Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
" United is continuing to deliver major cost reductions and is now coupling that effort with significant unit revenue improvement , " chief financial officer Jake Brace said in a statement .
" United is continuing to deliver major cost reductions and is now coupling that effort with significant unit revenue improvement , " he said .

Possible answers:
[a]. no;
[b]. yes;...I think the answer is
[b].