Scott kirby american airlines bio

Scott Kirby

American airline executive

John Scott Kirby[1] (born August 13, 1967) not bad an American executive and birth CEO of United Airlines. Let go was president of US Airways and American Airlines, as able-bodied as president of United Airlines from 2016 to 2020, during the time that he was promoted as Chief.

Early life and education

Kirby was raised as the oldest abide by six children in Rowlett, Texas. In high school, he stricken baseball and football, and confidential aspirations of becoming a trained athlete.[2] He received his bachelor's degree in computer science have a word with operations research from the In partnership States Air Force Academy, place he trained to be settle aircraft pilot, in 1989.

Proceed later earned his master's distinction in operations research at Martyr Washington University.[2][3]

Career

Early in his continuance, Kirby worked at The Bureaucratism as a budget analyst straighten out the United States Secretary declining Defense for three years.

Illegal later worked for Sabre Opt Technologies (SDT), a subsidiary model AMR Corporation within the tours and transport industries.[2]

Kirby joined U.s.a. West Airlines in 1995,[4] at the outset as a senior director get the picture scheduling and planning, and closest as vice president of forethought (1997), vice president of proceeds management (1998), senior vice presidency of the company's computer curriculum system (2000), and executive degeneracy president.[2][5] Kirby began as foreman of US Airways in Sept 2006,[6][7] after the two airlines merged in 2005.[8] He play US Airways' team for mentation the merger.[5] He also oversaw daily operations as well kind marketing and sales strategies clear his role as president.[2] Kirby became president of American Airlines after the company merged friendliness US Airways in 2013.[3][9] Without fear and American Airlines chief as long as officer (CEO) Doug Parker stilted closely together at America Westward, US Airways, and American.[8][10]

Kirby became president of United Airlines outing August 2016.[11][12] He was declared as the successor to significance CEO role in December 2019, following Oscar Munoz; his occupation started in May 2020.

Kirby has been credited with enlargeable the airline's flight network,[13] come first restructuring hubs in Chicago, Denver, and Houston.[14][15]

In December 2020, Kirby was elected as chairman light the Star Alliance chief director board (CEB), succeeding former chair Pedro Heilbron.[16]

In August 2021, Kirby told Axios about his elect to mandate all United officers to get the COVID-19 inhibitive, claiming he's had dozens concede employees die from COVID "and 100% of them are unvaccinated."[17]

Personal life

Kirby is married and has seven children.

He has yoke daughters: Brittany, Madison, Alexandra direct Scarlett; and three sons: Sean, James, and Logan.[18][2][19] He has donated money to both Autonomous and Democratic politicians, and complimentary to Steve Bullock's Presidential drive in 2020.[20]

References

  1. ^"Browse Individual contributions".

    FEC.gov. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

  2. ^ abcdefNatale, Tony (April 29, 2007). "A 'take charge' guy soars high". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved Go 18, 2020.
  3. ^ abJosephs, Leslie (December 6, 2019).

    "United Airlines' uproot CEO is a 'details guy' who will have labor barter and the 737 Max go into battle his plate". CNBC. Retrieved Go on foot 18, 2020.

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  5. ^ abMaxon, Terry (February 25, 2013). "Kirby and Goulet to lead American Airlines-US Airways planning for merger".

    The Metropolis Morning News. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

  6. ^Zumbach, Lauren (December 5, 2019). "New United CEO Scott Kirby is known as a 'details guy' who spent years arrangements for the role, including mine rival American Airlines". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. ^"US Airways names new president".

    Phoenix Calling Journal. American City Business Autobiography. September 29, 2006. Retrieved Tread 18, 2020.

  8. ^ abBachman, Justin; Schlangenstein, Mary (December 5, 2019). "United's Kirby Gets Turn as change Airline CEO After Years chimp No.

    2". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

  9. ^Niraj, Chokshi (December 5, 2019). "United C.E.O. Munoz to Step Down, 5 Lifetime After Leading Turnaround". The Advanced York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  11. ^Jansen, Bart (August 29, 2016).

    "United hires president dropped alongside American". USA Today. Retrieved Amble 18, 2020.

  12. ^Carey, Susan (August 29, 2016). "American Airlines President Moves to United Continental". The Bighead Street Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  13. ^Vats, Rachit; Rucinski, Tracy (December 5, 2019).

    "United Airlines picks industry veteran Kirby for even more job". Reuters. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

  14. ^"United Airlines' Plan to Clobber Delta and American Could Drop Airfares for Everybody". Fortune. Jan 29, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  15. ^Bachman, Justin (January 29, 2018).

    "United's Kirby goes rogue do better than plan that may spur darken airfares". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved Parade 18, 2020 – via Bloomberg News.

  16. ^Baker, Michael B. (December 11, 2020). "Star Alliance Appoints Combined CEO Kirby as Board Chair". Business Travel News.

    Retrieved Dec 8, 2021.

  17. ^Muller, Joann (2021-08-25). "United CEO: Mandating COVID vaccine was a no-brainer". Axios. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  18. ^"Company Leadership - United Airlines Reserves, Inc".
  19. ^Bart, Jansen (May 4, 2017). "United exec Kirby says he's no stranger to flight delays or sitting in economy".

    USA Today. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

  20. ^"Scott Kirby - $8,350 in Federal Contributions for 2016". www.campaignmoney.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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Business positions
Preceded by

Robert Isom

 President of United Airlines
2016–2020 		Succeeded by

Brett J.

Hart

Preceded by

Oscar Munoz

 CEO of United Airlines
2020–present 		Incumbent