Delta, Northwest Could Unveil Merger as Early as Tuesday
By Susan Carey and Paulo Prada
Word Count: 1,131 | Companies Featured in This Article: Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. have spent the last week readying their long-delayed merger announcement, with the aim of unveiling it as early as Tuesday, said people familiar with the matter.
They could go ahead without the support of Delta's 6,000 pilots. Delta and its pilots remained in talks over the weekend on a new post-merger contract that would cover that group only, leaving negotiations with Northwest's 5,000 pilots for a later day, these people said.
