The legacy carrier is on a good run, and shareholders will be hoping strong third-quarter results can help it shake off last week's Delta disappointment.

The Dow Jones U.S. Airlines Index (DJUSAR) and the U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEARCA:JETS) both hit new highs in early trading on Wednesday after United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) topped expectations with its Q3 earnings report and announced a new $1.

United Airlines forecast a stronger-than-expected profit in the current quarter on Tuesday, after third-quarter earnings topped Wall Street expectations on improved pricing power. In a sign of growing confidence in its business,

United Airlines (UAL) stock is trading at more than four-year highs, and seeing tons of analyst and options activity after earnings

United Airlines stock is still very attractively priced headed into earnings next week. Check out why UAL is preferred over Delta post-IT outage.

United Airlines on Tuesday forecast a stronger-than-expected profit in the current quarter, after its earnings topped Wall Street estimates in the third quarter on improved pricing power.