The President of the American Airlines pilots union favors merger discussions that would have another airline take over the carrier. Three months ago his union rejected declaring no confidence in CEO Robert Isom and sought a meeting with the board , but the board refused to meet. Now, the union President says he’s taking meetings with Wall Street analysts and journalists promoting their view that: American management lacks a long-term strategy The status quo is unacceptable They’re open to “any path forward” (like mergers) that improve the airline. We have seen little in terms of vision, culture change, and operational improvements to believe that meaningful positive progress can be achieved in an acceptable timeframe.…