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Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines.
A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just before takeoff from Atlanta because of an engine fire.
Port of Seattle Commission President Bill Bryant says it needed some good economic news and it got some Tuesday with the Delta Air Lines Inc. decision to expand Sea-Tac Airport flights.
Peter Hunn has a simple wish: He'd like his children to farm the land in California's delta that his great, great grandfather settled more than a century ago.
Luster Bayless' life reads like a Hollywood script: The son of a dirt-poor Mississippi sharecropper who hitchhiked his way West a half-century ago and carved a niche in Tinseltown.
Delta Air Lines Inc. has completed the integration of its frequent flier program with that of its subsidiary, Northwest Airlines, Chief Executive Richard Anderson said Thursday.
Delta Air Lines Inc. says it has closed on $2.1 billion worth of financing, which will help with the major debt payments it has due next year.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. is negotiating for closer ties and possibly an investment in financially troubled Japan Airlines Corp., according to a person familiar with the talks.
Mesa Air Group Inc. said Friday it will fight Delta Air Lines Inc.'s attempt to end its contract with the regional airline and Mesa subsidiary Freedom Airlines Inc.
One of the biggest unions at Northwest Airlines is seeking an election that will decide whether it stays or goes as the carrier is swallowed by Delta Air Lines Inc.
One of the travel industry’s favorite new tricks is waiting to tell you about onerous new terms until it’s too late — whether they’re trying to modify a reservation or redeem their loyalty points.
Delta Air Lines says it's reducing the number of nonstop Salt Lake City-to-Tokyo flights, less than two months after the carrier launched them.
Delta Air Lines executives are often asked when they think the airline industry will recover from the economic downturn, and more specifically when demand for air travel will pick up. Delta Chief Executive Richard Anderson discussed the issue in the company's second-quarter earnings conference call with analysts on Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday issued a $375,000 penalty against Delta Air Lines Inc., saying the world's largest carrier broke federal rules when it bumped passengers from oversold flights.
As the U.N. helicopter skimmed above the placid Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar's military junta was putting the final touches on its showcase village.
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Monday said travel demand slowed by the H1N1 virus will result in a $250 million hit to the carrier's revenue this year.
Delta Air Lines starts paperless boarding for its domestic flights at Salt Lake City International Airport.
Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines said Wednesday their trans-Atlantic joint venture will bring estimated annual sales of $12 billion from more than 200 jointly operated flights each day — about a quarter of all capacity on the routes.
Roughly 38,000 employees of carrier Northwest Airlines, which was acquired by Delta Air Lines Inc., will be getting Delta e-mail accounts over the next several months — a sign the integration of the two airlines is moving forward, Chief Executive Richard Anderson said Thursday.
Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, said Tuesday it will institute a $50 fee for most passengers to check a second bag on an international flight — a first among major U.S. carriers — as it reported a $794 million first-quarter loss due to the weak economy and bad bets on fuel hedges.
Federal authorities say a small fish in Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta does not deserve protection on the federal endangered species list.
Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, is scrapping five executive positions as it seeks to reduce costs amid the deep economic downturn and speed up its integration with Northwest Airlines.
Travelers walking into Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Tuesday saw the Delta Air Lines name splashed across a terminal that was once dominated by Northwest Airlines.
Facing a continuing revenue slump amid the worsening global economic downturn, Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, said Tuesday it will cut international capacity by an additional 10 percent starting in September, a move that will likely mean more job reductions.
California fish and wildlife managers are giving new protections to two fish species that play a crucial ecological role in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Delta's future hinges on money as Sacramento legislators debate water-policy billsThe first effort in a generation to fix California's all-important water policy appears to be stalled by the only commodity that seems more valuable: money.
Breast Feeding Mom Kicked Off Flight Sues AirlineBURLINGTON, Vt -- A New Mexico woman kicked off an airplane at the Burlington International Airport three years ago for breast feeding her baby is suing Delta Airlines.
Delta Rocket Launches Experimental Missile Tracking Spacecraft Cape Canaveral AFS, FL - A United Launch alliance Delta II rocket successfully deployed two experimental space-based missile tracking satellites into orbit this morning following launch from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 17-B.
Turn On The Damn Water, Democrats This is not just a California water issue; this is about environmentalism gone insane. Fresh water is dumped into the ocean while farms are lying fallow due to lack of water, and Californians are rationing water because of a severe drought. This is an excellent article
Human Activities Sink the World's DeltasScientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder (UCB) have recently released a new report on the situation of deltas around the world, which states that their condition is deteriorating globally. Most at risk is the low-lying variety.
