Delta in talks on Japan Airlines stake (Dealscape

Airline industry consolidation has been much discussed in recent years, but few carriers have moved aggressively to bring it about. The exception is Delta Air Lines Inc., which may soon reveal the latest in a series of bold -- and risky -- moves meant to build its global footprint.

An aviation source on Friday confirmed reports out of Japan that Delta, the world's largest airline, has opened discussions with Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd. about a range of strategic options, including Delta potentially investing what reports say could be "hundreds of millions of dollars" to become JAL's largest shareholder.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Delta in talks on Japan Airlines stake Posted on September 11, 2009 5:39 PM Airline industry consolidation has been much discussed in recent years, but few carriers have moved aggressively to bring it about. The exception is Delta Air Lines Inc., which may soon reveal the latest in a series of bold -- and risky -- moves meant to build its global footprint. An aviation source on Friday confirmed reports out of Japan that Delta, the world's largest airline, has opened discussions with Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd. about a range of strategic options, including Delta potentially investing what reports say could be "hundreds of millions of dollars" to become JAL's largest shareholder. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 206 in-depth reports of M&A deals in the Transportation sector 70 company pages related to Japan 18 in-depth transaction records for Delta Air Lines Inc. 16 articles related to Japan Airlines Corp. 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Deutsche Bank Birds Eye Cadbury AG Agrium Inc. Skadden Arps Revolution Money Tandberg ASA Aisling Capital Ken Lewis Natco		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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