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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

November 12, 2003

 

 

 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

1-10323

74-2099724

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

  

Identification No.)

 

1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSEO, Houston, Texas

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(713) 324-2950

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    1. Exhibits

99.1 Presentation Data

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

We are furnishing herewith data being presented by certain of our executive officers on November 12, 2003 at the Smith Barney Citigroup Transportation Conference.

Beginning Wednesday afternoon, November 12, 2003, an audio webcast of their remarks and accompanying graphic presentation will be made available under the Investor Relations - Investor Presentation section of our corporate website at www.continental.com/company.

The information presented contains forward-looking statements that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect our current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statement. For examples of such risks and uncertainties, please read the risk factors set forth in our 2002 10-K and our other securities filings, which identify important risks and uncertainties such as terrorist attacks, domestic and international economic conditions, the significant cost of aircraft fuel, labor costs, competition and industry conditions including the demand for air travel, airline pricing environment and industry capacity decisions, regulatory matters and the seasonal nature of the airline business. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the da te of this report.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Continental Airlines, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

 

 

November 12, 2003

By /s/ Jennifer L. Vogel                           
 

Jennifer L. Vogel
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1

Presentation Data
   

 

 
Slide 1

($Millions)

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

 

Third Quarter 2003 Consolidated Income / (Loss) before Income Taxes and Minority Interest
(Pre-Tax Profit/(Loss)) per Available Seat Mile (ASM):

 

 

($Millions)

LUV

CAL

NWAC

AMR

UAL

UAIR

DAL

Industry

Pre-Tax Profit/(Loss):
  GAAP
    Special Items Excluded
  Non-GAAP

ASMs - Mainline

Pre-Tax Profit/(Loss) per ASM:
  GAAP (cents)
  Non-GAAP (cents)


$171
   --  
$171

18,204


0.94
0.94


$261 
(173)
$88 

20,550 


1.27 
0.43 


$47
   --  
$47

23,287


0.20
0.20


$1 
  (24)
($23)

42,944 


0.00 
(0.05)


($133)
  96 
($37)

35,130 


(0.38)
(0.11)


($91)
  24 
($67)

13,431


(0.68)
(0.50)


($254)
(22)
($276)

30,901 


(0.82)
(0.89)


$2 
(99)
($97)

184,448


0.00 
(0.05)


Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

 

Year-to-Date Third Quarter 2003 Consolidated Income / (Loss) before Income Taxes and Minority Interest (Pre-Tax Profit/(Loss)) per Available Seat Mile (ASM):

 

 

($Millions)

LUV

CAL

NWAC

UAIR

AMR

DAL

UAL

Industry

Pre-Tax Profit/(Loss):
  GAAP
    Special Items Excluded
  Non-GAAP

ASMs - Mainline

Pre-Tax Profit/(Loss) per ASM:
  GAAP (cents)
  Non-GAAP (cents)


$607
   --  
$607

53,497


1.13
1.13


$106 
(94)
$11 

58,794 


0.18 
0.02 


($152)
(100)
($252)

67,210


(0.23)
(0.37)


$1,570 
  (1,767)
($197)

38,602 


4.07 
(0.51)


($1,117)
  35 
($1,082)

123,482 


(0.90)
(0.88)


($677)
 (239)
($916)

89,662


(0.76)
(1.02)


($1,702)
531 
($1,171)

101,347 


(1.68)
(1.16)


($1,365) 
(1,634)
($3,000)

532,595


(0.26)
(0.56)


Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

 

Third Quarter EBITDAR Margin:

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and aircraft rent ("EBITDAR") divided by operating revenues

 

 

 

($Millions)

CAL

LUV

NWAC

AMR

UAL

DAL

UAIR

Industry

Operating Income/(Loss) - GAAP
   Exclude:
   Depreciation & Amortization
   Aircraft Rent
EBITDAR - Non-GAAP
Special Items Excluded (Pre-Tax)
EBITDAR Excluding Special Items
Non-GAAP

