ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Two high-ranking Delta Air Lines Inc. executives are expected to meet with Northwest pilots.

Delta and Northwest Airlines Corp. are planning to combine, but want their pilots to agree to a deal, too.

The Northwest pilot's union say Delta president and chief financial officer Ed Bastian and Delta's head of human relations Mike Campbell were scheduled to visit their union meeting yesterday in St. Paul to make a presentation and answer questions. The meeting was to be closed to the public and to pilots who are not on the union's Master Executive Council.

Northwest pilots have said they want raises to make their pay equal to Delta pilots. But Northwest pilots claim that Delta management wants to phase in the raises slowly.