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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby slams the budget airline model: 'It's dead'
His comments came the same day United announced a new partnership with JetBlue — which many consider a budget carrier.
United CEO Does Not Hold Back in Clear Message to Customers
United Airlines has never positioned itself as a budget airline. Based on some recent comments from CEO Scott Kirby, it ...
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'It's just math': United CEO says airlines like Southwest are in trouble
On Jan. 22, during United Airlines’ quarterly earnings call, CEO Scott Kirby said it wasn’t profitable for low-cost carriers to operate at SFO and other major airports, the San Francisco ...
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United Airlines CEO tries to reassure customers that the airline is safe
The CEO of United Airlines says that a slew of recent incidents ranging from a piece of aluminum skin falling off a plane to another jet losing a wheel on takeoff will cause the airline to ...
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United Airlines CEO tells customers string of incidents 'have sharpened our focus'
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby sent a letter to customers Monday acknowledging recent issues at the airline. “Unfortunately, in the past few weeks, our airline has experienced a number of ...
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United Airlines CEO addresses string of incidents, tells passengers carrier is safe
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reassured flyers in a letter this week that the carrier is looking into the string of incidents that have recently involved its planes, from engine and structural ...
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby vows to keep passengers safe after multiple mishaps
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is vowing to keep passengers safe after a series of mishaps at the carrier, including the latest incident in which a flight from San Francisco to an airport in ...