United Airlines (UAL): FY25 Q4 earnings call, Jan 21, 2026

On its Jan 21, 2026 earnings call (FY25 Q4), United Airlines said 8 of the 12 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 12 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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12 words · 8 settled yes · our count agreed on 12 of 12

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityMarket
Newark Yes67✓91%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Shutdown / Shut Down Yes66✓46%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
On-Time / On Time Yes44✓84%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Holiday Yes33✓60%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Starlink Yes22✓84%transcripts from the transcript model–
ATC / Air Traffic Control Yes11✓69%transcripts from the transcript model–
Record Yes11✓63%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Union Yes11✓40%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Weather No00✓63%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tariff No00✓49%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Nonstop / Non-Stop No00✓26%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
JetBlue No00✓25%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

8 matches for “Demand”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Andrew Nocellacompanyprepared

…cabin weakness is due to unprofitable capacity offered by other large spill demand U.S. carriers as ULCC capacity becomes less relevant. We also have a…

Andrew Nocellacompanyprepared

…focus will be new seasonal capacity shaping of our long-haul schedule. Peak demand for international travel has spread from the second and third quarters to…

Michael Leskinencompanyqa

…finally, we are using sophisticated technology to help model -- to model demand for our tech ops organization and that's leading to more productive technicians,…

Andrew Nocellacompanyqa

…and this last -- past year was the high watermark. So we'll manage capacity as appropriate for demand, but that's the guidance we're giving today.

Andrew Nocellacompanyqa

…considering the situation we're facing there. So we remain bullish, and business demand looks really pretty amazing right now and we'll see if that continues.…

Where the listed words were said

Scott Kirbycompany“Newark” · prepared

…Glen and Andrew Nocella as they were dismantling CALight and building the Newark and Houston hubs that we at United are now proud to call…

Brett Hartcompany“Shutdown / Shut Down” · prepared

…Promoter Score. And during the month of November, amid an unprecedented government shutdown and real-time flight reductions, we had the best NPS month in the…

Toby Enqvistcompany“On-Time / On Time” · prepared

…second year in a row. For the year, United ranked #2 in on-time departures and #2 in cancellations. Our United Express operation delivered 134 days…

Toby Enqvistcompany“Holiday” · prepared

…high note. United delivered the best operation in the industry over the holidays, ranking #1 in on-time departures and on-time arrivals. We canceled less than…

Andrew Nocellacompany“Starlink” · prepared

…they sit or what they pay. Our United Signature Interior mods and Starlink installs are now moving at pace and will be completed in 2027,…

Brett Hartcompany“Union” · prepared

…labor, we are currently in active negotiations with 4 of our labor unions. We look forward to reaching industry-leading contracts with these groups, and we'll…

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