09/11/19: United's Front-Of-The-Plane Profit Push




Crain's Daily Gist show

Summary: United Airlines has a high-end plan to boost its share of premium seats, which fetch fares as much as five times the price of a coach seat. Crains' reporter John Pletz talks with host Amy Guth about what that looks like for the airline, and for customers from business to budget. Plus: Slow Boeing jet sales hit a key aerospace metric, former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan moves to Kirkland & Ellis, the feds OK US Food's big purchase pending asset sales, and the industrial corridor near Fulton Market is opening up to new development. Find #CrainsDailyGist on Twitter and let's continue the conversation about these and other business stories.