Virus-Era Volaris
It’s good to be lucky. It’s better to be good. It’s best to be both. No one would call any airline lucky right now. But in Mexico, the ultra-LCC Volaris had the good fortune of seeing its biggest competitor (Aeromexico)...
For United CEO Scott Kirby, channeling Winston Churchill, it’s 1942. The war underway is still a long way from over. Battles still are being lost. But positive momentum is building. And a vision for post-war revival is starting to take…
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