US government OKs Delta, Northwest merger
The proposed merger of Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. cleared another government hurdle Monday. The proposed merger of Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. cleared another government hurdle Monday. The United States Federal Aviation Administration has accepted plans by Atlanta-based Delta and Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest for a single operating certificate for the combined carrier, the airlines announced in a news release. The plans submitted by the carriers outline what the airlines would do over the next 15 to 18 months to combine their daily operations and ac...