United Airlines' CEO is ruling out any future mergers after American Airlines rejected his pitch

United Airlines CEO rules out future mergers after American Airlines rejected his pitch

Scott Kirby said United won't pursue consolidation after American rejected his approach, calling smaller deals like a JetBlue tie-up "mathematically close to impossible"

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Wednesday that the carrier does not plan to pursue consolidation for the foreseeable future, weeks after American Airlines declined to engage in a potential merger.

At a Bernstein investor conference, Kirby argued that the economics only ever justified the kind of large combination United........

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