United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is scheduled to attend a roundtable at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and other aviation industry leaders on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The meeting will focus on the significant impacts of the ongoing 30-day government shutdown on the airline industry. The discussion aims to address the disruptions caused by the shutdown, which has led to thousands of flight interruptions and forced approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 TSA officers to work without pay. The high-level meeting underscores the escalating pressure from the aviation sector to find a resolution to the funding standoff.