More intrigue and nuance about the whole ACTE-NBTA thing:
Brad Seitz resigns as ACTE treasurer
Details published in BTN
And here are a couple official statements as published at
Management.travel ...
The merger of Delta and Northwest is sure confusing if you are flying on a Northwest flight. I just flew from Denver to Memphis. Because I am in the industry I knew this has always been a Northwest flight. (I know very little else about the airline industry, but I do know where hubs are and who flies where.) My ticket said Delta.