United Airlines president Scott Kirby speaks during a Senate subcommittee hearing in May 2017. His most notable strategic move at his current employer, United Airlines, was panned by Wall Street analysts. At the end of August, Isom was named president, Kirby was asked to leave, and Munoz hired Kirby as United president. “Oscar was big enough to take a chance on me to bring me to United, and United Airlines is the place where I’m going to end my career,” he said. Dennis Tajer, spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, which represents American pilots, said Kirby regularly battled the union over its scope clause.

Source: Forbes December 06, 2019 17:09 UTC