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Delta to take Southwest's 717s

Delta Air Lines plans to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet, picking up planes that Southwest Airlines didn't want anymore.

Delta details airfare search glitch

Delta Air Lines said a glitch that appeared to show different airfares to frequent fliers happened because it was trying out a new company to power flight searches on its website.

Delta says frequent fliers saw different fares

Delta Air Lines says it may have charged some frequent fliers higher fares than other customers for almost three weeks because of a computer glitch.

Delta Refinery Q&A

Delta Air Lines is buying a refinery from a company being spun off from ConocoPhillips. Delta is seeking to reduce its jet-fuel bill by $300 million a year. Here is a closer look at the deal:

Delta Air Lines is getting into fuel business

Delta Air Lines is doing what anybody with a huge gas bill dreams of doing — buying an oil refinery to make its own fuel.

Delta CEO sees pay package rise 10 percent

Delta Air Lines Inc.'s chief executive, Richard Anderson, received a 10 percent raise in his pay package in 2011, a year when the company's stock price fell by more than a third.

Son: Bedbug bites caused rash that stopped flight

Bedbugs.

Delta, US Airways see strong travel demand

Rising fares haven't kept passengers away, judging by financial results at Delta Air Lines and US Airways.

Delta posts 1Q profit on fuel hedges

Delta Air Lines reported a first-quarter profit on Wednesday as gains from hedging its fuel costs made up for losses in its day-to-day operations.

Phone left in restroom triggers Delta bomb scare

A Delta Air Lines flight bound for the United States made an emergency landing Monday in Dublin because a passenger left a cell phone plugged into a socket in one of the aircraft's restrooms, police and aviation authorities said.

Man on Honolulu-bound flight from Japan dies

Delta Air Lines Inc. says a passenger on one of its Honolulu-bound flights from Japan has died.

Delta flight lands safely in Phoenix on 1 engine

A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Phoenix has landed safely after one of the plane's engines shut down as it began to descend over Arizona.

Storm debris causes brief closure of Delta air hub

Officials say a major hub for Delta Air Lines that was closed after a violent storm blew debris on its runways is now back open.

Delta: Flight diverted to Fla. for 'unruly' couple

Officials say a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica was diverted to Tampa, Fla., on Sunday evening after a couple from Germany became unruly.

Delta shares up on report of interest in AMR

Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's second-biggest airline, rose Thursday after a report that it may try to buy American Airlines parent AMR Corp.

Guilty plea in Delta flight assault; $2,500 fine

A 65-year-old Japanese man pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting a flight attendant aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Tokyo to Honolulu, a federal prosecutor said.

2 Muslim men kicked off flight sue 2 air carriers

Two Muslim men who say they were kicked off an airplane in May after the pilot objected to their presence are suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and a regional carrier that operated the Delta Connection flight from Memphis to Charlotte, N.C.

Delta announces big LaGuardia expansion

Delta Air Lines Inc. plans a massive flight expansion out of New York's LaGuardia airport, hoping to improve its competitive edge against its two biggest rivals in one of the nation's most important air travel markets.

Delta Air Lines predicts 2011 profit of $800M

Delta Air Lines Inc. said Wednesday that it expects an $800 million profit this year, and it will be solidly profitable in 2012.

Labor board clears Delta, again

A federal labor board cleared Delta Air Lines of allegations that it interfered in a union election by its customer service workers.

Delta buys minority stake in Brazilian airline

Brazil's second largest airline said Wednesday it had agreed to sell a minority stake in the company to Delta Air Lines.

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3rd-Quarter 2011 Airline Financial Data: Network Airlines, Low-Cost Airlines and Regional Airlines All Report Profits
Source: bts.gov - RITA - Bureau of Transportation Statisti

Monday, March 12, 2012 - Scheduled passenger airlines reported a profit margin of 6.8 percent in the third quarter of 2011, down from the 10.4 percent profit margin in the third quarter of 2010, BTS reported today in a release of preliminary data

New natural gas pipeline to Georgia proposed  | ajc.com
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Houston-based natural gas company wants to build a pipeline that could move so-called shale gas into Georgia by late 2015.Spectra Energy said Friday the pipeline would start at an existing interstate pipeline connection in Tennessee and then run 230 miles through parts of Alaba …

EU Carbon Tax will also be collected from US passengers
Source: American Thinker

The airlines won't simply pay the tax and raise rates solely on European travelers, instead they'll split the cost amongst all travellers and use their position as a multinational corporation to gain a price edge on their european non-multinational competitors who must absorb the …

August 2011 Passenger Airline Employment Rose 2.8 Percent from August 2010
Source: RITA

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.8 percent more workers in August 2011 than they did in August 2010, the U.S.

