For years, airline executives were criticized for falling in love with shiny new airplanes, to the detriment of their shareholders. United Continental Holdings Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek makes the hard-headed business case for the new Boeing 787 his company got this week. But it sure is pretty, too.
It’s been a long time coming. Smisek recalled that a colleague had just had a baby girl when the plane was ordered. She’s 8 now.
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