United Airlines (UAL): FY26 Q1 earnings call, Apr 22, 2026

On its Apr 22, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q1), United Airlines said 9 of the 17 words Kalshi listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 17 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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17 words · 9 settled yes · our count agreed on 17 of 17

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 speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Record Yes55✓74%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 5:12, Record–
Oil Yes33✓17%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:02, Oil –
On-Time / On Time Yes22✓90%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 5:36, On-Time / On Time–
Starlink Yes22✓88%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 15:47, Starlink–
Middle East Yes23✓33%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 25:47, Middle East–
Relax Row Yes22✓17%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 14:13, Relax Row–
Newark Yes11✓93%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 30:29, Newark–
Shutdown / Shut Down Yes11✓72%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 6:26, Shutdown / Shut Down–
Weather Yes11✓40%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 5:20, Weather–
ATC / Air Traffic Control No00✓72%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Holiday No00✓67%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Union No00✓53%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tariff No00✓44%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
JetBlue No00✓23%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
American Airlines No00✓21%transcripts from the transcript model–
World Cup No00✓17%transcripts from the transcript model–
Nonstop / Non-Stop No00✓16%n=2+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 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

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

3 matches for “Oil”; 3 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Scott Kirbycompanyprepared · 3:04Hear it 3:04, Scott Kirby

…as quickly as possible and to achieve double-digit pre-tax margins next year. Oil is incredibly volatile right now, but because we think we're moving towards…

Scott Kirbycompanyqa · 37:51Hear it 37:49, Scott Kirby

…goes, that the pricing increases hold. It probably won't hold 100% if oil normalizes. I told the team earlier today, and it's just my guess,…

Andrew Nocellacompanyqa · 53:15Hear it 53:12, Andrew Nocella

…And that is unsustainable in the long run. Something had to change. It's unfortunate it had to be an oil crisis, but here we are.

Where the listed words were said

Brett Hartcompany“Record” · prepared · 5:14Hear it 5:11, Brett Hart

…and good morning. During the first quarter of 2026, United carried a record number of passengers while also navigating a challenging operating environment. The quarter…

Brett Hartcompany“On-Time / On Time” · prepared · 5:38Hear it 5:34, Brett Hart

…In the first quarter, we continued our streak of ranking first in on-time departures among the eight largest U.S. carriers. During the quarter, United's per-seat…

Andrew Nocellacompany“Starlink” · prepared · 15:49Hear it 15:44, Andrew Nocella

…loyal customers. These new initiatives, plus previous initiatives like Signature Interior and Starlink, are additions expected to be largely rolled out in two years. The…

Scott Kirbycompany“Middle East” · qa · 25:49Hear it 25:47, Scott Kirby

We compete with some really good airlines in the Middle East and Asia, and they have some advantages that we don't have, and like I…

Andrew Nocellacompany“Relax Row” · prepared · 14:15Hear it 14:14, Andrew Nocella

Sixth, we announced Relax Row, our latest product innovation for young families on global routes a few weeks ago. Relax Row is a main cabin…

Andrew Nocellacompany“Newark” · qa · 30:31Hear it 30:26, Andrew Nocella

…points are being absorbed and passed through, and volumes are increasing. For United, you'll recall we had the unique headwind last year related to Newark.

Brett Hartcompany“Shutdown / Shut Down” · prepared · 6:28Hear it 6:22, Brett Hart

…TSA employees who showed up to keep us safe during the government shutdown. We have also improved our disruption communications by embedding live maps directly…

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