Northwest may still seek Delta deal
deal would create America’s largest carrier.
deal would create America’s largest carrier.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Northwest Airlines pilots are continuing to look for a solution to the stalled talks with Delta pilots, and they’re not under a deadline to make a deal, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday.
Pilots for Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWA, Fortune 500) and Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL, Fortune 500) have not met for a week, but the person, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks, said there’s no indication they won’t keep trying.
The person said the pieces of a merger are in place, held up only by the lack of a seniority agreement between the pilots at each carrier.
Unlike prior airline mergers, Northwest and Delta have tried to get their pilots to work out their own integration in advance of any airline combination paydayloans.com. Seniority is a major issue for pilots because it determines who gets desirable (and higher-paying) planes, routes, and schedules.
Northwest’s pilots’ union has said seniority issues must be addressed if they’re going to agree to a merger.
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