A storm brews over food, water & powerLand of promise In the Central Valley town of Mendota - the self-styled "Canteloupe capital of the world" - many of those that grew crops are now queueing up for handouts.
Dead and Dying–California's Central Valley Dust BowlI took a drive this week from Sacramento to Los Angeles, and had an eye opening experience. Down the entire length of the 5 freeway, we saw not the green luscious fields of produce or green orchards laden with fruit, but dusty dead and dying orchards.
Exactly How Much Taxpayer Money Went to ACORN?by Chris Moody After checking a few federal spending reports, economist Chris Edwards has revealed exactly how much money ACORN received over the past few years from taxpayers.
Debt delusionsA flood of red ink is the wrong solution to California's water woes, particularly in the middle of a financial crisis. The state should not pursue borrowing more money for water needs when it faces huge budget shortfalls and has yet to settle basic water policy questions.
Delta 2 Rocket Successfully Launches Air Force GPS Satellite For The Final TimeCAPE CANAVERAL AFS, FL - A twenty-year era ended at Cape Canaveral today with the 48th successful launch by a Delta II rocket of a an Air Force Delta II Global Positioning System satellite.
Delta Launch To Mark Era's End At Cape CanaveralA twenty-year era of Air Force Global Positioning System Satellite launches on the Delta 2 rocket is about to come to an end with Monday morning's scheduled launch of the final second-generation GPS satellite from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida.
Delta to suspend Salt Lake City-to-Tokyo flights until MayDelta Air Lines says it will suspend nonstop Salt Lake City-to-Tokyo flights because of diminished demand and fallout from the swine flu.
Delta Adds The "Fee For Not Paying A Fee" Fee - AirlinesDelta Adds The "Fee For Not Paying A Fee" Fee Following in the fee-laden footsteps of US Airways, Delta has added a $5 fee for not paying your baggage fees online in advance. Delta adds $5 to fee for bags checked at airport
Army Corps levee tree rules rattle Sacramento flood agencies If a tree grows on a levee, is it bad? According to a recent scientific review, there's no way to tell by reading federal policy.
Federal ruling helps fish, but water costs feared Endangered salmon and steelhead in Central Valley rivers must have access again to historic spawning grounds above major California dams, according to sweeping new federal rules that could boost water bills for millions statewide.
Food Poisoning Prompts Emergency Landing A Delta flight made an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport on Friday after several passengers became ill.
On the Road - The Race to Provide Wi-Fi at 30,000 FeetSOME airlines are rushing to offer Wi-Fi Internet connections in their domestic aircraft cabins, but none are talking about the space squeeze.
Global Economy - In-house fraud cases surgeexcerpt: ""Fraud committed against companies by their own employees has surged this year, new data suggest, providing fresh evidence that the recession is fuelling a rise in crime. Whistleblower hotlines operated by The Network, a US group that provides compliance services to s …
Bathroom emergency on flight prompts felony chargeATLANTA (AP) — A man who says he desperately needed to use an airplane bathroom after eating something bad in Honduras faces a federal charge after being accused of twisting a flight attendant's arm to get to the lavatory, the FBI said Wednesday.
Delta: electronic boarding passes expanding to more citiesDelta Airlines is expanding electronic boarding passes to more airports, including their hub in Atlanta. Instead of a paper boarding pass, a web-enabled cellphone ad ID is all you need to get past security.
California must step up to save salmon, experts tell legislators"Illegal water diversions, pollution, habitat degradation and a lack of basic data all threaten the state's salmon. The situation is so grave that two-thirds of the state's native salmon and trout species face imminent extinction threats."
Not Everyone Is Cheering as Wi-Fi Takes to the Air - NYTimes.comWireless Internet service is starting to spread among airlines in the United States — Delta and American have installed it on more than a dozen planes each, and several other carriers are planning to test it.
Water watchers cast a wary eye--California faces harsh 3rd year of historically impactful droughtWater experts are having a hard time finding the right words to describe what lies ahead, after recording a dismally dry January in California. "Scary," "grim," and possible "conservation mandates" are offered up.
Guitarists Takes Down Passenger Trying to Open Exit Door Mid-flight, Claiming BombWhen Chris heard commotion on the Los Angeles bound Delta flight Wednesday and saw that the man had knocked down a stewardess and was struggling to open the plane's rear door, he intervened. While the man warned that he had a bomb, the 6-foot 26-year-old tackled him.
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