Rebuffed by American Airlines, United’s CEO is wary of other deals After putting the idea of an industry-reshaping merger with American Airlines behind him, the chief executive of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, said other deals might not be worth it. In an interview on Tuesday, Mr. Kirby declined to say whether United would want to buy JetBlue Airways, the subject of significant speculation by investors and analysts in recent weeks. Mr. Kirby said that doing so could consume resources without a sufficient payoff. “Doing a merger takes a lot of calories and a lot of energy, and it’s about the same amount of calories and energy regardless of the size of merger,” he said. <https://ytezitcab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XoA5AutTZcyNseS57ufoEkfT5pb6bVQNOBpWjI8RzaD35J95ODWxavfkW7wZyxb_uDTNuFPgUWu1Zt12gg8D1zPFsNDwLLDwiduK5bmkxsL8AU5I_3tHX4UxX7-FqXG6XGM1c9b4uQPR_fqGamC2za7UcPLvdTBkvLBtrQmWjiqqOJIMbebqvNiI4_OQwYSDd6PIOxrx4xeouExzAoEC-wdlPJ8082Td8ryguiYpHrhq-3hsfDHi8g==&c=ECiPHc4pyq2Fxruyq3bpCRuXdEH4ab_9zvBuz0MY67ehV6hvIdrykQ==&ch=ZevuU9qcOPQ9mvuDOKpz1XGw4YucyyHRIwQ4Uim_3hsgQ5I3Tjbf9w==> Niraj Chokshi/New York Times
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