Operating Revenue

EBITDAR Margin - Non-GAAP
EBITDAR Margin Excluding Special
   Items - Non-GAAP

$174

110
225
$509
- -

$509

$2,365

21.5%

21.5%

$185

97
46
$328
- -

$328

$1,553

21.1%

21.1%

$146

144
117
$407
- -

$407

$2,556

15.9%

15.9%

$165

345
165
$675
(24)

$651

$4,605

14.7%

14.1%

$19

220
150
$389
71

$460

$3,817

10.2%

12.1%

($81)

298
182
$399
(7)

$392

$3,443

11.6%

11.4%

($37)

53
104
$120
24

$144

$1,771

6.8%

8.1%

$571

1,267
989
$2,827
64

$2,891

$20,109

14.1%

14.4%

 

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

 

Year-to-Date Third Quarter EBITDAR Margin:

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and aircraft rent ("EBITDAR") divided by operating revenues

 

 

 

($Millions)

LUV

CAL

NWAC

DAL

UAIR

AMR

UAL

Industry

Operating Income/(Loss) - GAAP
   Exclude:
   Depreciation & Amortization
   Aircraft Rent
EBITDAR - Non-GAAP
Special Items Excluded (Pre-Tax)
Security Fee Adjustment*
EBITDAR Excluding Special Items
Non-GAAP

Operating Revenue

EBITDAR Margin - Non-GAAP
EBITDAR Margin Excluding Special
   Items - Non-GAAP

$371

285
137
$793
- -
271

$1,064

$4,419

17.9%

24.1%

$188

336
671
$1,195
79
- -

$1,274

$6,622

18.0%

19.2%

($253)

448
355
$550
78
209

$837

$7,103

7.7%

11.8%

($420)

895
544
$1,019
36
- -

$1,055

$9,905

10.3%

10.7%

($177)

177
324
$324
150
- -

$474

$5,082

6.4%

9.3%

($617)

1,027
532
$942
52
- -

$994

$13,049

7.2%

7.6%

($1,225)

688
488
($49)
162
300

$413

$10,110

(0.5%)

4.1%

($2,133)

3,856
3,051
$4,774
557
780

$6,111

$56,290

8.5%

10.9%

 

*For comparison purposes, adjustment made to reclassify security reimbursement from non-op to operating income.

 

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

 

Third Quarter Length of Haul Adjusted Revenue per Available Seat Mile (RASM):

Length of Haul (LOH) formula: (Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) / Enplanements) * 1000.

LOH Adjusted RASM formula: RASM * (Carrier's LOH / CAL's LOH) ^0.5

 
 


RASM
(cents)


RPMs
(Millions)


Enplanements
(Thousands)



LOH

LOH
Adjusted
RASM

CAL

UAL

NWAC

AMR

UAIR

DAL

LUV

Industry

8.94

8.74

9.07

8.84

9.41

8.75

8.26

8.83

16,436

28,184

18,947

32,660

10,322

24,087

12,832

143,468

10,612

17,614

13,972

23,317

10,584

21,747

19,708

117,554

1,549

1,600

1,356

1,401

975

1,108

651

1,220

8.94

8.89

8.49

8.41

7.47

7.40

5.35

7.84

 

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

 

CASM Holding Fuel Rate Constant to the Prior Year ("CASM HFRC") - Mainline:

Operating Cost per ASM, adjusting average fuel price per gallon for the period to equal the average fuel price per gallon for the corresponding period in the prior year). Note: All amounts are for the mainline jet segment.

($Millions)

YTD 3Q03

2002

2001

Operating Expenses - GAAP
  Adjustment for Fuel Rate
Operating Expenses HFRC - Non-GAAP
  Special Items Excluded
Operating Expenses HFRC Excluding Special Items - Non-GAAP


CASM HFRC (cents) - Non-GAAP
CASH HFRC Excluding Special Items (cents)- Non-GAAP

Corresponding Prior Year Period
CASM Excluding Special Items (cents) - Non-GAAP

$5,468
(196)
$5,272
94
$5,366


8.97
9.13


9.20

$7,640
(99)
$7,739
(251)
$7,488


9.65
9.34


9.58

$7,792
74
$7,866
301
$8,167


9.31
9.67


9.68