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United Airlines Financial Woes

Jacki Lyden talks with Darryl Jenkins, professor of airline management at George Washington University, where he is also executive director of The Aviation Institute. They discuss how United Airlines has gotten to the point of bankruptcy. He says their money problems stem from a series of bad management decisions over the years, including their attempt to merge with US Airways.

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Longtime listeners recognize Jacki Lyden's voice from her frequent work as a substitute host on NPR. As a journalist who has been with NPR since 1979, Lyden regards herself first and foremost as a storyteller and looks for the distinctive human voice in a huge range of national and international stories.