Delta get's 'serious' about that merger (Winging It)

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Delta get's 'serious' about that merger

Since we can't cover all airline stories ourselves, we read what other big newspapers are doing,especially the stories in an airline's hometown paper. Here's a story from the Chicago Tribune about Delta's interest in a merger with United or Northwest. As the Trib reporter noted, this is a big deal, one that promises to change the balance of power in the airline industry, if federal regulators let it happen.

Posted by Tom Belden on January 16, 2008 10:10 AM | Permalink

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Thompson:

Still waiting for your article on flights to Latin American cities from PHL? Thought you would have done an article on this by now.

Hope to be reading about it soon.

Thank you.

Posted by Thompson | January 16, 2008 5:37 PM

Posted on January 16, 2008 17:37

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Tom Belden, a former Inquirer business writer, has written about Philadelphia International Airport, airlines, the travel industry, the conventions and meetings business for 25 years. He has traveled to all 50 states and extensively in Europe and Mexico.