CHICAGO — The chief executives of United Airlines and US Airways met Thursday, but there were no indications a decision was near on whether to combine the two carriers, a person with knowledge of the meeting said.
Glenn Tilton of UAL Corp.’s United and Doug Parker of US Airways Group Inc. have been communicating about a potential deal for more than two months. Word of plans for their latest meeting drew extra interest following published reports that the talks appeared to have broken off. No other details emerged immediately about the meeting, which took place in an undisclosed location.
Chicago-based United and Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways declined to comment on the meeting or confirm it took place. Labor and financing issues complicate the exploratory talks, which intensified last month after the agreement to combine Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., and after Continental Airlines Inc.’s decision not to pursue a merger with United.
