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Delta Air Lines–Northwest Airlines 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.
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]
2008 - Merged with Northwest Airlines, was world's largest carrier at time of merger, keeping the Delta Air Lines brand. 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 - merges with Colonial Airlines
The airline industry of today wasn't always the consolidated industry consumers have learned to loathe today. How 25 airlines became Delta, United, and American: Then & Now [Video] Skip to main ...
Southwest Airlines /AirTran Airways merged in 2008, U.S. Airways /American Airlines merged in 2013, United Airlines /Continental Airlines merged in 2010 and Delta Air Lines /Northwest Airlines ...
Website. www.nwa.com. Northwest Airlines (often abbreviated as NWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. [ 1 ] The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Northwest was headquartered in Eagan ...
Northwest Airlines was a major United States airline which existed from 1926 until 2010, when it merged with Delta Air Lines and became part of Delta Air Lines' fleet. At the time of the merger, it had a total of 309 aircraft. It was also the last U.S. airline to have a dedicated cargo fleet and routes. Northwest, unlike Delta, operated a mixed ...
Delta Air Lines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] It is the United States' oldest operating airline and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide . [ 7 ] Delta, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, including Delta Connection , operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations ...