Minneapolis Star Tribune- On hold for nearly a month, the merger deal between Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines is in danger of being called off.
Lee Moak, the Delta pilots union chairman, disclosed Monday that the two airlines’ pilot groups cannot agree on a list that would define seniority rankings in a merger.
A seniority agreement would determine which planes pilots fly and how much pilots would earn over the course of their careers.
The news, revealed in a letter from Moak to Delta pilots, means the companies will either have to cancel the merger deal — at least for now — or proceed with it despite the prospect of a potentially crippling feud within the pilot ranks.
