Jan 20 (Reuters) - United Airlines:

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS WE WILL REACH CASM-EX BELOW 2019 BY THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS OMICRON VARIANT HAS DELAYED THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND AND REVENUE RECOVERY BY A FEW MONTHS

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS LEISURE BOOKINGS AND DEMAND FOR LATE FEBRUARY AND MARCH ARE LARGELY ON TRACK WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS BOOKINGS AND CANCELLATIONS ARE NOW STARTING TO RETURN TO NORMAL

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS BUSINESS DEMAND FELL SHARPLY IN JANUARY VERSUS EARLY DECEMBER

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS WE REMAIN OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL SEE A STRONG REBOUND IN BUSINESS DEMAND AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE QUARTER

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS ASSUME BUSINESS DEMAND REBOUNDS BY THE END OF FEBRUARY TO WHERE WE WERE IN EARLY DECEMBER

* UNITED AIRLINES EXEC SAYS WE REMAIN OPTIMISTIC THAT OMICRON'S IMPACT WILL BE FOCUSED ON JANUARY AND FEBRUARY AT THIS POINT

* UNITED EXEC SAYS OMICRON & EACH POSSIBLE FUTURE VARIANT TO HAVE A SMALLER & SMALLER IMPACT ON REVENUE OVER TIME AS COMPARED TO IMPACT OF DELTA VARIANT

* UNITED EXEC SAYS EXPECT NEW CAPACITY TO AFRICA, INDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST WILL MOSTLY OFFSET LOWER CAPACITY TO ASIA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE

* UNITED EXEC SAYS AS OF NOW, BOOKINGS FOR THE ATLANTIC FOR THE PEAK TRAVEL SEASON ARE ON TRACK

* UNITED EXEC SAYS WE CURRENTLY EXPECT THAT OUR 52 PRATT-POWERED 777S WILL MOSTLY REMAIN GROUNDED THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER

* UNITED CFO SAYS CURRENTLY EXPECT TO TAKE DELIVERY OF 53 737 MAX AIRCRAFT AND 8 787 AIRCRAFT DURING THE YEAR

* UNITED CFO SAYS WE NOW NO LONGER EXPECT TO TAKE THE 787 AIRCRAFT UNTIL AFTER THE SUMMER OF 2022

* UNITED EXEC SAYS REALLY BULLISH ABOUT THE FUTURE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNATIONAL GROWTH

* UNITED EXEC SAYS EXPERIENCING PILOT SHORTAGE ON REGIONAL LINES

* UNITED EXEC SAYS EXPECTS PILOT SHORTAGE TO CONTINUE FOR A WHILE

* UNITED EXEC SAYS WE EXPECT TO FLY LESS INTERNATIONAL THAN WE ANTICIPATED A FEW MONTHS AGO

* UNITED EXEC SAYS OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, WE'VE SEEN MORE INFLATIONARY PRESSURE THAN WE MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED A YEAR AGO

* UNITED CEO SAYS COMPANY EXPECTS TO BE PROFITABLE IN Q2, Q3 AND Q4

* UNITED EXEC SAYS BOOKINGS FOR ATLANTIC FOR TRAVEL IN APRIL AND BEYOND ARE AHEAD OF 2019 LEVELS