United Airlines approached Delta about a merger last year. Talks didn't advance due to regulatory barriers and public opposition.
United Airlines Holdings Inc.
(NASDAQ:UAL) approached Delta Air Lines Inc.
(NYSE:DAL) about a merger last year, pursuing a combination of America’s two most valuable carriers before CEO Scott Kirby’s later American Airlines Group Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAL) proposal triggered political and antitrust backlash.
United Quietly Pursued a Delta Megamerger The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter, that Kirby called Delta CEO Ed Bastian to pitch the transaction.
United Airlines (UAL) last year approached Delta Air Lines (DAL) about a merger, Alison Sider and Andrew Tangel of Wall Street…
The chief executive officer of United Airlines confirmed Monday that he pitched a potential merger to American Airlines, but was…
United CEO Scott Kirby said American rejected the idea, "and without a willing partner, something this big simply can't get done."
United CEO Scott Kirby floated the idea of a merger with American to a Trump administration official earlier this year, according…
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reportedly floated a potential merger with Trump administration officials earlier this year.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has said the next phase for U.S. carriers is figuring out how to better compete on a global stage.
