year as of Tuesday’s close. Major U.S. airlines across the board lag the broader market as they struggle to convince investors that they can grow profits and keep a lid on rising costs.
该公司表示，本季度回购了3.63亿美元的股票，平均价格为88.22美元。截至周二收盘，今年迄今为止，美联航的股价上涨了5％。全美主要的航空公司都落后于大盘，因为这些航空公司都努力去说服投资者他们可以增加利润，并控制成本的上涨。
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