Scott Kirby

So we've spent a decade with a strategy to build a brand loyal airline that would have resilience in the face of all the kind of issues that affect aviation that happen all the time.

And last year had more than its fair share of surprises that impacted demand and it impacted travel and yet,

You know, we have a no excuses culture here at United, and we just overcame obstacles and were the only airline in the country that grew EPS last year.

And it's really that brand loyal strategy gives us a resilience in the face of what there are going to always be geopolitical issues.

We're the largest global airline from the U.S.

We're exposed to all levels or all around the globe.

And so we deal with stuff all the time.

And, you know, while it has short term impact, staying focused on the long term and that brand strategy has been really successful for us.

I think it will be this year.

You know, we enter this year with a strong booking environment, feeling like a pretty good economy, really more U.S.

focused on our customer base.

And, you know, as we've said in this interview, like our bookings are just we're setting one record after another as we come into the year.

So we feel pretty good that our guidance is solid.

And as long as things stay like they are, we're going to wind up being conservative as we get through the full year.

I think I've done enough.

You certainly ask interesting questions.

You know, actually, you look across the full year, the first three quarters were really good for United in a lot of macro volatility that happened for the aviation industry.

That demonstrates the resilience of our revenue diverse brand loyal business model.

But you look to the fourth quarter, it's even more exciting because as the economy is starting to get back to a solid footing, at least for aviation, demonstrates a lot of upside.

We think we're going to be able to grow earnings for the full year, even in this environment.