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United, Delta in Merge Talks

New company would keep United name, says AP

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 14, 2007 3:47 PM CST

(Newser) – United Airlines and Delta are in talks to merge and create the nation's largest airline, the AP reports. The new airline would keep the United name and surpass American as the nation's biggest. Delta's CEO denied that any specific talks are under way, but the company said it had formed a committee to consider all its options, including mergers, the Wall Street Journal says. 

The news comes as a major Delta investor told the airline to consider a merger while Bush is still in office and the "right regulatory environment" is in place."They want to get something done before a new administration gets in," said an AP  source. One scenario has Delta CEO Richard Anderson heading the new company, with its headquarters in Chicago.

A United Airlines airplane is shown at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif. this May 8, 2006 file photo. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have been discussing a combination between the nation's second- and third-largest carriers that would keep the United name and the...
A United Airlines airplane is shown at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif. this May 8, 2006 file photo. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have been discussing a combination between...   (Associated Press)
Delta Air Lines jet passes a line of jets waiting to take off on the tarmac at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta in this Nov. 10, 2005 file photo.  UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have been discussing a combination between the nation's second-...
Delta Air Lines jet passes a line of jets waiting to take off on the tarmac at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta in this Nov. 10, 2005 file photo. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines...   (Associated Press)
A United Airlines plane heads away from the gates of the B concourse at Denver International Airport in this Aug. 24, 2006 file photo. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have been discussing a combination between the nation's second- and third-largest carriers that would keep the...
A United Airlines plane heads away from the gates of the B concourse at Denver International Airport in this Aug. 24, 2006 file photo. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have been discussing...   (Associated Press)
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