Delta Airlines

Denver's Halloween Blizzard Shuts Down DIA: Vote For The Scariest Airline Horror Story

Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver


Airlines cancelled dozens of flights and 3-4 hour waits this week as DIA struggled to clear nearly two feet of snow off of runways. The ordeal create...

Social Media: How Delta Airlines Loses Business One Customer at a Time

Noah Mallin | Posted 10.16.2009 | Technology


Noah Mallin

I just had an absurdly Kafka-esque experience with Delta Airlines in Atlanta that involved missed connections, a seeming tour of the bowels of the airport, and some of the worst customer service ever.

Habitat for Humanity's First Green Roof

ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


ThienVinh Nguyen

If every building in the city had green roofs, the sewer system would probably be controlled and we could swim in the rivers, Costello said.

Michael Williams, Delta Passenger, Caught Carrying Gun On 9/11 At LaGuardia

NBC New York | Jonathan Dienst | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


As New York remembered the 9/11 attacks, a man with a loaded handgun tried to board a Delta Airlines flight at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. ...

American Airlines To Cut Capacity Further

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 07.12.2009 | Business


DALLAS — American Airlines said Thursday that advance bookings through late summer are down from last year, and it will cut about 1,600 jobs as ...

O'Hare Gate Changes Signal Shakeup, Increased Competition

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz and John Pletz | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago


A major shuffle is about to begin at O'Hare International Airport in which two airlines move in with new partners, potentially freeing gates for addit...

Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

Airline Service is a Sham: Memo to Doug Parker of US Airways, Your Company Tops the List

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business


Michael Russnow

Why haven't these horrendous so-called cost conscious changes been rescinded as the gas prices have come down?

Delta Reports $1.4 Billion Loss

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


ATLANTA — Demand for air travel continues to weaken as deep fare sales in recent weeks have not spurred customers to open up their wallets in dr...

Airport Hell

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 02.06.2009 | Style


Melissa Biggs Bradley

I was despaired this holiday season to witness the new low that has arrived at our airports and how American travel companies are participating in their own demise and demonization.

Delta Airlines Flight Schedule : Northwest Flight Attendants Sue Delta

BusinessWeek | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business


The union that represents Northwest Airlines flight attendants is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. to block the world's biggest carrier from starting the pr...

American Launches In-Flight Wi-Fi

Chicago Tribune | Wailin Wong | Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago


American Airlines launched Wi-Fi service on 15 of its airplanes Wednesday, providing broadband Internet access on coast-to-coast flights in the U.S. ...

Delta To Add Wi-Fi To Domestic Fleet

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 08.13.2008 | Business


ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday it will offer broadband wireless Internet access on its entire domestic mainline fleet by the middle...

JFK Baggage Malfunction Reminds Us: Aren't Baggage Fees Fun?

WallStreetFighter | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business


That second checked bag better be full of $100 bills or at least cocaine, because you're gonna need it with these new extra fees announced today. Les...

American Airlines And Delta Airlines Each Lose $1 Billion In One Quarter

New York Times | ABHA BHATTARAI | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business


Two major airlines reported quarterly losses of more than $1 billion each on Wednesday, reflecting the industry's struggle to cope with higher jet fue...

Delta Adds Fuel Fee To Frequent-Flier Tickets

New York Times | MICHELINE MAYNARD | Posted 07.05.2008 | Business


In the latest fee to hit the airline industry, Delta Air Lines said Friday that it planned to begin charging a fuel surcharge of up to $50 for booking...

Should Airlines Give Bottled Water to Flyers?

Graham Hill | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green


Graham Hill

I don't promote bottled water, but the plane is a place where it actually might make sense. At the end of one long-haul flight you can easily find yourself with five one-time use plastic cups on your hands. Five!

Lawyer Sues Delta For Ruining Family Vacation

AP | SAMUEL MAULL | Posted 06.06.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — A lawyer has sued Delta Air Lines Inc. for nearly $1 million, claiming the company's incompetent and rude employees made his 80-year-...

Airlines hike fares up to $60 roundtrip, cite fuel

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 05.31.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Turns out that new airline checked-bag fee wasn't the end of it. Airlines ratcheted up the pressure on fliers ahead of the holiday w...

Delta, Northwest lose combined $10.5B on high fuel, charges

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 05.01.2008 | Business


ATLANTA — Delta and Northwest, seeking to combine to create the world's largest airline, posted losses Wednesday totaling $10.5 billion for the ...

Delta CEO: Airline Fares To Rise 15-20 Percent

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business


CHICAGO — Soaring fuel costs. Flights cut. Jobs lost. The parent company of United Airlines reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss Tuesd...

Delta Pilots Say No Deal With Northwest

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines' pilots union has told company executives it can't agree on seniority issues with its counterpart at Northwest Airline...

Seniority an Issue for Delta, Northwest

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


ATLANTA — Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots have integration issues to sort out. Not just the ones with their counterparts at Delta Air Lines Inc....

Delta, Northwest Inching Closer to Deal

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are inching closer to a combination that would create the nation's largest carrier, and if a de...

Merger Could Be In Northwest's Future

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The chief executive of Northwest Airlines says his carrier could benefit from a merger -- if it's the right deal. As the Delta Air Lines Inc. board m...