Delta begins United, Northwest merger talks: report
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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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Executives of the carrier want to engage in merger discussions with United Airlines and Northwest Airlines as a way to cut costs and stay profitable.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on Friday to ask its board permission to begin formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported 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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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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Talks that could lead to cheaper flights across the Pacific start in Washington on Tuesday.
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American Airlines  and  Continental Airlines Inc  have had exploratory talks  about a merger, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Delta Air Lines Inc.'s pilots union on Tuesday directed its negotiators to work out an agreement to address the early retirement of a large number of pilots, which threatens to push the No. 3 U.S. airline into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
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Chief executives of Delta Air Lines Inc.  and US Airways Group Inc.  pressed Congress on Wednesday on their opposing views on merging their companies, congressional officials said.
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United Airlines and Continental Airlines have been holding talks on a potential merger, people involved in the negotiations said.
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Pact with union may allow the No. 3 airline to avoid a bankruptcy filing, newspaper says. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Delta Air Lines and its pilots union reached an agreement on concessions that could allow the
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The meeting will be the first time the two airlines have met to discuss the bid since US Airways announced its offer.
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A potential merger between US Airways  Group  and Delta Air Lines  would force the  combined airline to shed some overlapping services, but the  sale of assets could open the door to low-cost competitors and  spark a new fare war.
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Some bondholders of Delta Air Lines Inc.  have begun organizing an informal group to support US Airways Group Inc.'s  $8.78 billion takeover offer for the bankrupt carrier, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
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United Airlines is holding preliminary talks to merge with Continental Airlines.
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Delta Airlines has reached a tentative  agreement with its pilots union on wage and benefit cuts aimed  at avoiding a bankruptcy filing, The Wall Street Journal said  in a report late Wednesday on its Web site.
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Air France-KLM  could provide strategic or financial help in Delta Air Line Inc's  pursuit of a merger with another airline, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.