Niklas Bjorkman wrote: Firstly I agree with your conclusion. NewSQL takes the best of the traditional databases and NoSQL databases to combine the benefits of both worlds. I do not agree that NewSQL vendors focus on giving scale-out features to transactional data. The NewSQL market is focusing on giving true ACID support combined with extreme performance, stepping away from the traditional relational structures in databases. A lot of developers appreciate the ease of accessing data using SQL and I think we will see more and more databases supporting standard SQL.
As you said - NewSQL databases often maintain the...
CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported December 2012 combined operational results for its airline units.
UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in December 2012 decreased 4.0 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 5.4 percent versus December 2011. UAL's consolidated load factor in December 2012 increased 1.2 points compared to December 2011.
UAL's December 2012 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 2.5 to 3.5 percent compared to December 2011. Core passenger revenue growth showed sequential strength from November 2012 to December 2012, but was partially offset by year-end revenue adjustments.
About United United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,557 flights a day to 378 airports on six continents from the airline's hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. United is upgrading its cabins with more flat-bed seats in first and business class and more extra-legroom economy-class seating than any other airline in North America. United now has 180 airplanes featuring DIRECTV®, offering customers more live television access than any other airline in the world. United operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and has orders for more than 270 new aircraft deliveries through 2022. In 2012, United was the first North American airline to take delivery of new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. United was rated the world's most admired airline on FORTUNE magazine's 2012 airline-industry list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Readers of Global Traveler magazine have voted United's MileagePlus program the best frequent flyer program for eight consecutive years. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193 countries via 27 member airlines. More than 85,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. For more information, visit united.com or follow United on Twitter and Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.
Preliminary Operational Results
December
Year-to-Date
2012
2011
Change
2012
2011
Change
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
Domestic
7,294,836
7,752,603
(5.9%)
92,654,685
95,069,896
(2.5%)
International
6,838,979
6,982,065
(2.0%)
86,761,121
86,693,558
0.1%
Atlantic
2,757,774
2,890,038
(4.6%)
37,817,032
39,280,149
(3.7%)
Pacific
2,600,344
2,616,274
(0.6%)
32,360,042
31,350,439
3.2%
Latin
1,480,861
1,475,753
0.3%
16,584,047
16,062,970
3.2%
Mainline
14,133,815
14,734,668
(4.1%)
179,415,806
181,763,454
(1.3%)
Regional
2,071,797
2,148,219
(3.6%)
26,068,761
25,768,002
1.2%
Consolidated
16,205,612
16,882,887
(4.0%)
205,484,567
207,531,456
(1.0%)
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
Domestic
8,747,198
9,311,662
(6.1%)
109,105,345
111,734,624
(2.4%)
International
8,337,481
8,707,176
(4.2%)
107,224,901
107,702,131
(0.4%)
Atlantic
3,434,047
3,698,344
(7.1%)
47,428,563
49,189,706
(3.6%)
Pacific
3,070,544
3,160,691
(2.9%)
39,234,124
38,207,995
2.7%
Latin
1,832,890
1,848,141
(0.8%)
20,562,214
20,304,430
1.3%
Mainline
17,084,679
18,018,838
(5.2%)
216,330,246
219,436,755
(1.4%)
Regional
2,580,166
2,777,392
(7.1%)
32,529,763
33,091,282
(1.7%)
Consolidated
19,664,845
20,796,230
(5.4%)
248,860,009
252,528,037
(1.5%)
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
Domestic
83.4%
83.3%
0.1 pts
84.9%
85.1%
(0.2) pts
International
82.0%
80.2%
1.8 pts
80.9%
80.5%
0.4 pts
Atlantic
80.3%
78.1%
2.2 pts
79.7%
79.9%
(0.2) pts
Pacific
84.7%
82.8%
1.9 pts
82.5%
82.1%
0.4 pts
Latin
80.8%
79.9%
0.9 pts
80.7%
79.1%
1.6 pts
Mainline
82.7%
81.8%
0.9 pts
82.9%
82.8%
0.1 pts
Regional
80.3%
77.3%
3.0 pts
80.1%
77.9%
2.2 pts
Consolidated
82.4%
81.2%
1.2 pts
82.6%
82.2%
0.4 pts
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
Mainline
7,331
7,780
(5.8%)
93,595
96,360
(2.9%)
Regional
3,746
3,778
(0.8%)
46,846
45,439
3.1%
Consolidated
11,077
11,558
(4.2%)
140,441
141,799
(1.0%)
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
Total
199,466
223,892
(10.9%)
2,460,438
2,645,600
(7.0%)
Preliminary Financial Results
November 2012 year-over-year consolidated PRASM change
(2.1)
%
November 2012 year-over-year mainline PRASM change
(2.5)
%
December 2012 estimated year-over-year consolidated PRASM change
2.5 - 3.5
%
December 2012 estimated year-over-year mainline PRASM change
1.5 - 2.5
%
December 2012 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including fuel taxes
3.23
Dollars
Fourth Quarter 2012 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including fuel taxes
3.29
Dollars
Preliminary Operational Results
2012
20113
Change
December On-Time Performance1
78.4%
82.1%
(3.7)
pts
December Completion Factor2
99.2%
99.5%
(0.3)
pts
1 Based on domestic mainline scheduled flights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time, according to data published in the DOT Air Travel Consumer Report.
2 Mainline completion percentage.
3 In order to provide a meaningful year-over-year comparison, 2011 operational results are combined on a weighted departure basis for the Company's two operating subsidiaries, United and Continental.On a standalone basis, United's December 2011 on-time performance and completion factor was 84.0% and 99.4%, respectively, and Continental's December 2011 on-time performance and completion factor was 79.8% and 99.5%, respectively.
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