United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby met on Tuesday with the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officials told Reuters, after he blasted its air traffic control performance last month.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2021 Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoChief Executive Scott Kirby met on Tuesday with the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration , officials told Reuters, after he blasted its air traffic control performance last month.
Kirby met with Acting FAA Administrator Polly Trottenberg, who has been on the job since June 8, the sources said. In remarks at a Politico forum on Tuesday, Kirby struck a new tone, saying the FAA had been "particularly helpful, responsive and communicative" in the last two weeks.Kirby added the FAA responded well to thunderstorms on Sunday that forced cancellation of about 30% of New York-area airline flights, including at its Newark hub.
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