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Delta to pickup Northwest’s order of 18 787s

Delta Air Lines Inc.  said Monday that it will take delivery of the first of 18 Boeing 787s in 2020, ending long-running uncertainty over the fate of the order.

The second-largest U.S. carrier by traffic inherited the order when it acquired Northwest Airlines and has been in talks with Boeing Co. about the planes’ fate after protracted delays in the aircraft’s entry into service. Get the full story »

Northwest Airlines hit with $38M price fixing fine

Northwest Airlines, which was bought by Delta Air Lines Inc. in 2008, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $38 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices on air cargo shipments, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.

Under the plea agreement, it said Northwest has agreed to cooperate with the department’s ongoing antitrust investigation.