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Lori Ranson
Christine Boynton
May 01, 2026
Uncertainty around high fuel prices is constraining full-year U.S. airline outlooks and growth. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Nearly a decade after leaving his role as president of American Airlines, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby found himself drawn back to his former employer—this time as a potential merger partner for what he believed could become a stronger, more competitive U.S. carrier. But American quickly shut…
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