Delta, Northwest could announce merger next week

Pressured by extraordinary jet fuel prices, Delta (DAL) and Northwest (NWA) airlines want to announce a merger deal as soon as next week, according to two sources briefed on the airlines’ plans.

The companies, which were ready to announce a merger in February, have held off for two months in hopes the unions representing their pilots would agree quickly on how to merge their memberships.


Although the pilots have not come to agreement, the companies feel pressured to move forward now with a merger