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Mergers and Acquisitions

United Airlines American Airlines Market Competition Spirit Airlines Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines Merger Volaris and Viva Aerobus Merger JetBlue easyJet Allegiant-Sun Country Merger Volaris and Viva Merger JetBlue Airways Market Trends United and American Airlines Merger Leadership Changes Antitrust Issues Volaris and Viva Aerobús Merger Allegiant Airlines Regulatory Environment Regulatory Scrutiny Leadership Competition American Airlines and United Airlines Merger Allegiant Travel Company Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines Merger Sun Country Airlines Lufthansa and ITA Airways Takeover Offers Merger Cancellation Delta Airlines Alaska Airlines Acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines Regulatory Approval Lufthansa-Ita Acquisition Frontier Airlines Bankruptcy Budget Airlines Competitive Strategies

United CEO Approached Delta About Potential Merger

If pursued a combination would confront major U.S. and foreign antitrust and regulatory hurdles that make approval unlikely.

United Says Merger With American Is Unlikely and Will Target Rival Slots and Gates

United Rules Out Airline Consolidation for Foreseeable Future

Allegiant Closes $1.5 Billion Sun Country Deal to Form Larger Leisure Carrier

Lufthansa to Lift ITA Airways Stake to 90% for €325 Million

Spirit Airlines’ Shutdown Sets Off Political Fight Over What Caused Its Collapse

United Ends Bid for American Merger After Rejection

American Rejects United Merger as It Pursues a Deeper Alaska Tie-Up

Trump Rejects United–American Merger Talk

American Airlines Rejects United Merger Talk After Kirby’s White House Pitch

United CEO Floated Merger With American in White House Meeting, Reports Say

Transportation Chief Signals Openness To U.S. Airline Mergers

Neeleman Says Spirit and Frontier ‘Need Each Other’ as ULCC Pressures Grow

JetBlue Cast as Takeover Target as Analyst Links Airline M&A Prospects to Rail Review