Continental and United Airlines were discussing about merging and combining their operations on Thursday.

However, most of the analysts in industry had viewed those conversations as a not-so-elusive endeavor by United to pull Continental back to negotiating table. Moreover, people outlined on the subject cautioned on Thursday that the conversations between United and Continental were in the premature phases and can quickly fall apart.

In addition, talks between US Airways and United are still in negotiation. According to Vicki Bryan, an analyst at Gimme Credit, the stars have aligned for combination. In addition, United is compelling Continental to make a reposition and is using poor little US Airways as trap.

Furthermore, the negotiations come close to two years after Continental broke off an appointment to merge with United. The combination will build the nation’s largest airline, in terms of income. Merging the operations of United in the West, including its hubs in San Francisco and Denver, and the Continental’s hubs in Newark and Houston will build a challenging competitor to Delta Air Lines that came to the top position because of its assumption of Northwest Airlines in 2008.

Moreover, if the United-Continental talks result in a deal, American Airlines would end up as the third major carrier with both international and domestic operations. However, it will leave US Airways way behind, with analysts questioning its chances of survival.

Combining United and Continental will also build a global anomaly. Continental will carry its strong occurrence in Europe and Latin America, while United has strong positions in Asia such as Japan and China.

According to Julie King, the spokesperson for Continental in Houston and Jean Medina, the spokesperson for United in Chicago, both refused to comment. United is the nation’s third-largest carrier in terms of market value, and Continental is the fourth. Moreover, the spokesperson for US Airways, Todd Lehmacher, also refused to comment.