United Airlines CEO: You may see pre-recessionary behavior 'if you squint hard'

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is still seeing solid travel demand this holiday season, though perhaps littered with a few cautionary signs entering 2023. "I guess if you squint hard... [you could] see what I would call pre-recessionary behavior," Kirby said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). Still, Kirby reaffirmed that this year's ongoing travel rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic has continued with "really strong demand" at this point in time. "We're setting records every month on travel demand," the CEO added. Kirby is putting his money where his mouth is in terms of betting big on travel's post-pandemic recovery. The carrier announced Tuesday it placed an order for 100 of Boeing's top-of-the-line 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more. <br/>