Scott Kirby out as President of American Airlines...

AA and UAL will merge. I'm calling it first.

Figures. United has like 12.5k pilots, will lose 3k or so in the next few years and wants to grow to 16k pilots. American has like 15k and will lose 7K or so to retirements in the next few years. 9K plus 7k = 16k at the new Unican Airways. Everyone at a United or American regional is stuck for another decade. Looks like the old career goal post is going to get moved again.


I reeeeeeeaaaaallllly hope you are wrong lol.

Nah...would never happen. I'll even bet you a steak dinner!
 
Going with Max on this one. No way the two largest legacies merge. They'd have to divest so many routes that Delta and SWA would make out like bandits. There's no upside for either company.

More likely Kirby was headhunted by UAL with promises of maybe being groomed for CEO, whereas, if he stayed at AA, he'd never replace Parker.
 
Going with Max on this one. No way the two largest legacies merge. They'd have to divest so many routes that Delta and SWA would make out like bandits. There's no upside for either company.

More likely Kirby was headhunted by UAL with promises of maybe being groomed for CEO, whereas, if he stayed at AA, he'd never replace Parker.
Some articles are saying he was terminated. Who knows. Either way he gets paid.
 
There are not going to be any other mergers. Not any CEO ousting. The rest of the year should be pretty quiet. There is timing for everything. Now, after a new U.S. President is elected, hold on to your hats! ;)

You do know a certain place I may or may not work at was bought by a legacy airline, and that once the DOJ approves (Sept-Oct timeframe) and the deal closes, the airline I may or may not work at the CEO will step down?
 
You do know a certain place I may or may not work at was bought by a legacy airline, and that once the DOJ approves (Sept-Oct timeframe) and the deal closes, the airline I may or may not work at the CEO will step down?

She's talking about what happened at United happening at another airline, not an already announced orderly transition.
 
Some articles are saying he was terminated. Who knows. Either way he gets paid.

The truth will come out eventually.

I want to know what he did to result in termination, if that is indeed what happened...

OR

I want to know what a happened to split up Parker and Kirby after 20 years.
 
Only in management can you absolutely screw up, be a screw ball, or all of the above, and still get to advance your career. That whole saying about "screw up to move up." Of course us lowly pukes on the line would be fired for performance-related issues.
 
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