Scott Kirby
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Airlines 'Rebuilding Fences' For Airfares In Strong Demand Environment
… overall revenue, passenger yield and passenger unit revenue. "Corporate account revenue," according to president Scott Kirby , jumped 29 percent in the first quarter versus the prior-year period. In answering Greene's question on the fare …
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US Airways: No Plans For Premium Economy
US Airways has no plans to follow domestic competitors American, Delta and United in rolling out a premium-economy section, president Scott Kirby said last week here during the carrier's media day.<br />
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With JV Participation On Hold, US Airways Goes It Alone On Transatlantic
… venture formed by Star Alliance partners Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines. A year and a half later, the carrier instead is focused on its "own stand-alone prospects" across the Atlantic, according to president Scott Kirby .
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US Airways Files Antitrust Suit Against Sabre
… technology that was developed before the Internet existed," according to statement attributed to US Airways President Scott Kirby . "Lower-cost, more technologically-advanced alternatives and innovative fare products are being shut out by Sabre …
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Lots Of Unknowns On AA-Expedia Deal
… agreements to process US Airways' optional services, notably the carrier's Choice Seats option. US Airways president Scott Kirby this week said it will take at least nine months to execute those plans. — Jay Boehmer and Jay Campbell contributed …
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Delta, US Airways Scale Back Capacity Growth Plans
… remove. "We've already reduced our aircraft down essentially to the minimum that we can," said US Airways president Scott Kirby during the JP Morgan conference. "Our flexibility is in reducing the utilization. We could probably reduce another …
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US Airways' New Sabre Deal To Include Choice Seats 'In The Coming Months'
US Airways and Sabre agreed to a "multi-year, full-content distribution and merchandising agreement," with the carrier planning to make its fares, schedules and ancillary content--namely Choice Seats--available through Sabre's global distribution system. Choice Seats, according to a Sabre
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Growing Demand, Higher Fares Strengthen U.S. Airlines
Major U.S. airlines during the past two weeks reported sustained growth in corporate travel demand and ongoing success in hiking fares. Concern about surging oil costs should provide further momentum to raise prices but potentially stifle capacity growth plans, according to airline
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Reversal Of Fortune: How U.S. Airlines Are Fixing A Broken Industry--And Cashing In
… have a significant presence, either in Phoenix, Charlotte, the D.C. area or Philadelphia," US Airways president Scott Kirby said last month, "and, so, in all of those markets where we're competing with someone, because we can carry …
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Airlines Soar In 'Watershed' Q3 Earnings
The U.S. airline industry during the quarter ended Sept. 30 reversed deep losses from a year earlier to achieve a banner performance. Airline executives pointed to mergers, conservative capacity planning, business travel recovery, particularly strong revenue and airfare trends, and a general
