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Pilots' seniority issue won't ground Delta / Northwest deal for long

Posted Feb 28th 2008 3:20PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Competitive Strategy, AMR Corp (AMR), Contl Airlines'B' (CAL), UAL Corp (UAUA), Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Look for the stalled Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) / Northwest Airline (NYSE: NWA) deal talks to regain momentum and the merger to be announced in the week ahead, an analyst confidently told BloggingStocks Thursday.

Independent stock analyst C. Leonard Bauer, formerly of Prudential, said the Delta / Northwest talks may be stalled by the inability of the companies' pilots unions to reach an agreement on seniority lists, but that traditional, formidable hurdle will not stop this deal from coming to fruition due to its "strong marriage fundamentals."

Attractive fundamentals

Bauer said three fundamentals will drive the deal: absence of overlapping city pairs, economies of scale and passenger demand.

"First, there's the overall flight route fit. Delta and Northwest have only 10 or 12 cities pairs that overlap, so from a destination coverage standpoint, the deal is very attractive," Bauer said. "Second, the new company will have massive economies of scale and will be a force in the new global market. This will be a profitable airline."

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Airline mergers seen preparing U.S. carriers for new global travel era

Posted Feb 20th 2008 5:26PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Consumer Experience, AMR Corp (AMR), Contl Airlines'B' (CAL), UAL Corp (UAUA), Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Is the U.S. airline sector on the eve of another transformation? One analyst thinks it may be, if recent merger rumblings are any indication.

The Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) / Northwest Airline (NYSE: NWA) merger discussions and chatter that Germany's Lufthansa is considering an investment in a potential merger between United (NASDAQ: UAUA) and Continental (NYSE: CAL) suggest to independent equities analyst C. Leonard Bauer that a new commercial aviation paradigm may be up ahead.

"When you look back at the last 30 years, you can say that the 1980s, clearly, was the decade when mergers were needed to meet the demands of the new market, basically the mass consumer market in the U.S.," Bauer told BloggingStocks Wednesday. "Those larger carriers' lowered seat prices led to a huge increase in domestic travel, which helped bring flight travel to the typical citizen."

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Delta, Northwest may merge to create world's biggest airline

Posted Feb 11th 2008 3:47PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Deals, Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines may reach a merger agreement within weeks after sharing details of the plan with pilot unions, people close to the talks said, Bloomberg News reported Monday.

An announcement of the merger may come within weeks, Bloomberg News reported.

The merger would create the world's biggest airline in terms of traffic, Delta served about 74 million passengers in 2007; Northwest, about 56 million. The combined entity would vault past no. 1 carrier American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), which served 129.5 million passengers.

Delta's (NYSE: DAL) shares were down 23 cents to $19.95, while Northwest (NYSE: NWS) declined 23 cents to $20.62 in Monday afternoon trading.

Analyst C. Leonard Bauer told BloggingStocks Monday a Delta / Northwest represents a good operational fit, for several reasons.

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Global competition, 2008 election may intensify airline merger talk

Posted Jan 11th 2008 4:12PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: AMR Corp (AMR), Contl Airlines'B' (CAL), UAL Corp (UAUA), Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is said to be seriously considering a merger with either Northwest Airlines or United Airline's parent UAL Corp, people close to the matter say, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

According to the Journal, Delta is expected to give CEO Richard Anderson permission to pursue formal mergers talks with both Northwest and United, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

Delta shares were down 7 cents to $15.91, while Northwest (NYSE: NWS) declined 22 cents to $15.63, and United (NYSE: UAUA) fell 59 cents to $31.60 amid a broad market sell-off Friday afternoon.

Too many carriers

Many sector analysts believe the U.S. market has too many carriers, and could benefit from two or even three mergers or takeovers. American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) is the largest carrier by traffic, followed by United, Delta, Continental (NYSE: CAL) and Northwest.

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Delta delays Comair sale as it weighs strategic options

Posted Jan 7th 2008 1:00PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Competitive Strategy, AMR Corp (AMR), UAL Corp (UAUA), Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) Monday said it is continuing to review strategic options and that it did not expect an "immediate" sale of its regional jet service Comair, Reuters reported.

Delta's shares fell 21 cents to $13.18 in mid-day Monday trading.

Delta (NYSE: DAL) has considered a sale of Comair since exiting bankruptcy in April 2007. Along with a company restructuring and an evaluation of Comair's operation, Delta is exploring strategic options, including joint ventures or mergers.

Last fall, Delta and United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) denied that they had held merger talks after a hedge fund Paradus Capital Management LP recommended that they merge.

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