Come May, Scott Kirby, who built a reputation as a detail-oriented executive over three decades in the commercial airline industry, will take over the top spot at United, Chicago’s hometown carrier.

Last week, United Airlines President Scott Kirby sat down with Chris McGinnis for a candid, wide-ranging interview at the carrier's 35th floor San Francisco offices on Sansome Street.

The following is the transcript of the full interview with United CEO Scott Kirby, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 11, 2025.

Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines. (Bloomberh Contributor—Getty Images) In 2019, 4.5 billion passengers took an international flight, according to the CDC.

For their first Halloween after American Airlines merged with US Airways, CEO Doug Parker put on a dark wig and danced as a member of British boy band One Direction while president Scott Kirby ...

United Airlines is reshuffling its executive team with Scott Kirby being promoted to CEO in a long-expected move, and Oscar Munoz shifting to executive chairman of the airline group's board.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, apologized because he took a private plane after he couldn't find a commercial flight amid this week's chaos. scottkirby/Instagram ...

Kirby knew it all. “He was an imposing figure,” said Brett Snyder, an airline analyst who worked for Kirby from 1999–2002 at America West Airlines.

Scott Kirby joined United Airlines in 2016. He'll take the reins as CEO in May, succeeding Oscar Munoz. By Lewis Lazare – Reporter, Chicago Business Journal Dec 5, 2019 ...

As soon as Munoz brought Kirby to United in 2016 from archival American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL), where Kirby was also president under longtime AA CEO Doug Parker, many inside United assumed Kirby ...

The following is a transcript of an interview with United AIrlines CEO Scott Kirby that aired on Sunday, September 19, 2021, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to FACE THE NATION.