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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 what was then the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The Delta Air Lines brand was retained, while Northwest's brand officially ended in 2010. [2]
2008 - Merged with Northwest Airlines, was world's largest carrier at time of merger, keeping the Delta Air Lines brand and name. 2017 - Bought 10% of Air France–KLM; 2017 - Bought 32% of Aeromexico to total a stake of 49% ownership; 2020 - Bought 20% of LATAM Airlines Group; Eastern Air Lines. 1956 - Merged with Colonial Airlines
A Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300, shortly before the merger with Delta in 2008. Delta Air Lines as it exists today is the result of numerous mergers over its history. Predecessor carriers include: Chicago and Southern Air Lines (formed in 1933, merged into Delta in 1953). [24]
On April 14, 2008, Northwest Airlines announced that it would be merging with Delta Air Lines to form the world's largest airline. The merger was approved on October 29, 2008. The CEO during the merger of Delta and Northwest was Richard Anderson who was Northwest Airlines CEO from 2001 to 2004. The combined airline uses the Delta name and branding.
The two companies envisioned the merger as a way of creating a national low-fare competitor to the so-called Big Four airlines — American, United, Delta and Southwest.
Delta Air Lines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] It is the United States's oldest operating airline and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide . [ 6 ] Delta, along with its regional subsidiaries and contractors operating under the brand name Delta Connection , operate over 5,400 flights daily and ...
On September 9, 1986, Western Airlines and Delta Air Lines entered into an agreement and plan of merger. [17] The merger agreement was approved by the United States Department of Transportation on December 11, 1986. On December 16, 1986, shareholder approval was conferred and Western Airlines became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta.
In his early career, he served as a prosecutor and corporate attorney, before moving into executive positions. His most prominent roles were as CEO of several large companies in the transportation industry: Northwest Airlines (2001–2004), Delta Air Lines (2007–2016), and Amtrak (2017–2020).