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United Accelerates 747 Retirement

United Airlines will retire its Boeing 747 fleet in Q4, a year earlier than planned. President Scott Kirby announced that the company will bring forward the retirement of the 20-strong fleet in a message posted to employees on January 11.  “As

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Kirby Switches from American to United

Scott Kirby has been named president of United Airlines.  This is a newly created role at the airline and will see Kirby assume responsibility for United’s operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning and revenue management.  His appointment is effective immediately

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United Outlines Fleet Changes

United Airlines is accelerating the retirement of its Boeing 747-400s with the entire fleet to be phased out by the end of 2018.  To fill the void left by the Jumbo’s withdrawal, the US carrier has converted some of its

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