United Airlines’ parent surprised investors with better-than-expected first-quarter earnings amid controversy over the airline’s violent removal of a passenger last week.
United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) earned an adjusted 41 cents per share, higher than the 38 cents per share forecast by Wall Street analysts. The company’s revenue reached $8.42 billion, up 2.7 percent from a year earlier and better than the expected $8.38 billion.
“In the first quarter of 2017, our financial and…