Northwest, Delta in Merger Talks
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Northwest Airlines has entered into formal merger discussions with Delta Air Lines and will look for another partner if Delta tries to merge with United Airlines instead
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The National Mediation Board (NMB) told   bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp. NWACQ.PK and the union   representing its flight attendants to resume contract   negotiations on Wednesday.
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At an airline industry conference at the Phoenician resort last year, talk turned to the likelihood of mergers between low-cost carriers.
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United Airlines  and  Continental Airlines Corp  are in the "very initial  stages" of merger talks, a source familiar with the matter said  on Thursday.
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The boards of Delta and Northwest have both scheduled emergency meetings for Tuesday where the deal, which would reshape the airline industry, could be approved.
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Troubled US carrier Delta Air Lines has reached an outline cost cutting agreement with its pilots, the union says.
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On Wednesday, Delta pilots agreed on cost saving plan of the company as Delta Air Lines is trying to avoid possible filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  has started merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , and hopes to reach an agreement with one of them over the next two weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Delta Air Line&#39;s pilots negotiation committee last night reached a tentative cost-cutting agreement with the Atlanta-based airline.
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U.S. airline stocks rallied on Tuesday on falling oil prices and a Wall Street Journal report that Delta Air Lines Inc  was in merger talks with Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp .
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Merger talks between United Airlines   and Continental Airlines Inc  have picked up  pace, but a deal still hinges on the outcome of discussions  between Delta Air Lines  and Northwest Airlines Corp  , people briefed on the situation said on Friday.
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Troubled US carrier Delta Air Lines has reached an outline cost cutting agreement with its pilots, a deal that could save it from bankruptcy.
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Nextel and Sprint are in talks that could lead to a merger between the two mobile phone operators, sources close to the discussions said on Thursday.
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UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines and Continental Airlines  have held preliminary talks about a potential merger as consolidation in the airline industry heats up, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
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British Airways  is looking at merger opportunities that could create a trans-Atlantic super-carrier in response to a joint venture between Delta  and Air France , the Times said.
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By Brice Wallace Deseret Morning News  Utah's legislative leadership is weighing in on the possible merger of Delta Air Lines with US Airways, calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to review the possible economic impacts.  A Dec. 4 letter from four legislators to U.S.
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Air France-KLM Group ,  Europe's biggest airline, plans to invest in a combined Delta  Air Lines Inc  and Northwest Airlines Corp   carrier in exchange for a board seat, Bloomberg said on its  Website on Wednesday.