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Fortune
Nicholas Gordon

United Airlines CEO says he doesn’t see evidence of a recession: ‘The word wouldn’t be in my vocabulary.’

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby (Credit: Valerie Plesch—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

It’s shaping up to be a strange economic downturn for some corporate leaders. Strong consumer spending, a better-than-expected jobs report and cooling inflation are leading some CEOs to see good economic news even amid fears of a recession.

“The word ‘recession’ wouldn’t be in my vocabulary, just looking at our data,” United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday. 

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