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United Airlines CEO says 100 of its regional jets are grounded because of a pilot shortage
United Airlines CEO, Scott Kirby, said in a Senate hearing that the pilot shortage has stopped the …
Kate Duffy
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Boeing's new boss got a major endorsement from his biggest customer in his first week on the job
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, praised Kelly Ortberg in a post on LinkedIn. United flies more…
Pete Syme
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United CEO Oscar Munoz is stepping down and transitioning to chairman in 2020, with president Scott Kirby taking his place
"With United in a stronger position than ever, now is the right time to begin the process of passin…
David Slotnick
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United Airlines' CEO says only a 'handful' of staff have resigned over its vaccine mandate. 'The ones I'm aware of are in the single digit number of people.'
Around 90% of United Airlines' US workforce have shown proof of their vaccination ahead of a Septem…
Grace Dean,Kate Duffy
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold Kirby after 35 years. The vacuum-cleaner company generated 5% of Berkshire's profits at one point.
Buffett included Kirby in Berkshire's "Sainted Seven" businesses, along with the likes of See's Can…
Theron Mohamed
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United Airlines CEO issues apology after taking a private jet as thousands of passengers stranded due to cancellations
Scott Kirby flew from New Jersey to Denver on a private plane while thousands of United passengers …
Nathan Rennolds
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United's CEO hints the airline could avoid layoffs if employees are willing to take huge cuts in their work hours instead
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the airline would work with unions to agree to hours reduction…
David Slotnick
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American Airlines just broke up one of best management teams in modern airline history
"The changes announced yesterday are the result of the Company's Board of Directors' ongoing succes…
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United CEO says climate change is going to make massive delays more common
United canceled thousands of flights leading up to the July 4 holiday weekend due to widespread thu…
Hannah Towey,Associated Press
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United CEO says nearly 33% of airline staff at its Newark hub called in sick one day
Airlines continue to battle Omicron-related absences, with some preemptively cutting their flight s…
Taylor Rains
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United Airlines CEO says he wants to see a competitor break the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but isn't convinced by Chinese upstart Comac
Scott Kirby said Boeing's decision to build the 737 Max instead of a new model was a "fundamental m…
Pete Syme
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United's CEO seemed to subtly threaten a move away from Boeing, saying the Max 9 grounding is 'the straw that broke the camel's back'
"They need to take action," United CEO Scott Kirby told CNBC as he grows frustrated with delays to …
Pete Syme
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United Airlines CEO says a lack of support from the government to the aviation industry is partly to blame for travel chaos, report says
Infrastructure such as air traffic control, which is government-run, had not caught up with the dem…
Beatrice Nolan
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United has fired 6 pilots that did not comply with the company's strict vaccine mandate
United Airlines has one of the strictest corporate vaccine mandates, requiring most staff to get th…
Taylor Rains
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United CEO says ultra-low-cost airlines like Frontier are 'going out of business' thanks to poor customer service and a 'flawed' business model
In a candid interview, United Airlines' CEO criticized cheaper competitors like Frontier and Spirit…
Taylor Rains
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United Airlines says it will put workers with vaccine exemptions on temporary leave or reassign them so they won't face customers
United Airlines staff with vaccine exemptions will be reassigned or put on temporary leave after th…
Sarah Jackson
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IT'S WAR: United Airlines president slams Frontier after $39 ticket announcement and vows 'United will win'
"I've believed for many years that the ultra-low-cost carrier business model can't work when a netw…
Benjamin Zhang
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United's CEO said one worker a week was dying from COVID-19 before the company mandated vaccines. Now, no vaccinated employees have died in 2 months.
Scott Kirby also said that while nearly 3,000 United employees are currently sick with COVID-19, no…
Jake Epstein
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United CEO said the airline is offering credit or refunds to passengers who don't want to fly without a mask mandate
A United spokesperson told Insider that customers with unique circumstances or concerns should call…
Taylor Rains
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United Airlines' CEO is quietly complaining about Boeing after being forced to ground dozens of planes, report says
Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, one of Boeing's biggest customers, has been expressing dou…