United Airlines did not mention the cost of July's CrowdStrike IT outage in its earnings report.
United executives took a subtle jab at Delta by highlighting their "no excuses" philosophy.
"Healthy businesses don't make excuses about CrowdStrike, don't make excuses about weather," CFO Mike Leskinen said on the company's Wednesday earnings call.
'No excuses' is at the core of United's philosophyCEO Scott Kirby said United's "no excuses" ideology stems from his days as a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy.
Related stories"The best thing I learned was 'no excuses, ma'am, no excuses, sir,'" Kirby said on the call.
Persons:
—, Mike Leskinen, It's, United's, Scott Kirby, Kirby, United
Organizations:
Airlines, United, Service, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United States Air Force Academy
Locations:
Crowdstrike, Texas, New York