NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Richard Anderson (C), CEO of Delta, and Doug Steenland (R), President and CEO of Northwest Airlines, and Mike Campbell (L), VP of Delta, 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 20 months ago

NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Richard Anderson (C), CEO of Delta, and Doug Steenland (R), President and CEO of Northwest Airlines, and Mike Campbell (L), VP of Delta, 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.

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  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 listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo December 3, 2009. Delta Air Lines said on Thursday that teaming up with a third party to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp, which is seeking a state bailout, was one option.
  3. Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo December 3, 2009. Delta Air Lines said on Thursday that teaming up with a third party to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp, which is seeking a state bailout, was one option.
  4. Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo December 3, 2009. Delta Air Lines said on Thursday that teaming up with a third party to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp, which is seeking a state bailout, was one option.
  5. Jeffrey N. Shane, former official of Department of Transportation, left, speaks as he meets media about update on the fight over the future of Japan Airlines in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. At right is Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian. Delta Airlines President Ed Bastian says the billion dollar offer to get Japan Airlines to join its alliance is still on.
  6. Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian, right, speaks as he meets media about their update on the fight over the future of Japan Airlines in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Bastian says the billion dollar offer to get Japan Airlines to join its alliance is still on. At left is Jeffrey N. Shane, former official of Department of Transportation.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.

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