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United Airlines CEO reportedly floats idea of possible merger with American Airlines 94%
4/14/2026, 12:00:37 PM
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There's talk of a potential mega-merger between United and American Airlines.
Christiane Cordero has the details.
James, the merger was reportedly pitched by United Airlines CEO [music] Scott Kirby during a meeting with President Trump back in February.
That's according to Bloomberg and Reuters.
Kirby reportedly argued that a combined airline would be a stronger [music] competitor in the international market, pointing out that 2/3 of long-haul seats to and from the US are currently on foreign airlines.
American Airlines is struggling to keep up with its rivals when it [music] comes to profitability and holds tens of billions of dollars in debt.
And things may get even more difficult with [music] rising fuel costs and travel demand dropping.
Kirby told ABC News last month [music] those rising costs could create opportunities for United.
And that's going to create stress, a much higher level of stress at those airlines.
Um it's something actually is the opportunity for us to acquire assets and come out stronger on the other side.
But industry insiders say the chances of a merger being approved are slim with unions, rival airlines, and airports expected to [music] oppose the idea. >> [music]
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