United Airlines (UAL) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2024 results on Apr 16, after market close.UAL has an impressive earnings surprise history, having surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the preceding four quarters, the average beat being 17.84%.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter 2024 earnings has been revised 31.7% downward over the last 60 days.Given this backdrop, let’s examine the factors likely to have influenced United Airlines’ performance in the to-be-reported quarte ...