United CEO recovering from heart transplant operation

Wednesday, January 6, 2016
The CEO of United Airlines is recovering from a heart transplant operation.

The company says Oscar Munoz underwent the surgery earlier Wednesday.
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He's been out on medical leave since he suffered a heart attack in October.

United expects him to return to work by the beginning of the second quarter.
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