United Airlines and US Airways are in merger talks, The New York Times
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Wednesday, citing "people briefed on the matter."
"United and US Airways are deep in their merger discussions, though a transaction is not expected to be announced for at least several weeks, these people said, cautioning that talks may still collapse," The Times said, adding: "One potential hurdle could be union opposition."
The report did not have terms of the potential deal, and representatives of the carriers declined to comment.
The Wall Street Journal, meanwhile,
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] its own unnamed sources saying the United-US Airways discussions "have heated up in recent weeks" but added "the move is also viewed by some in the industry as an effort by United to rekindle a deal with Continental Airlines."