Antitrust   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Delta Air Lines   United Airlines  
Skift • Meghna Maharishi

United’s Scott Kirby explored a Delta merger concept, targeting a combined ~35% share of U.S. domestic demand—before talks colla

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reportedly approached Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian with merger discussions and Delaware due diligence, aiming to combine the two airlines into a carrier that could control about 35% of the U.S. domestic market. Delta ultimately rebuffed the idea and the combination did not progress amid major antitrust hurdles.

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2026-07-26T14:15:14.362773-07:00
Airports   Orders   Airbus A320   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Australia's Altura Airlines starts charter ops

By ch-aviation: Altura Airlines has commenced operations out of Perth International as a majority Indigenous-owned virtual charter carrier offering charter capacity sourced through Maroomba Airlines (Perth International) and planning to introduce A320 aircraft from 2027.

2026-07-26T17:06:50.928626-07:00
Leadership   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Disgraced Former Qantas Boss Alan Joyce Breaks Cover… He’s Trying to Flog His Memoir

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The disgraced former chief executive of Australian flag carrier Qantas, Alan Joyce, has broken his silence to defend his leadership of the airline, nearly three years after he was forced to resign by the board of directors due to a litany of mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2026-07-26T12:05:50.609664-07:00