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It seems that merger talks are proceeding well between Iberia and British Airways. They are discussing February dates as possible days to sign a memorandum of merger. This merger will create a behemoth in the international airline industry.
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Most of us in the business remember the pleas being made by airlines to airports over the past five years to help them through their trying financial times. For the most part, airports did what they could to help airlines. Now, Delta is big and tough and not returning any favors.
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Back on December 2, British Airways and Qantas were holding talks about a possible merger. Now, the talks have broken off because the carriers couldn’t agree on who would control the new company.
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The incoming Obama administration and the Democratic majority in the House and Senate have just about eliminated any question about whether non-union Delta workers will prevail over their unionized counterparts from Northwest as the airlines merge. Unions will undoubtedly prevail.
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With the announcement of the merger approval between Delta and Northwest, costume changes are coming. With a thankful nod to frugality, the new costumes will be the old Delta uniforms. Guess Delta’s brass learned their lessons from the Kate Spade Song outfits that only managed to push inevitable losses higher than they might have been.
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Is Delta Air Lines de-hubbing Cincinnati ahead of its merger with Northwest Airlines? It sure looks that way. Although the airline claims it isn’t, it appears the cutting has already begun.
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British Airways and Iberia are talking merger. The two airlines plan to spend several months to discuss the terms. If it happens, the new entity would become the world’s third-biggest airline, behind Air France-KLM and Lufthansa.
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The pending merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines is back in the news. And the news isn’t all bad — if you support the corporate marriage.
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As the ink was drying on the Delta/Northwest merger agreement, executives from both airlines boasted that their union would be consummated without any loss of flights, hubs or personnel. After all, the simple act of merging would quell the effects of fuel price rises.
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It seems that United Airlines and US Airways have called off their engagement. The litany of reasons is familiar, labor opposition, yada, yada, yada. I think the old saying, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear,” comes into play.
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