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Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines announced that they are merging into one carrier. The merger was approved by the director boards of both companies this week. This merger will create the world's biggest carrier valued at over $17 billion. The combined airline will be called Delta, will be based in Atlanta and Delta's CEO Richard Anderson will head the combined company.
Let us imagine that Delta and Northwest combine not only companies but actually their airplanes too.
Photoshop Delta and Northwest AIRPLANES merged together one way or another. Some examples are: place one plane on top of another (vertically), or next to each other (front view, horizontally), create tandem airplane (one long airplane with two sets of wings), etc.
[ browse best gallery pictures ] [ browse this contest gallery in high resolution ] Tag funny pix deltaairlines Jackpot: 1st place: $5, 2nd place: $3 , 3rd place: $2 Started: 4/16/2008 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 4/18/2008 6:00:00 AM
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The deal, signed in this week, with regard to the merger of American airlines Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines creates prerequisites for new merges.
UAL, parent company “United Airlines” and American Airlines, belonging to AMR are capable of signing larger deals than Delta and Northwest.
United Airlines, which is now the second largest airline with respect to transportations, long back planned to absorb the Continental Airlines (№ 4 in the USA).
Merge of Delta and Northwest facilitates their task of signing a similar deal. Under this agreement, Continental has the right to take back the “Golden Share” in its company, which Northwest has received several years ago, and which allows the Northwest to block the merger of Continental with any other airlines.
United and Continental had carried out consultations with regard to merger even earlier but "Golden Share” created obstacles and moreover, Continental preferred to remain independent while the market conditions allowed.
But this week, General Director of Continental Larry Kellner hinted about the changes in strategies. Company is returning back the “Golden Share” and reconsidering the alliance with Northwest and Delta. General Director of UAL Glenn Tilton stated that the company will participate in those consolidation deals, which will be favorable to the company.
According to sources, agreements between the companies are yet to be signed but they are ready to renew negotiations and can sign the merger deal in some weeks to come.
Joint company “United-Continental” will be more like new Delta. Merge will allow in combining their significant shares actives in various regions USA and across the borders.
In the meantime, company American Airlines, first with regard to transportation, can try to make more favorable proposal to Northwest or bid for Continental.
US Airways Group is also a potential candidate for absorption. According to sources, the company is already carrying out negotiations with United Airlines for over a month in this regard.
Rise in fuel prices, slow economy growth and stiff competition from discounters and rich foreign airlines, which have the possibility to upgrade the fleet quickly, are forcing the American airlines to workout a merger. Without alliance, it is very difficult for these companies to survive in the market. Aloha Airgroup, Skybus Airlines, ATA Airlines and Frontier Airlines Holdings announced bankruptcy several weeks back and the enlisted first three even closed forever.
Just for the record, Neither Delta or Northwest have ever been involved in a ground accident of this kind. However, I would like to thank Saudi Arabian Airlines for providing the source photos of their bent 747.
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Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines announced that they are merging into one carrier. The merger was approved by the director boards of both companies this week. This merger will create the world's biggest carrier valued at over $17 billion. The combined airline will be called Delta, will be based in Atlanta and Delta's CEO Richard Anderson will head the combined company.
