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Delta Air Lines-Northwest Airlines merger
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On April 15, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced a merger agreement.[1] The merger of the two carriers formed, at the time, the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The merged airline is called "Delta Air Lines."[2]
|Contents |
| [hide] |
|1 Leading up to the announcement |
|2 Announcement |
|3 After the Announcement |
|4 Transition from Northwest to Delta |
|5 The "New" Delta Air Lines Fleet |
|6 See also |
|7 References |
[edit]Leading up to the announcement
It had been reported as early as January 2008 that Delta and Northwest were in merger discussions.[3] News reports covering the event and the official press release reported that the new airline would use the Delta name and its world headquarters in Atlanta. The proposed merger partners lost a combined $10.5 billion in Q1 2008, an amount that exceeded their combined market capitalization.[4][5]
When the airlines combined, the "new Delta" would be based in Atlanta with a network focused on its hub at Atlanta and WorldGateway at Detroit, along with hubs at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airportin New York City, Salt Lake City International Airport, Memphis International Airport, Narita International Airport near Tokyo, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[6]
[edit]Announcement
On April 14, 2008, both Delta and Northwest Airlines announced that they would merge to create the world 's
Delta Air Lines-Northwest Airlines merger
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[pic]
[pic]
Most common symbol for the merger
On April 15, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced a merger agreement.[1] The merger of the two carriers formed, at the time, the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The merged airline is called "Delta Air Lines."[2]
|Contents |
| [hide] |
|1 Leading up to the announcement |
|2 Announcement |
|3 After the Announcement |
|4 Transition from Northwest to Delta |
|5 The "New" Delta Air Lines Fleet |
|6 See also |
|7 References |
[edit]Leading up to the announcement
It had been reported as early as January 2008 that Delta and Northwest were in merger discussions.[3] News reports covering the event and the official press release reported that the new airline would use the Delta name and its world headquarters in Atlanta. The proposed merger partners lost a combined $10.5 billion in Q1 2008, an amount that exceeded their combined market capitalization.[4][5]
When the airlines combined, the "new Delta" would be based in Atlanta with a network focused on its hub at Atlanta and WorldGateway at Detroit, along with hubs at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airportin New York City, Salt Lake City International Airport, Memphis International Airport, Narita International Airport near Tokyo, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.[6]
[edit]Announcement
On April 14, 2008, both Delta and Northwest Airlines announced that they would merge to create the world 's
References: 1. ^ Delta/Northwest Announce Merger Agreements (Official Press Release: April 14, 2008) 2