According to the leaders of the Association of Flight Attendants, a merger between US Airways and United Airlines is not possible. The Association of Flight Attendants represents nearly 21,000 flight attendants at US Airways, United Airlines and the former American West.

The Association of Flight Attendants President at United, Greg Davidowitch, the Association of Flight Attendants President at American West, Lisa LeCarre, as well as the Association of Flight Attendants President at US Airways, Mike Flores, all went on to issue the same statement. They said that the notion of joining the airlines together is absurd.

They went on to say that the track record of management at each of the airlines is abysmal. For almost five years, CEO Doug Parker has failed to negotiate a joint flight attendant contract. Thus, this continues to see the operation of the airlines done separately.

Their statement went on to say that CEO Gleen Tilton has been clamoring for a merger at any price since he arrived at United Airlines almost eight years ago. Flight Attendants have expressed no confidence in Tilton to run the airline, and they have actively sought his removal as CEO for two years.

They continued on by saying that a merger of any kind is inherently risky and a complex business transaction for all airlines. To even think about the merger, there must be an underlying rationale and an accord with flight attendants. As of right now, there is no evidence of either one of these things, they added.