Nat Pieper, Delta's senior vice president for alliances, is a veteran in building commercial alliances with airlines. In 1997, he led Northwest's joint venture with KLM, the first such partnership between airlines. Currently, Pieper is working on expanding ties with Jet Airways. The two airlines have a code share pact and there are discussions on equity investment too. Pieper shared Delta's growth strategy with Aneesh Phadnis
How significant is India market for Delta?
With around 11,000 passengers flying between North America and the Indian subcontinent each day, this market is an important global one for Delta. Our partnership with Jet

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