CHICAGO, June 19 (UPI) -- Continental Airlines and United Airlines announced plans to work together in a step analysts said could lead to a merger of the U.S. carriers in the future.

CHICAGO, May 30 (UPI) -- Two U.S. airlines, United Airlines and US Airways, have scuttled merger talks because United is about to align itself with Continental Airlines, sources say.

CHICAGO, April 4 (UPI) -- The rising price of oil has "exacerbated" the problems caused by mergers, UAL Corp. Chief Executive Officer Glenn Tilton said.

CHICAGO, March 4 (UPI) -- United Airlines would pursue a merger with Continental Airlines to create the industry's biggest carrier if given the go-ahead, a United board member said.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Continental Airlines Inc. is resisting the suggestion it should merge with UAL Corp., the parent company of United Airlines, an informed source said Friday.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- United Airlines, the Chicago airline that recently emerged from bankruptcy, aims to slash its debt by early next year. That's the soonest United can do so without incurring penalties from the lenders who provided the No. 2 U.S. carrier with $3 billion, th

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Chicago's United Airlines is apparently interested in getting united with another corporation, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The parent of Chicago-based United Airlines ended 38 months in bankruptcy Wednesday, having cut its annual costs by $7 billion. UAL Corp. began issuing common stock shares Wednesday, with most shares going to the company's former unsecured creditors. Trad

CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. bankruptcy judge Friday approved a reorganization plan that lets United Airlines end three years of bankruptcy early next month.