United Roller Kirby: American’s esteemed president joins United, amid other big happenings at U.S. carriers Share WhatsApp LinkedIn X Facebook Email United Roller Kirby: American’s esteemed president joins United, amid other big happenings at U.S. carriers September 2016 1 min read Seth Kaplan and Jason Clampet Subscribe Already a subscriber? Login Issue Overview Napoléon Bonaparte resigns as French emperor to command the English army. Steve Jobs leaves Apple to run Microsoft. American Airlines President Scott Kirby steps aside and quickly becomes president of United. All three sound equally absurd.