Wall Street's Secret Oil Games | Truthout
Source: Truthout - All Articles

The top six financial institutions in this country own assets equal to more than 60 percent of our gross domestic product and possess enormous economic and political power.

Delta adopts Saudi 'no-Jew' fly policy
Source: WorldNetDaily News

Delta Air Lines' plan to add Saudi Arabian Airlines to itsSkyTeam Allianceof partneringcompanieswould require the American carrier to ban Jews and holders of Israeli passports from boarding flights from New York or Washington bound for Jeddah,  

April 2011 Passenger Airline Employment Rose 2.0 Percent from April 2010
Source: RITA

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.0 percent more workers in April 2011 than they did in April 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

Delta Air Lines Blog - Military Travel: Baggage Policies
Source: Delta website

Delta charged soldiers for extra baggage as they returned from combat. People were outraged so Delta wrote this blog entry in response.

'I'm French, f--- you!': smoker on flight charged with assault
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

A 34-year-old French national has been charged with assault and interfering with flight personnel who confronted him about smoking in the lavatory during a flight between Nice and New York, officials said yesterday.

Federal officer indicted for smuggling guns and money through Atlanta airport
Source: US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

13 others indicted for drug trafficking "Operation Rude Beast" leads to one of the largest ecstasy pill seizures in US and charges in multiple criminal schemes

3rd-Quarter 2010 Airline Financial Data; Network and Low-Cost Airlines Report Profits
Source: bts.gov

Monday, December 20, 2010 - Network airlines' profit margin in the third quarter of 2010 was the highest since the U.S.

2nd-Quarter 2010 Airline Financial Data: Network, Low-Cost and Regional Airlines Report Profits
Source: US Department of Transportation

Monday, September 20, 2010 - Network airlines' profit margin in the second quarter of 2010 was the largest since the second quarter of 2007, while the combined profit margin for the network, low-cost and regional carrier groups was the highest since the U.S.

Delta plane blows 4 tires before takeoff from Atlanta airport
Source: CNN

A Delta Air Lines plane headed to Ohio from Georgia blew a tire before take-off Thursday night -- then blew three more as it was moved to the taxiway, a spokesman said.

Delta Air Lines traffic up 1.1 percent in August
Source: Yahoo! News

ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's largest airline, said Friday its traffic in August inched 1.1 percent higher as a continued international uptick was balanced by a domestic decline.

As Russia burns, culture of cover-ups and neglect ignites political spot fires
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

MOSCOW: Russia's record hot summer of forest fires and resulting air pollution has left the reputations of its politicians badly scorched.

U.S. Air-Collision Alerts Top 200 Since New Monitoring Began
Source: Bloomberg.com

Alarms sounded in the cockpits of a Continental Airlines Inc. plane carrying 100 people and a Gulfstream II business jet, warning the pilots that they were headed for a collision more than 24,000 feet over Maryland.

Airlines Work to Catch Up to the Digital Age
Source: The New York Times

Airlines have made great technological leaps in recent years, allowing passengers to check in from home or download boarding passes on their smartphones.

Delta Flight Attendant Arrested For Carrying Gun at Indianapolis Airport
Source:

An airport official says a flight attendant who was carrying a handgun in her purse has been arrested at Indianapolis International Airport.

DOT Fines Two Airlines for Violating Price Advertising Rules
Source: US Department of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed civil penalties against AirTran Airways and Delta Air Lines for violating rules that require airline price advertisements to disclose the full price consumers must pay for air transportation.

DOT Grants Delta/US Airways Slot Waiver
Source: US Department of Transportation

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Delta to suspend Salt Lake City-to-Tokyo flights until May
Source: USA Today

Delta Air Lines says it will suspend nonstop Salt Lake City-to-Tokyo flights because of diminished demand and fallout from the swine flu.

Lawyer sues airline for ruining family vacation
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A New York lawyer is suing Delta Air Lines for $US1 million, saying his family vacation turned into a nightmare after they were stranded in an airport for days and treated disdainfully by airline employees.

6 ways to snag buyers with top home photos
Source: MSN

"Without pictures I am much less likely to go see a house," says house hunter Dan Dillbeck, of Grand Rapids, Mich. In most cases -- 85% of the time -- online photos are his first view of a home, he says, adding that poor pictures tend to turn him away.

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