Kirby Sees No Need For Separate United Airlines Freighter Fleet

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United delivered aid to India in May using its passenger fleet after the country was hit by a deadly COVID-19 spike.
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BOSTON—The CEO of United Airlines does not envision the carrier operating freighters in the future as its cargo business has already created permanent gains without one. “I don’t see United operating a cargo-only fleet. Even once we return, our cargo business will be much bigger and better [anyway]...
Kurt Hofmann

Kurt Hofmann has been writing on the airline industry for 25 years. He appears frequently on Austrian, Swiss and German television and broadcasting…

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