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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