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美聯航執行長證實已就潛在合併事宜與美國航空接洽

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-- 美國聯合航空(UAL)執行長史考特柯比週一證實,他曾就合併事宜與美國航空(AAL)接洽,但後者拒絕參與,並明確表示不會達成協議。 柯比在一份聲明中表示,兩家公司合併後,本可以擴大服務範圍,覆蓋“較小的社區”,增加市場上的經濟艙座位總數,為客戶提供更實惠的價格,並打造一家更俱全球競爭力的美國航空公司。他還補充說,合併除了其他好處外,還能促進美國經濟發展,創造「數百萬個就業機會」。 柯比說:“我原本希望向美國航空公司闡述合併的可行性,但他們拒絕參與,反而公開表示不會參與。如果沒有合適的合作夥伴,如此重大的合併根本無法實現。” 美國航空公司尚未回覆的置評請求。 週一下午交易中,美國航空股價下跌2.7%,美國聯合航空股價下跌1.4%。 本月初,美國航空公司表示對與聯合航空公司合併的任何談判都不感興趣,並補充說,合併「對競爭和消費者都是不利的」。該公司當時還表示,任何此類交易都將與川普政府對航空業和反壟斷法的理念「不符」。 在上週與分析師舉行的財報電話會議上,美國航空公司執行長羅伯特·伊索姆表示,與聯合航空公司的潛在合併將「具有反競爭性」。 根據FactSet的會議記錄,伊索姆告訴分析師:“所有參與討論的人都提出了同樣的觀點。這對客戶不利,對整個行業不利,最終——對美國航空公司也不利。” 柯比週一表示,美國航空公司的公開表態「清楚地表明,在可預見的未來,這樣的合併是不可能的」。 據報道,美國總統唐納德·特朗普在最近接受CNBC採訪時表達了對合併的反對意見,稱他“不喜歡”這兩家航空公司合併。 上週,美國航空公司公佈其第一季經調整後的每股虧損年收窄,而營業收入則有所增長。該公司當時下調了2026年的獲利預期。同時,聯合航空公佈的第一季業績優於預期,但由於燃油成本上漲,該公司也下調了全年獲利預期。

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