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United CEO Scott Kirby Calls Being Fired By American Airlines A “Betrayal”—So He Took $13 Million And Built A Stronger Rival

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United CEO Scott Kirby Calls Being Fired By American Airlines A “Betrayal”—So He Took $13 Million And Built A Stronger Rival
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Scott Kirby says American Airlines promised him the CEO job, then fired him. In a new New York Times interview, United’s CEO calls it a “betrayal” and says he wanted to go elsewhere to prove something. American paid him $13 million without a non-compete, handing a rival an insider who knew its weaknesses. Doug Parker kept his job—and American got a stronger competitor led by the man he pushed out.

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