{"id":75463,"date":"2026-04-14T11:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/united-ceo-floated-idea-of-united-american-airlines-merger-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:31:37","slug":"united-ceo-floated-idea-of-united-american-airlines-merger-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/united-ceo-floated-idea-of-united-american-airlines-merger-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"United CEO floated idea of United-American Airlines merger, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>United CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/scott-kirby\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Scott Kirby<\/a> floated the idea to Trump administration officials of United merging with American Airlines, according to sources familiar with the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That conversation with officials is surfacing now after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy hinted the Trump administration was open to further consolidation in the aviation industry, but United would have a challenging road to show such a combination would improve competition or not raise costs for flyers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Such a combination would not be out of line with comments Kirby has made in the past about being better able to compete against other global airlines.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby told CBS News in a September 2025 interview that about two thirds of the long-haul international seats to and from the United States are foreign-flag carriers, even though only 40% of the customers on airplanes are foreign citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Figuring out how to close that trade deficit with international airlines is one of the things we&#8217;re got to spend the next few years working on and trying to do,&#8221; Kirby said. &#8220;Figuring out how to create a great American airline that all Americans can be proud of that competes not just on schedules but on quality and product and service, is the mission for us, it&#8217;s not straightforward cause we&#8217;ve got to do it in a way that makes money, but that&#8217;s a goal that we have set for ourselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United Airlines and American declined comment to CBS News. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regulators may be wary of allowing such a merger as it would create a behemoth that would control close to half of the U.S. market share.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United is seen as possible, if not likely, to attempt to acquire JetBlue should market conditions force a sale. In an interview last month with CBS News, Kirby said the potential of lingering high fuel prices could be an opportunity for United to expand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s going to create a lot of stress on airlines that came into the crisis, if it is a crisis, they came in weaker, and that are being less proactive, is going to put them in a tough situation,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So we&#8217;re looking at this as, you know, an opportunity for United to maybe acquire assets, come out stronger on the other side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When pushed if assets meant acquiring another airline, Kirby said, &#8220;Well, those are both could well be the same. We&#8217;ll see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Captain Dennis Tajer, spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, the union representing 16,000 American Airlines pilots, told CBS News in a statement that a possible United-American merger is &#8220;certainly intriguing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been very open about our concerns regarding American Airlines&#8217; financial, operational and customer service underperformance under the current management team,&#8221; Tajer said.\u00a0 &#8220;We are always interested in and welcome ideas that will turn around our airline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Still, experts say such a merger is unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;United would have to agree to so many concessions that I&#8217;m unsure it would end up being worth it for United to buy American,&#8221; Atmosphere Research Group airline industry analyst Henry Harteveldt told CBS News. &#8220;I think what Scott really wanted to do with his comment is indirectly put AA into play to see what, if anything, 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