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As a possible merger between Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) and Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) looms, one of the biggest obstacles to a potential union seems to have been overcome today. Union leaders from both airlines have apparently reached an integration deal should a merger go through.
Should the two airlines officially merge, the resulting airline would be the largest, with close to 79,000 employees worldwide, and combined will have roughly 11,000 pilots. Before any consolidation could take place, unions for both set of pilots had insisted on having some input, and had stated that they would not be rushed in doing so.
The main issue was how the melding of the two sets of pilots would impact each pilot's place on the new company's seniority list. This integration deal seems to have addressed those issues, and cleared one major hurdle the two airlines will be forced to deal with. While the unions have been able to reach a tentative deal on pilot integration, it should be noted that any merger announcement will still have to face approval by the two unions.
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