This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@juno.com. UAL Posts $889 Million Third-Quarter Loss October 18, 2002 By REUTERS Filed at 8:11 a.m. ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp. (UAL.N), parent of No. 2 U.S. air carrier United Airlines, on Friday reported an $889 million quarterly loss on weak traffic and fares, capping a week of major airline losses. Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based UAL, which has warned of a possible autumn bankruptcy, said the third-quarter net loss amounted to $15.57 per share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $21.43 a share, a year earlier. Before special items, the per share loss was $8.82. Analysts had forecast UAL to post a loss between $5.00 and $9.00 a share in the quarter, with an average expected loss of $7.42 a share, according to market research firm Thomson First Call. Airline stocks have plummeted in the year following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as carriers struggle to attract passengers and raise revenues amid low demand for air travel. UAL shares lost 81 percent of their value in the third quarter, while the American Stock Exchange airline indexfell about 54 percent. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-airlines-united-earns.html?ex=1035945376&ei=1&en=c4ee26a225febb7e HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@nytimes.com. Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company