United Airlines CEO cites Farmers’ Almanac for winter plans
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.0210093
USA Today : The CEO of United Airlines, Oscar Munoz, said in a radio interview that because “Farmers’ Almanac is calling for a very nasty winter, particularly in Chicago ... our operating team is hard at work as to how are we going to accommodate passengers.” Company spokesperson Charles Hobart said that United did not actually consult Farmers’ Almanac and that Munoz was quoted out of context, but that has not stopped the company from receiving significant criticism. Several meteorologists have pointed out that the almanac does not have a good track record for its seasonal weather predictions; others compared consulting the almanac with consulting an astrologer. Hobart says the company actually has several aviation meteorologists on staff.
