American Airlines executives met with labour union leaders this week to discuss a potential merger with another carrier.
American spokesman Andy Backover said they've had meetings for more than a year regarding airline industry consolidation with the unions, which include the Transport Workers Union that represents ground workers and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants.
The meetings have been subject to a confidentiality agreement, preventing all parties from revealing details of the discussions.
Gregg Overman, a spokesman for Allied Pilots Association, confirmed that the union was represented at the most recent meeting.
"Our board's position on this is that we're not in favour of mergers," Overman said. "American's history as far as mergers and acquisitions are concerned is not a good one."
Although unions aren't required to approve mergers, their resistance could make a deal difficult to complete.
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