Delta aims to start UAL, Northwest merge talks: report
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Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on Friday to ask its board for 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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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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Delta Air Lines can shift more flying to regional jets but also will have to give furloughed pilots first crack at any new jobs that result, under the tentative agreement union members begin voting on Monday.
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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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A merger between Delta Air Lines Inc  and Northwest Airlines Corp  could be announced in the next few weeks as Northwest pilots review details of a proposed deal, people briefed on the situation said on Monday.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  has started merger talks with UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines and Northwest Airlines Corp. , and hopes to negotiate an agreement with one of them in the next two weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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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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DETROIT _ Northwest Airlines wants to hire a consultant that specializes in mergers.  The move adds to speculation that the carrier could merge with another airline before it emerges from bankruptcy protection. Last month, US Airways said it wants to merge with Delta Air Lines.
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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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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.
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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.
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Leaders of the union that represents pilots at Delta Air Lines  and Northwest Airlines  have reached a deal to integrate the two work groups if the airlines merge, the Detroit News reported on Tuesday.
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Air France-KLM, the world's leading airline, said Thursday it was prepared to invest in a tie-up between US carriers Delta and Northwest.
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UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines  is in preliminary talks with Continental Airlines  about  a possible merger, according to media reports on Tuesday.
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The chief of Delta Air Lines plans to ask the companyâs board for permission to enter into formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines and United Airlines, a person close to Delta said.
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When US Airways made its unsolicited takeover bid for Delta Air Lines last month, it jolted the recovering airline industry and sparked talk about a wave of potential mergers.
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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.