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United Airlines CEO is pitching the idea of a merger with American Airlines.

Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:15 am
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:15 am
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:16 am to
Two shite airlines
Posted by 9Fiddy
19th Hole
Member since Jan 2007
66901 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:17 am to
This would definitely be interesting. I wonder how close that would put them on market share and bumping up against anti-trust laws.
Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
5401 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:19 am to
Was just in grapevine tx hotel that had an AA plave incoming for a landing every 90seconds outside my window. Couldve been me in those negotiations.
Posted by nola tiger lsu
Member since Nov 2007
7319 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:19 am to
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Two shite airlines


False. Everyone says that about every airline.
Posted by Yaboylsu63
Member since Mar 2014
3365 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:20 am to
This would suck honestly.
UA and AA both suck in their own rights but at least they compete now.

Air travel started to really blow arse when we started merging airlines. The service went to shite because the market is captured.

Remember when you went to the airport and there was like 20 different airline counters to check in at?

Now it’s like 6 of them
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
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Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:21 am to
How is this different from Jetblue/Spirit that got slapped down?
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
131109 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:22 am to
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False. Everyone says that about every airline.


Ive had very few bad experiences with Delta.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
14288 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:25 am to
If this manifests, it needs to be struck down. Same thing with the proposed UP/NS merger.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
101937 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:27 am to
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Two shite airlines



nah, fly AA all the time. Having the right CC helps.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
91458 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:27 am to
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I wonder how close that would put them on market share and bumping up against anti-trust laws.

would almost rival the NFL
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
40547 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:27 am to
Never had a bad experience with AA.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
149936 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:28 am to
zero percent chance this is allowed
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
91458 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:31 am to
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Air travel started to really blow arse when we started merging airlines. The service went to shite because the market is captured.



ironic that we've almost come full circle since deregulation, the ones that were strong prior to it are the ones still standing, something like 160 airlines have folded since that travesty began
Posted by Everyday Is Saturday
Member since Dec 2025
1070 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:32 am to
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Two shite airlines


You need to recalibrate.

Spirit is the universal measure.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
131109 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:34 am to
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nah, fly AA all the time. Having the right CC helps.


How does a CC stop delays and cancellations?
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
39452 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:36 am to
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Two shite airlines

What? I got zero issues with United I fly them every month
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
149881 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:37 am to
How would this be any different then the JetBlue Spirit merger that the DOJ and courts shot down a couple years ago citing antitrust ?



Or is it different since United and American are part of the ‘too big to fail’ group that owns Washington?
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
91458 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:37 am to
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How does a CC stop delays and cancellations?


use the chip, not the magnetic strip
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
40547 posts
Posted on 4/14/26 at 8:39 am to
Just talked to my buddy who's a UA pilot. He said that the CEO left AA on less than great terms and has been somewhat verbal about crushing them.
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