White House Declines to Opine on United-American Merger Idea

United Airlines and American Airlines planes at LaGuardia Airport in New York. — United Airlines and American Airlines planes at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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By Siddharth Philip and Jeff Mason

April 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM UTC

Updated on

April 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM UTC

The White House said it was withholding judgment on a proposal by United Airlines Holdings Inc. to merge with rival American Airlines Group Inc., a tie-up that would raise significant antitrust concerns.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that administration officials are aware of the proposition but that President Donald Trump hasn’t taken a position on it.