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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 says budget airlines ‘screw the customer’ — but apparently new partner JetBlue is an exception
Scott Kirby also said “Newark is safe” in the wake of outages and cancellations that have snarled air travel for the past ...
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby: New JetBlue partnership will give customers more options
CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the airlines' new partnership with ...
United Airlines suffered bookings drop due to Newark chaos — and it’ll hurt profits, says CEO
The carrier’s chief executive said it “took a big drop in bookings for a few weeks” as Newark suffered several radar outages.
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United Airlines CEO Shuts Down Talk of a JetBlue Merger
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has experience with airline mergers, and knows they come with a lot of hassles.
United Airlines CEO Talks Safety and Race to Fix Air-Traffic Control
Scott Kirby addressed the recent technology and staffing issues that have plagued one of the airline’s largest hubs at our ...
United Airlines and JetBlue strike deal that will impact fliers' points, return United to JFK airport
JetBlue and United Airlines have announced a new partnership that will bring United back to JFK Airport for the first time in ...
United Airlines and JetBlue Airways to allow frequent flyers to earn and use miles on each other’s airline
United Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced an agreement Thursday morning to share frequent flier benefits and sell tickets ...