NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Delta Air Lines announced a long-speculated deal to acquire Northwest Airlines for about $3.1 billion Monday, a combination that will create the world's largest airline ...

Northwest Airlines is the last of the top five U.S. carriers to shed billions of dollars of debt and exit bankruptcy. To get back into the black, Northwest had to slash pay and benefits for its ...

Northwest Airlines agreed Tuesday to pay $7.1 million to thousands of passengers stranded on a Detroit tarmac for up to 10 hours during a 1999 snowstorm that made the airline a symbol of ...

But earlier this month, Northwest Airlines made things even worse. The company gave pink-slipped employees a tip sheet on how to cut living expenses. Among the suggestions: Rummage through other ...

As pilot speaks, FAA says "emergency suspension or revocation" is possible. Oct. 23, 2009— -- One of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who were out of contact with air traffic controllers for ...

Northwest Airlines Corp. said Wednesday that it will cooperate with Labor Department investigators looking into its underfunded pension plan. The department is investigating "whether any person ...

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Northwest Airlines to take over Northwest and create the world’s biggest carrier. The boards of both companies gave the deal the go ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Northwest Airlines shares plunged nearly 12 percent yesterday as investors in the nation’s fourth-largest carrier were buffeted by several pieces of bad news. A $50 each-way fare ...

Northwest Airlines departed bankruptcy protection on Thursday, capping a 20-month reorganization aimed at making the nation's fifth-largest carrier competitive for years to come. Northwest shares ...