American Airlines takes stake in Republic Airways, joining Delta and United
American Airlines now owns more than 9.7 million of Republic Airways' shares.
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FAA’s Bedford fails to sell stake in Republic Airways, violating ethics agreement
Bryan Bedford, the current Administrator of the FAA, ran Republic Airways between 1999 and 2025.
Delta, United acquire stakes in newly merged Republic Airways
The combined entity should operate over 8,300 weekly departures on behalf of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines in December.
DOT approves Mesa Airlines and Republic Airways to operate under Mesa Air’s ownership
However, the DOT warned that this does not mean it approved their merger.