China is making efforts to merge China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, both airlines based in Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China.
British Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest ailrines in Europe, is holding merger talks with Qantas Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of of Australia.
At last, the United States Justice Department has approved the much-awaited merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, thus clearing the decks for the creation of the world’s biggest airline.
Delta Air Lines Incorporated and Northwest Airlines Corporation, both major airlines based in the United States, have moved closer to merger with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepting plans by the two carriers for a Single Operating Certificate for the combined carrier.
In a rare incident of its kind, a group of airline passengers have moved court seeking to block the proposed merger between Northwest Airlines Corporation and Delta Air Lines Incorporated.