My thoughts exactly. It wasn't too long ago that for a few weeks DAL wanted nothing to do with KAL and was looking for a way to break all ties after their accidents/incidents. From what I gather, what it boiled down to was KAL showed initiative and did a great deal of training at the DL facilities keeping close ties. Although, I don't necessarly like the agreement, more power to KAL for their progress. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Catron" <stepan-ilych@multipro.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 09:24 Subject: Re: Delta, Korean Air plan antitrust filing soon-source ...to operate as one. > Wow, what a pairing! One virtual airline with the customer service of > Delta AND the safety record of Korean. > > Sheesh. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W Wilson" <wlw-jr@att.net> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 23:52 > Subject: Delta, Korean Air plan antitrust filing soon-source ...to operate > as one. > > > > NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL), the No. 3 U.S. > carrier, > > and Korean Air Lines (03490) plan to file as early as next week for U.S. > > antitrust immunity to deepen their alliance, a source familiar with the > > situation said. > > > > Atlanta-based Delta and the South Korean flagship carrier are partners > in > > the SkyTeam alliance, but cementing their ties with antitrust immunity > would > > allow them to operate as one carrier by sharing revenues, scheduling and > > pricing. > > > > The two carriers have a code-sharing agreement which will cover service > to > > seven U.S. cites and flights to Seoul, Pusan, Tokyo and Osaka from May. > > > > Delta hopes to ramp up its service in Asia by taking advantage of the > growth > > potential at Seoul's new Incheon airport and its proximity to the > Japanese > > and Chinese markets. > > > > > > SkyTeam partners Delta and Air France (AIRF) last month said they would > > reinstate their code-share agreements with Korean Air, about three years > > after they were halted because the South Korean carrier was involved in > a > > series of crashes. > > > > The U.S. Federal Aviation Authority restored Korea's air safety rating, > > based on International Civil Aviation Organization safety standards, to > > category 1 in December. > > > > Delta Air Line shares fell 37 cents to $36.54 in late-afternoon trading > on > > the New York Stock Exchange. > > >