United CEO Says He Weighed American Merger; Talks Have Ended

Published on April 27, 2026

United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby confirmed he approached American Airlines Group Inc. and that talks have ended, laying out the virtues of a merger that he said could have strengthened corporate America and won approval from regulators.

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