American Airlines rejects merger talks with United Airlines

Source: New York Post

April 17 (Reuters) – American Airlines said on Friday that it was not interested in a merger with United Airlines and had not held any such talks, diminishing prospects of an industry-reshaping deal that would face tough regulatory scrutiny. A combination of two of the largest US network carriers would mark the biggest consolidation move in more than a decade, further tightening a domestic market already dominated by four similarly sized players. Including international flights, United and American were already the world’s two largest airlines by available capacity in 2025, according to OAG data.