GogglesPisano
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Does this signal reluctance on the part of the DOT to sign off on any future legacy mergers?
NWA alliance request denied, pilots unions squash small-plane plan
Friday December 23, 11:08 am ET
The U.S. Transportation Department yesterday denied an anti-trust exemption requested by Northwest Airlines to help the company dig itself out of bankruptcy.
The Eagan-based company wanted to collaborate with Delta Airlines and four other carriers on international flights through the SkyTeam international airline alliance.
The program would allow the airlines to sell tickets at one another's prices. The transportation department said that practice would not benefit the public.
The airlines are expected to ask the department to reconsider.
Northwest's pilots union also said its members will not agree to work for a small-jet flying subsidiary, because it would shift jobs for as many as 30 percent of Northwest's pilots. Under the plan, the smaller planes would service Northwest's domestic market by using new hires and pilots formerly on leave. Northwest said the move would help it recover from bankruptcy, and is a common strategy for a major airline.
NWA alliance request denied, pilots unions squash small-plane plan
Friday December 23, 11:08 am ET
The U.S. Transportation Department yesterday denied an anti-trust exemption requested by Northwest Airlines to help the company dig itself out of bankruptcy.
The Eagan-based company wanted to collaborate with Delta Airlines and four other carriers on international flights through the SkyTeam international airline alliance.
The program would allow the airlines to sell tickets at one another's prices. The transportation department said that practice would not benefit the public.
The airlines are expected to ask the department to reconsider.
Northwest's pilots union also said its members will not agree to work for a small-jet flying subsidiary, because it would shift jobs for as many as 30 percent of Northwest's pilots. Under the plan, the smaller planes would service Northwest's domestic market by using new hires and pilots formerly on leave. Northwest said the move would help it recover from bankruptcy, and is a common strategy for a major airline.