CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Airlines today named Tom Doxey
senior vice president of Technical Operations, overseeing the
carrier's maintenance operations; ground service equipment and
facilities maintenance; supply chain; technical services and
planning and strategy. Doxey most recently served as vice president
of Technical Operations and under his new role will report to
United's Chief Operations Officer, Greg
Hart.
"I couldn't be more excited to have Tom lead the Tech Ops team,"
said Hart. "Leveraging his experience leading finance for
operations and his passion for people, I know the team will
continue their string of record performance under his
leadership."
Doxey joined United in 2016, assuming the role of chief
financial officer for operations, overseeing teams that provide
financial and analytical support to United's operations groups,
including Tech Ops. Prior to joining United, Doxey served as vice
president, fleet and corporate finance at Allegiant, where he was
responsible for all aircraft and corporate finance transactions,
materials planning, stores, fleet planning and the financial
management of airframe and engine heavy maintenance programs. Doxey
started his airline career at US Airways, where he held various
roles in financial planning and analysis.
Doxey holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and an MBA from
Arizona State University.
Every customer. Every flight. Every
day.
In 2019, United is focusing more than ever on its commitment to
its customers, looking at every aspect of its business to ensure
that the carrier keeps customers' best interests at the heart of
its service. In addition to today's announcement, United recently
announced that luxury skincare line Sunday
Riley will make products exclusively for United customers to
experience in amenity kits, released a re-imagined version of the
most downloaded app in the airline industry, introduced
ConnectionSaver, a new tool dedicated to improving the experience
for customers connecting from one United flight to the next and
made DIRECTV free for every passenger on 211 aircraft, offering
more than 100 channels on seat back monitors on more than 30,000
seats.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." We are more focused than ever on our commitment to
customers through a series of innovations and improvements designed
to help build a great experience: Every customer. Every flight.
Every day. Together, United Airlines and United Express operate
approximately 4,900 flights a day to 356 airports across five
continents. In 2018, United and United Express operated more than
1.7 million flights carrying more than 158 million customers.
United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route
network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, New
York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 783 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 561
regional aircraft. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter and Instagram or connect on
Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Airlines
Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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