United Airlines CEO: Planes safe for passengers who don’t want to wear masks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Tuesday said that planes are safe for passengers who don’t want to wear masks, adding that it is the safest indoor environment for people. “It literally is the safest environment you’re gonna be indoors anywhere that you are,” Kirby said while making an appearance on “CBS Mornings,” adding that […]
Scott Kirby nuevo presidente de la Junta Directiva de Star Alliance
Scott Kirby, CEO de United Airlines, ha sido elegido como nuevo presidente de la Junta Directiva de Star Alliance, sucediendo a Pedro Heilbron, CEO de Copa Holdings y de Copa Airlines, quien ocupó el cargo en los últimos cuatro años. Hablando en nombre de todos los directores ejecutivos de Star Alliance, Kirby dijo que ‘me […]
United plans ‘aggressive’ competition on transcon routes from JFK
United Airlines is pushing ahead with a return to New York John F Kennedy (JFK) after a five-year hiatus, with CEO Scott Kirby hinting at potential markets the carrier plans to serve. Speaking on an Oct. 15 earnings call after announcing a net loss of $1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3), Kirby […]
Volando por la pandemia con el nuevo CEO de United
Rara vez hay un momento fácil para convertirse en director ejecutivo de una aerolínea, en una industria con turbulencias casi constantes. Intenta hacerlo durante una pandemia. United Airlines promovió a Scott Kirby a CEO hace seis semanas en una transición largamente planeada. Ya había recortado los horarios en un 88%, mucho más agresivamente que los […]
United Airlines: A Message From Oscar Munoz and Scott Kirby
Oscar Munoz, Chief Executive Officer, and J. Scott Kirby, President, issued the following message to nearly 100,000 United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) employees: To our United Family: We hope all is well with you and your family. Two weeks ago, we hosted a virtual townhall and it was a valuable opportunity for us to connect with […]
United Airlines expects to incur loss for 1Q2020, CEO and president forgo base salaries
United Airlines announced (10-Mar-2020) it expects to record a loss for 1Q2020 and is withdrawing its financial guidance for the quarter, due to the continued decline in travel demand resulting from the coronavirus. In order to address the impact of falling demand, United removed 10% of its domestic schedules and 20% of its international schedules […]
Sube valor de las acciones de Avianca por declaraciones del presidente de United
Debido a unas declaraciones del presidente de United Airlines sobre un interés mayúsculo en América Latina, la acción de Avianca fue la más valorizada en la Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC) el viernes pasado. Así lo señaló el socio fundador de la firma Valora Inversiones, Camilo Silva. La acción subió un 8,62 %, hasta […]
