United Airlines chief steps down amid federal investigation
- 9 years ago
United Airlines chairman and chief executive Jeff Smisek and two other senior officials have resigned amid a federal corruption probe, the company said Tuesday, a major shake-up at the top of one of America's largest airlines.
The resignations were linked to an investigation exploring whether the air carrier launched a money-losing flight from Newark to Columbia, S.C., to benefit the influential then-chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who owned a vacation home near Columbia.
The company said Tuesday that it is cooperating with that ongoing investigation and is conducting its own investigation.
The U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey declined to comment Tuesday.
The resignations were linked to an investigation exploring whether the air carrier launched a money-losing flight from Newark to Columbia, S.C., to benefit the influential then-chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who owned a vacation home near Columbia.
The company said Tuesday that it is cooperating with that ongoing investigation and is conducting its own investigation.
The U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey declined to comment Tuesday.