With Scott Kirby's recent promotion to CEO of United Airlines, The America West takeover of the US airlines industry is complete.
How did it happen?
In the mid-1990s a small Phoenix carrier named America West Airlines assembled a team of managers - Doug Parker, Robert Isom, and Scott Kirby. Today, Doug Parker is CEO of American Airlines, Robert Isom is President of American Airlines, and Scott Kirby is CEO of United Airlines.