Originally Posted by e6bpilot

The UA thing is typical Scott Kirby. He relies on grandiose visions, bluster, and wild prognostications as part of his leadership style. He inherited a company that Oscar Muņoz completely turned around, and their trajectory seems to be headed exactly where he wants it to go. Eventually reality will catch up with them. In the meantime, it's going to be a hell if a ride.

They have gambled big on a sustained explosion in air travel. Any little hiccup in the global economy is going to be quite humbling for them. For now, though, it seems to be working out. Building up when everyone else was pulling back during Covid was perhaps the single biggest gamble that any modern airline CEO has made. It worked out...this time.