Spirit’s Chief Commercial Officer, Matthew Klein, says some CEOs are "gunning" for the budget carrier to fail.
Lawmakers accuse airline executives of gouging travelers with "junk" fees. Carriers say they give people options.
Spirit pilots are not paid as much as pilots at Delta, American, and United and could have left the company for better working conditions.
Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO, has been very public about the shortage of air traffic controllers -- which he says should be a top priority for the second Trump administration.
“I think the current business plan is not going to work and, if they pursue it, Chapter 11 will be a brief pit stop on the way to Chapter 7,” Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, said at an ...
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said struggling no-frills rivals such as Spirit and Frontier are on a path to “going out of ...
CEO Scott Kirby says United's strict policy is "about saving lives". He adds that "when I retire someday, hopefully long in the future, I will look back at this and it will be one of the proudest ...
CEO Scott Kirby said the airline was already planning an extra day of training for pilots starting in May and changes in training curriculum for newly hired mechanics.
"I think we need more competition in the aerospace business," Scott Kirby said. He pointed to the Boeing 737 Max as an example of the duopoly's negative impact. Kirby said building on the 737 ...