NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Richard Anderson (L), CEO of Delta, and Doug Steenland, President and CEO of Northwest Airlines, answer questions during a press conference April 15, 2008 in New York City. Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have announced a merger that will create the world's largest airline carrier if approved, saying that the merger will improve access for travelers and help deal with skyrocketing fuel costs. Getty Images logo Getty Images 19 months ago

NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Richard Anderson (L), CEO of Delta, and Doug Steenland, President and CEO of Northwest Airlines, answer questions during a press conference April 15, 2008 in New York City. Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have announced a merger that will create the world's largest airline carrier if approved, saying that the merger will improve access for travelers and help deal with skyrocketing fuel costs.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. Japan Airlines (R) and Delta Air Lines (L) jetliners taxi at the Narita International airport on September 12, 2009. Cash-strapped Japan Airlines could receive a capital injection worth hundreds of millions of dollars from US carrier Delta Air Lines under a business tie-up, a media report said September 11.
  2. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  3. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  4. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian smiles as he listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  5. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. South Korea's top airline and the world's biggest air cargo carrier Korean Air Co expects a significant recovery this and next year on stabilising oil prices and a stronger won, its CEO said on Thursday. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Sky Team Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  6. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. Heads of members of a major airline alliance including Korean Air and Delta Airlines expressed some optimism about the industry's recovery but noted uncertainties from the H1N1 flu virus and the overall economy. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Air France's Vice President Dominique Patry, SkyTeam Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  7. In this undated photo provided by Emily Gillette, she is shown with daughter, River. The New Mexico woman kicked off an airplane at the Burlington International Airport three years ago for breast feeding her baby is suing Delta Airlines. Negotiations failed to reach a settlement between the airline and Gillette. On Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009 Gillette.
  8. In this photo provided by Hard Rock International, singer Melissa Etheridge gives an in-flight performance for breast cancer survivors and fans aboard Delta's PINK plane from New York to Washington September 29, 2009 to launch Hard Rock International's Pinktober campaign. The 2009 Pinktober campaign benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and partners with Sirius/XM radio and Delta Air Lines.
  9. A Northwest Airlines jet kicks up water as it races down the runway for takeoff past a Delta jet at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which overflew the airport by 150 miles.
  10. A Northwest Airlines jet sits on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which overflew the airport by 150 miles.
  11. A Northwest Airlines jet is prepared for a fligjht at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which over flew the airport by 150 miles.
  12. A Northwest Airlines airplane departs Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, November 25, 2009. The number of air travelers over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday will be down this year, which means shorter lines and fewer airport hassles, but full planes and new fees may keep passengers grumbling.
  13. FILE - This Oct. 23, 2009 file image taken from video and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore. After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  14. FILE -- On Oct. 23, 2009 file image rendered from video and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore. The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 revoked the licenses of Cole and the other Northwest Airlines pilot who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.
  15. A sign at the entrance of the private community that is the home of Timothy B. Cheney, the captain of the Northwest Airlines flight that flew 150 miles past its Minneapolis destination, is shown Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Gig Harbor, Wash.
  16. Graphic shows sequence of events for Northwest Airlines Flight.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. A member of the media places a microphone on the podium before a Florida Highway Patrol press conference about the Tiger Woods car accident in Orlando, Florida December 1, 2009. Woods will be cited for careless driving, the Florida Highway Patrol said on Tuesday, four days after the world's top golfer drove his Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his Florida home.
  2. Germany's Maria Riesch (L) talks with Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. during training for the women's World Cup Downhill alpine skiing in Lake Louise, Alberta December 1, 2009.
  3. Honduran congresswoman Marcia Villeda rides an elevator at the District Attorney's office as she leaves after speaking to a judge to clear her name from accusations that she forged a letter in the name of ousted President Manuel Zelaya to fake his resignation from office, in Tegucigalpa December 1, 2009. Villeda, from the same Liberal Party as Zelaya, read to Congress a letter of resignation that Zelaya allegedly wrote and signed last September soon after he was ousted in a military-backed coup.
  4. Jose Maria Di Bello (L) looks at his partner Alex Freyre during a news conference after learning they could not get married at a government's registry office in Buenos Aires, December 1, 2009. The gay Argentine couple and the mayor of Buenos Aires vowed on Tuesday to appeal a last-minute court ruling that blocked plans for Latin America's first legal same-sex marriage. Freyre and Di Bello, who are both HIV positive,had planned to get married on Tuesday to mark World AIDS Day.
  5. COLOGNE, GERMANY - DECEMBER 01: Ben Cottreau of Scorpions defends as Daniel Rudslaett (M) and Moritz Mueller of Haie attack during the Deutsche Eishockey Liga game between Koelner Haie and Hannover Scorpions at Lanxess Arena on December 1, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.
  6. AMMAN, JORDAN - DECEMBER 01: Queen Rania of Jordan and the Turkish President's wife Hayrunnisa Gul visit the Children's Museum on December 1, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.
  7. AMMAN, JORDAN - DECEMBER 01: Queen Rania of Jordan and the Turkish President's wife Hayrunnisa Gul visit the Children's Museum on December 1, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.
  8. AMMAN, JORDAN - DECEMBER 01: Queen Rania of Jordan and the Turkish President's wife Hayrunnisa Gul visit the Children's Museum on December 1, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.
  9. AMMAN, JORDAN - DECEMBER 01: Queen Rania of Jordan and the Turkish President's wife Hayrunnisa Gul visit the Children's Museum on December 1, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.
  10. AMMAN, JORDAN - DECEMBER 01: Queen Rania of Jordan and the Turkish President's wife Hayrunnisa Gul visit the Children's Museum on December 1, 2009 in Amman, Jordan.
  11. Aston Villa's Stewart Downing, right, scores their third goal during their quarter final English League Cup soccer match against Portsmouth at the Fratton Park Stadium, Portsmouth, England, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  12. Portugal's Primer Minister, Jose Socrates, delivers his speech as the flag of his country is seen on the screen, left, with European flag, right, during the Inaugural Session of the New European Treaty at the Belem Tower in Lisbon, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. The Lisbon treaty is designed to give a more influential say in world affairs for the European union, after years of wrangling within the union bloc.
  13. Manchester United's Darron Gibson, right, reacts after scoring his second goal against Tottenham during their English League Cup soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  14. Manchester United's Darron Gibson, bottom right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his second goal against Tottenham during their English League Cup soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  15. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, left, his Spanish counterpart Jose Luiz Zapatero and Lisbon's Mayor Antonio Costa, right, share a laugh upon arriving at Lisbon's 16th-century Belem Tower Tuesday, Dec. 1 2009, for a ceremony marking the implementation of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty one year after it was signed by EU leaders in Lisbon. The treaty is designed to give a more influential say in world affairs for the European union, after years of wrangling within the union bloc.
  16. Fireworks explode in the sky above Lisbon's 16th-century Belem Tower Tuesday, Dec. 1 2009, celebrating the implementation of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty one year after it was signed by EU leaders in Lisbon. The treaty is designed to give a more influential say in world affairs for the European union, after years of wrangling within the union bloc.