CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, state of air travel demand, Q3 forecast, travel around Newark Liberty International Airport,

Newark suffered from severe delays due to understaffing and runway construction before the FAA introduced a flight cap, helping United's bookings.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby believes only his carrier and Delta Air Lines are properly positioned in the US market, predicting competitors will soon need to abandon unprofitable routes.

"Economic gravity is ultimately going to win," the United Airlines CEO said in predicting more low-cost airlines will pull back from costly routes like the Bay Area.

business Airlines. Scott Kirby’s promotion to CEO at United Airlines puts him in competition with former colleague He left American Airlines in 2016 in an executive shuffle.

In the first of our winning stories from 2025's Airline Strategy Awards, which were held in London on 14 July, United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby was recognised in the Executive Leadership: N

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

UNITED AIRLINES CEO SCOTT KIRBY: Good morning John. JOHN DICKERSON: Let's start with the way you see it, there was some strong travel and a couple of the days during the July 4th holiday, almost ...

Q2 2025 Management View CEO J. Scott Kirby stated the quarter was further evidence that the "United -- next strategy continues to work and that the 2 brand loyal revenue diverse airlines continue to generate the bulk of industry profit.