Richard Anderson

The head of the Federal Communications Commission has canceled a controversial vote today on a proposed overhaul of key elements of telecommunications regulation after mounting opposition from many corners of the industry, consumer groups and Congress....

Delta Air Lines completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines on Wednesday, turning two of America's most storied airlines into the world's biggest carrier. Delta and Northwest closed the deal just hours after the Justice Department said...

Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest carrier, said today it will impose a $15 fee to check a first bag, becoming the last of the six legacy airlines to impose such a fee. The carrier also said it is cutting certain other fees as it aligns its...

ATLANTA (AP) _ Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will impose a $15 fee to check a first bag, becoming the last of the six legacy airlines to impose such a fee. The carrier also said it is cutting certain other fees as...

Northwest Airlines, Michigan's largest passenger air carrier, has matched the fare increase announced last week by Continental and United, and signaled that belt-tightening measures are on the way, too. Oil has been selling at record highs above $100 a...

Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are inching closer to a combination that would create the nation's largest carrier, and if a deal is reached it could be announced next week, a person briefed on the discussions told The Associated Press on...

Travelers aren't just feeling the pinch at the gas pump, but also in the air as carriers continue to hike fares to deal with high jet fuel prices. Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Monday it raised domestic fares in most...

Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. agreed to a merger Monday that would create the world's largest airline and could trigger a wave of industry consolidation and fare increases. The pact came amid one of the industry's most tumultuous...

Airline mergers may be off the table, for now, but a major industry reordering is still under way as United, Delta and Northwest Airlines contemplate deep cuts to withstand skyrocketing oil prices and a slowing economy. Prompting executives to action:...

Delta Air Lines, faced with a weak economy, dimmer hopes of a combination with Northwest Airlines and record fuel prices that are eating up profits, said Tuesday it will offer voluntary severance payouts to roughly 30,000 employees -- more than half its...

Delta Air Lines Inc. said today that it had had no discussions with United Airlines about a merger that would create the nation's largest carrier, dismissing a report that the talks had been on going for some time. But the Atlanta-based carrier did not...

WASHINGTON - As 40,000 new airline layoffs were announced yesterday and executives warned of looming bankruptcies, industry officials urged Congress to act immediately on a $17.5 billion bailout for the stricken air-travel business. Republican and...