Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced plans to merge on Monday, April 14, 2008. The transaction would create the world's largest airline measured by traffic, and some industry experts believe it could also prompt other carriers to combine. The agreement remains subject to regulatory approval. Of the merger agreement, Delta CEO Richard Anderson said, "Our need to respond to the pressures of dramatically rising fuel costs and a softening U.S. economy drove us to take a closer look at all options to strengthen our future."
Below is just a small sampling of news coverage and commentary from around the country:
- Delta's Bastian: Merger Benefits Increasing, TheStreetn.com (7/21)
- Delta Reduces Cost of Northwest Merger, Aviation Daily (7/17)
- Delta, Northwest Tap Team to Lead Carrier, Wall Street Journal (7/16)
- Delta's Anderson to Run Merged Airline; Bastian to Head NWA Subsidiary, Air Transport World (7/16)
- Delta, Northwest leadership team announced, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (7/15)
- Delta CEO names top leadership after merger, St. Paul-Minneapolis Star-Tribune (7/15)
- Delta, NWA Pilots Hammering Out Seniority Plan, TheStreet.com (7/15)
- Delta, Northwest Pilots Approve Pact, Wall Street Journal (6/30)
- Northwest pilots approve labor deal with Delta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (6/28)
- Letter: Not All Airline Mergers Make Sense, But This One Does, Wall Street Journal (6/25)
- Antitrust review is the next step for Delta and NWA, Minneapolis Star-Tribune (5/14)
- Delta/Northwest merger seen likely to be approved, Reuters (5/14)
- Ahead of the Bell: Delta, Northwest to defend airline merger, Yahoo!Finance/Associated Press (5/7)
- Supporters line up behind Delta-Northwest merger, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (5/7)
- Delta, NWA merger gets new support, Minneapolis Star-Tribune/Cox News Service (5/7)
- Delta, Northwest Chiefs Face Skeptical Lawmakers Over Deal, Wall Street Journal/Associated Press (4/25)
- NWA, Delta CEOs say regulators' merger OK can be won, Minnesota Star-Tribune (4/23)
- Delta and Northwest take to the Hill, Forbes.com (4/23)
- Airline CEOS Make Rounds to Win Over Lawmakers, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/22)
- OPINION: Piloting toward 'right' merger, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/21)
- Delta, Northwest take merger case to Congress, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/20)
- Richard Anderson: The man behind the Delta-Northwest deal, St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press (4/19)
- Delta Merger Could Mean More Fuel Efficient Fleet, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/19)
- Delta hires power brokers to help push merger deal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/18)
- Delta, NWA merger provides 'financial stability', Baltimore Business Journal (4/17)
- Merger may save Delta money, but it won't lower fuel costs, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/16)
- Mapping Out and Airline for a New World, Washington Post (4/16)
- OPINION by Doug Steenland and Richard Anderson: Some Myths about Airline Mergers, Wall Street Journal (4/16)
- Deal done, the hard sell begins, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/16)
- Congressman blasts deal, vows fight, Palm Beach Post/Cox News Service (4/16)
- Delta-Northwest Merger Seen Facing Few Hurdles, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (4/16)
- Delta, Northwest airlines treat merger as a done deal, USA Today (4/15)
- Delta, Northwest Agree to Merge; May Start Trend, Wall Street Journal (4/15)
- NWA-Delta: It's a Go for World's Largest Airline, Minnesota Star-Tribune (4/15)
- Northwest and Delta managers promise a healthy, viable company, St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press (4/15)
- Pact Has Wings Beyond the U.S., Wall Street Journal (4/15)
- NWA Merger Agreement Keeps Delta in Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (4/15)
- Delta and Northwest in $3 billion Deal, New York Times (4/15)
- Delta, Northwest to Merge, Create Largest Airline, Reuters (4/15)
- Delta, Northwest Finally Reach Merger Deal, TheStreet.com (4/15)
- Work Begins for Delta and Northwest, Washington Post/Associated Press (4/15)
- World's Largest Airline: Delta, Northwest in Merger Deal, USA Today (4/14)