Entries tagged "United"
Pilots at United Airlines on Monday called for the resignation of CEO Glenn Tilton, highlighting the growing tension between the airline and its labor groups....
The parent of United Airlines Inc. walked away from the altar on Thursday, abandoning merger talks with US Airways Group Inc. in favor of pursuing an alliance with Continental Airlines Inc. US Airways and United parent UAL Corp. since late April had been in discussions about a potential deal that could have cut significant capacity out of their combined route network, a step toward the airlines regaining pricing power in the face of climbing fuel prices. ...
Flight attendants from United Airlines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. have joined the chorus of labor opposition to a rumored combination of the two airlines, urging managements to get their own houses in order before considering dealmaking....
Followers of Delta Air Lines Inc.'s drawn-out negotiation to buy Northwest Airlines Corp., which played out for more than two months before an announcement was made, know all too well the danger of putting too much stock in airline gossip. But the rumor mill was churning again on Friday with talk of potential dealmaking involving United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and US Airways Group Inc....
Note to would-be airline acquirers. United Air Lines Inc. is still available. The world's second-largest airline, which has been looking for a merger for the better part of two years now, thought it had a partner lined up in Continental Airlines Inc. But that deal is contingent on Delta Air Lines Inc. combining with Northwest Airlines Corp., a move that would void the golden share Northwest holds in Continental that allows it to block any Continental deal....
