United CEO floats American Airlines merger, Bloomberg reports

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published April 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM EDT

United Airlines’ CEO has floated a merger with American Airlines to the Trump administration, according to reporting from Bloomberg News, a move that could create a new aviation giant.

Host Robin Young gets the latest with Bloomberg News aviation regulation reporter Allyson Versprille.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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