United Airlines plans for worst, hopes for best

White regional jets parked at airport.

United Airlines’ President Scott Kirby on Friday laid out a stark future for the airline industry, saying  the carrier is preparing for a scenario in which there is no passenger revenue into next year and it will have to dismiss thousands of workers if travel doesn’t rebound from the coronavirus crisis.

In a matter of weeks, the pandemic has vaporized an industry that was seeing record growth, turning airports into ghost towns and airplanes nearly empty. United appears to be the most pessimistic...

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