United Airlines announced a $1.5 billion stock buyback plan, underscoring a seeming return to an investor focus that had diminished in the pandemic.

United Airlines announced plans for a $1.5 billion share buyback, its first since the pandemic, as the carrier also reported quarterly results that beat analysts' estimates.

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,