Antitrust   North America   M&A   Airlines   United Airlines  
Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille, Siddharth Philip, Sri Taylor

Report: United CEO Scott Kirby floated a potential acquisition of American Airlines to Trump officials

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reportedly pitched to senior Trump administration officials the idea of United buying rival American Airlines, according to Bloomberg. While United has publicly described a potential combination as serious, regulators—and likely a major antitrust fight—would determine whether any deal could advance.

Dj's Aviation • Daniel Fowkes

United Airlines To Merge With American Airlines?

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2026-04-13T16:12:31.516578-07:00
MRO   PaxEx   Orders   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airbus A330   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
Delta Air Lines • Staff Writer

The Suite Spot

By Delta Air Lines: Delta will debut its next generation Delta One® suite for A350-1000s and expands its suite offering to the A330-200/300 fleet, extending its lead with the most business class suites of any U.S.

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2026-04-13T06:07:50.285697-07:00