FILE PHOTO: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2021 Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2021 Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Exclusive-United CEO Kirby raised potential tie-up with American in Trump meeting

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby raised the potential of merging with American Airlines in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in late February, two sources told Reuters.

United declined to comment. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kirby’s comments came at the end of a scheduled White House meeting on the future of Dulles airport, the sources added.

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(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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