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UNITED CEO BLAMES FAA FOR O’HARE’S NOTORIOUS TAXI TIMES, SAYS IT'S LIKE "DRIVING TO MILWAUKEE"...

Scott Kirby, the Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines , has taken aim at the US Federal Aviation Administration, whose understaffing he blames for long taxi times at its hub at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD).

SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.

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