International Business News - Delta http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots want their seniority list merged with Northwest Airlines Corp.'s pilot list based on pilots' status and aircraft category, while Northwest pilots insist the fair and equitable method is to merge the lists based on pilots' date of hire. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/delta-nwa-pilots-lay-out-arguments-over-seniority.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:28:26 EDT Delta Air Lines Inc. said Friday that systemwide traffic and capacity decreased in September compared with the same month a year ago. The Atlanta-based carrier said it flew 9.71 billion revenue passenger miles last month, a 0.8 percent decline from 9.79 billion a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/delta-air-says-traffic-capacity-fell-in-sept.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:28:52 EDT A three-member arbitration panel was to begin closed-door hearings to determine how to integrate the pilot seniority lists at Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. after the two carriers combine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/ahead-of-the-bell-delta-nwa-pilot-seniority.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:04:53 EDT Within months of Delta's buyout of Northwest, the airline will begin shifting its planes around to put them on the right routes, a Delta executive said on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/delta-to-adjust-fleet-quickly-after-northwest-deal.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:22:03 EDT Delta Air Lines Inc. said Wednesday that the National Mediation Board has sided with the company in a dispute in which a national flight attendants union claimed the carrier interfered with a failed effort by some of its flight attendants to unionize. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/nmb-delta-did-not-interfere-with-union-vote.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:09:35 EDT Delta Air Lines Inc. said Friday it would offer first and economy class aboard its shuttle flights beginning Dec. 1. Delta spokeswoman Betsy Talton said prices will vary by route, but first-class seats will generally cost $100 to $250 more than economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/delta-air-will-offer-2-classes-on-shuttle-flights.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:10:52 EDT A top official of the machinists' union said Thursday that customers, employees and shareholders of Northwest and Delta will be hurt if the two airlines complete their deal to create the world's largest carrier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/machinists-union-criticizes-northwest-vote.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:24:18 EDT Northwest Airlines shareholders approve a proposed combination with Delta Air Lines. Delta shareholders are scheduled to vote on the combination Thursday afternoon in Atlanta. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/138475-delta-northwest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/northwest-shareholders-ok-delta-combo-plan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/northwest-shareholders-ok-delta-combo-plan.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:19:27 EDT Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. shareholders gave the go-ahead Thursday to a combination that would create the world's biggest carrier, deciding that in their volatile industry they like their chances better together than on their own. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/138377-delta-northwest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/delta-nwa-shareholders-to-vote-on-combination.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/delta-nwa-shareholders-to-vote-on-combination.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:00:55 EDT Lawmakers on Wednesday questioned National Mediation Board rules that they believe make it difficult for air and rail carrier employees to unionize, and the head of a flight attendants union said the challenge has been exacerbated by management interference at Delta Air Lines Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/rules-for-union-elections-at-airlines-questioned.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:47:09 EDT With little doubt about the outcome, Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. prepared to make their case to shareholders on why they should approve a combination that would create the world's biggest carrier and swallow whole an 82-year-old company in the process. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/delta-nwa-shareholders-to-vote-on-combination.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:22:08 EDT The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a transition plan involving the effort by Delta Air lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. to achieve a single operating certificate after they combine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/delta-northwest-aim-for-one-operating-certificate.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:35:02 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, Sept. 18, from AP Financial News: ATLANTA (AP)--Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Thursday it expects to end the year with slightly less cash on hand that previously forecast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/outlook-roundup-delta-pier-1.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:11:34 EDT Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Thursday it expects to end the year with slightly less cash on hand that previously forecast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/delta-updates-liquidity-projection.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:52:35 EDT A federal judge says a lawyer for 28 air travelers suing to block Delta Air Lines Inc.'s acquisition of Northwest Airlines Corp. cannot question the chief executives of four other major carriers about their views on airline industry consolidation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/judge-no-depositions-of-other-ceos-in-delta-suit.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:34:29 EDT A lawyer for 28 air travelers suing to block Delta Air Lines Inc.'s acquisition of Northwest Airlines Corp. wants court permission to question the chief executives of four other major carriers about their views on airline industry consolidation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/suit-against-delta-nwa-deal-seeks-to-question-ceos.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:45:09 EDT Crane Co., a diversified maker of highly engineered industrial products, said Monday it acquired Delta Fluid Products Ltd. for $28 million cash. Delta, which makes regulators and fire safe valves for the gas industry, and safety valves and air vent valves for the building services market, employs about 220 people at its base in St. Helens, England. Its sales this year will be an estimated $37 million, Crane said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/crane-buys-delta-fluid-products-for-28-million.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:08:59 EDT Four advisory firms are recommending that shareholders approve Delta Air Lines Inc.'s proposed purchase of Northwest Airlines Corp. Shareholders from both companies are meeting separately on Sept. 25 to vote on the deal, which would create the world's largest airline. The carriers also need antitrust approval, which they have said they hope to get by the end of this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/shareholder-advisors-give-thumbs-up-to-delta-nwa.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:13:26 EDT Delta Air Lines Inc. is restoring several flights to Hawaii from the mainland it had canceled earlier this year, Hawaii tourism officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/delta-to-restore-some-flights-to-hawaii-in-october.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:23:25 EDT Delta Air Lines Inc. is offering some New Yorkers a scenic way to beat the traffic on the way to the airport. The Atlanta-based carrier said Tuesday it will partner with US Helicopter to bring its economy class passengers a discounted one-way fare of $45 for shuttle service from Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/delta-offers-discount-helicopter-transport-in-nyc.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:35:11 EDT