United Continental Holding CEO states US airlines expected to post USD4bn in profits this year

North and South American airline stocks mostly made minor gains on Wednesday (17-Nov-2010) after United Continental Holdings (+0.6%) Chairman Glenn Tilton stated US airlines are projected to post USD4 billion in profits in 2010. Mr Tilton added that airlines "have come a long way" since the early and middle part of the past decade when United and other major carriers entered bankruptcy protection.