REUTERS/Louis NastroOn Tuesday, United Airlines reported fourth-quarter 2016 profits of $397 million at $1.78 per share. According to AP, this beat Wall Street estimates of $1.65 per share. In addition, the airline generated $9.1 billion in total revenue during the December quarter — up 0.2% from the same period in 2015. For the year, United registered $2.3 billion in profit against $36.6 billion in total revenue.