Delta began merger talks with United, Northwest: report
294456
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.
693987
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) pilots, who have been negotiating a slew of employment issues with company management, have offered a new contract proposal
149435
Some bondholders of bankrupt airline  Delta Air Lines Inc.  have begun organizing an  informal group to support US Airways Group Inc.'s  $8.78  billion takeover offer, the Wall Street Journal reported on its  Web site on Wednesday.
210413
United Airlines  and Continental Airlines Corp  are in the "very initial stages" of merger talks, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
168111
An impasse among pilot negotiators over blending seniority lists put a $20 billion deal to combine Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines in "serious jeopardy" as the boards of the two companies prepared to meet Wednesday, two people close to talks told The Associated Press. According to the report, the pilots unions have agreed on a [...].
431661
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines  told a U.S. senator on Tuesday there is no merger agreement yet with Northwest Airlines , but the two sides are continuing to work toward a deal.
484693
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines told a U.S. senator on Tuesday there is no merger agreement yet with Northwest Airlines, but the two sides are continuing to work toward a deal.
679016
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.
435681
Troubled US carrier Delta Air Lines has reached an outline cost cutting agreement with its pilots, a deal that could save it from bankruptcy.
201413
Sprint, the No. 3 US mobile- phone company, and Nextel Communications are in early talks about a possible merger, people familiar with the matter said.
164469
Delta Air Lines officials were said to be in negotiations Saturday that could help settle the No. 3 carrier&#39;s fate within a week.
181298
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.
16424
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.
280722
Delta Air Lines Inc  has started merger talks with 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.
387545
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.
663046
The board of Delta Air Lines Inc.  met by conference call to discuss US Airways Group Inc.'s  $8.5 billion hostile bid, but the directors are not expected to issue a formal position on the offer for several days, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
349327
UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines is in preliminary talks with Continental Airlines  about a possible merger, according to media reports on Tuesday.