Northwest Airlines has struck a deal, which will give it effective control over Mesaba Aviation, a Northwest Airlink carrier which provides feeder services into the Minneapolis and Detroit hubs. Northwest will achieve control by raising its stake in Mesaba's parent, Airtran, to nearly 30%. In exchange, Northwest will drop objections over development of the low-cost Airtran Airways operation set up in mid-1994.
Source: Flight International
Delta Air Lines is expecting a return to normal operations following a multi-day struggle related to the global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike.
The US Department of Transportation is investigating whether Delta Air Lines has complied with passenger-protection laws amid a technology meltdown that has forced the carrier to cancel thousands of flights.
Malaysian airlines have confirmed plans for jet operations from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang international airport, with domestic operations to commence in August.
