FILE -In this Thursday, July 12, 2012, file photo, United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek accepts a a model of Boeing's new 737 Max 9 from Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner, left,

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FILE -In this Thursday, July 12, 2012, file photo, United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek accepts a a model of Boeing's new 737 Max 9 from Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner, left, during a news conference, in Chicago.was a rough third quarter for United Airlines. United Airlines released its third quarter earning Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, Travelers stayed away, frustrated by technology glitches from United’s merger with Continental. And a huge accounting charge wiped out most of its profit. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) less