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Scott Kirby

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
63 total appearances

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Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

I don't know if it'll be consolidation or...

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

liquidation or just shrinking dramatically.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

But they really outgrew the niche and they're in the painful process of shrinking back to that niche.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

Well, I wasn't talking about them, but JetBlue is a great partner for us.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

We love their focus on customers.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

Really, it's more cultural than anything.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

It's the reason we wanted to partner with JetBlue, because we both believe in doing the right thing for customers, that the industry is not a commodity.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

And the partnership is great so far.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

If there are opportunities to expand in the future, we'd certainly look at that.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

JetBlue is trying to turn the corner.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

Much of the industry's

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

had challenges, but they have the right strategy, the right vision, and we have a lot of hope for them in the future, and we appreciate the partnership with them.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

You know, we have come in pretty hot to start the year.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

I think that's indicative of an underlying economy that has more underlying strength, I think, than most appreciate.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

We saw that all through last year, see it continuing into this year.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

And people getting back to travel, I'm sure that applies in other industries as well.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

We're not sure if it'll last for the whole year.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

I think our base case probably is that it will.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

We haven't built that into our guidance.

Bloomberg Talks
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Talks Business and Geopolitics

We've been more conservative in our guidance.