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

Report: United Airlines’ quiet merger talks with Delta collapsed after preliminary review

United Airlines explored a merger with fellow U.S. rival Delta Air Lines, but discussions ended after an initial review and never advanced, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal. The prospect of combining two highly profitable carriers highlights continued consolidation interest amid antitrust hurdles.

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2026-07-26T14:15:14.362773-07:00
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
Middle East   777X   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Emirates’ Clark confident Boeing will explore larger 777X as he waits to see carrier’s first -9

By FlightGlobal: Dubai-based airline's rejection of early-build airframes leaves their fate unclear. Emirates president Tim Clark believes Boeing will be tempted to explore a larger variant of the Boeing 777X – provisionally described as a ‘777-10’ – based on performance data gathered from the prolonged development of the 777-9.

2026-07-26T02:20:48.506986-07:00