Seth Kaplan has closely watched Delta and the airline industry for years, as Editor of Airline Weekly and co-author of the 2015 book, "Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era." In an interview on the eve of the merger's 10th anniversary, Kaplan ...

Take two struggling airlines, put them together during an epic economic downturn and what do you get? A global powerhouse – the industry’s leading airline and one of the world’s most admired and relevant brands. Ten years after final approval of the Delta-Northwest merger on Oct. 29, 2008, it’s clear ...

Ten years ago, Delta made history when it announced a merger with Northwest Airlines – a pairing that would create a global powerhouse that is today the acknowledged industry leader. "To many Delta and Northwest veterans, including myself, it seems like just yesterday," CEO Ed Bastian wrote in a memo ...

ATLANTA, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today received notification from the National Mediation Board (NMB) that a majority of eligible flight simulator technicians rejected union representation by the International Association of Machinists (IAM). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) "Our flight simulator technicians have made a decisive choice not ...

ATLANTA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) this weekend completed the integration of the Northwest Airlines reservation system, including the transition of all Northwest flights into the Delta schedule, migration of Northwest passenger reservations into the Delta system, and retirement of nwa.com. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO) Customers who booked ...

ATLANTA, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today issued the following statement from Mike Campbell, executive vice president of Human Resources and Labor Relations, in response to the International Association of Machinists' (IAM) decision to withdraw its application for a union election among Delta's 14,000 fleet service ...

ATLANTA, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today sent the following letter from Mike Campbell - executive vice president of Human Resources and Labor Relations, to Robert Roach, Jr., general vice president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. In the letter, Delta accepts Roach's ...

ATLANTA, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Customers traveling Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) on international flights now enjoy the same in-flight experience on both Delta and its subsidiary, Northwest Airlines - the latest sign that Delta and Northwest are now one. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) As part of its $500 million investment ...

ATLANTA, April 23, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced it is giving nearly 70,000 employees worldwide a pair of free tickets for travel anywhere Delta flies. The free tickets are in recognition of how hard employees have worked during the past six months to consolidate Delta and ...

ATLANTA, March 30, 2009 – Seattle-based flight attendant Christie Colegrove, a 25-year Northwest Airlines veteran, will hang up her Northwest uniform today in exchange for a new Delta Air Lines’ (NYSE: DAL) uniform. Colegrove is joining nearly 40,000 flight attendants, pilots, airport lounge representatives, ticket counter and gate agents who ...

ATLANTA, March 24, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today issued the following memo from Neil Stronach, senior vice president – Operations Control, to the airline’s Operations Control employees regarding union representation results for flight superintendents. “Today, the National Mediation Board (NMB) notified Delta that the combined flight superintendent ...

ATLANTA, March 20, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today issued the following memo from Neil Stronach, senior vice president – Operations Control, to the airlines operations control employees regarding today’s meteorologist representation results. “Today the National Mediation Board notified Delta that our combined meteorologist group has chosen not ...

ATLANTA, March 16, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today issued the following memo from Mike Campbell, executive vice president of Human Resources and Labor Relations, to Delta colleagues worldwide. The memo provides employees an update on seniority integration and union representation. “During the last few weeks, we reached ...

ATLANTA, March 4, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today announced a name change for the airline’s more than 50 airport lounges worldwide as part of the merger with Northwest. The new moniker, Delta Sky Club™, will replace the current Delta Crown Room Club® and Northwest Airlines WorldClubs® names. New ...