Category: Delta Air Lines Inc

Discount Airlines Like Spirit and Frontier Changed Flying. Now They’re in Trouble.

Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress.
Two Planes Collide on LaGuardia Airport Taxiway

A plane that was preparing to take off struck a plane that had landed, the authorities said. One passenger was injured, and the F.A.A. was investigating.
Now Arriving, a New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.
Why Frequent Flier Programs Have Become Essential to Many Airlines

The biggest U.S. airlines make billions of dollars from their loyalty programs and branded credit cards, which some analysts believe are now essential to the businesses.
Delta and United Passengers Sue Airlines Over Fees for Windowless Window Seats

Two suits filed this week accuse the airlines of unfairly charging passengers extra fees for window seats that the carriers knew were adjacent to aircraft walls.
Why Were Air Canada Flight Attendants Striking? Boarding Pay Was a Central Issue

The strike, which ended on Tuesday, focused attention on why many airlines don’t start paying flight attendants until the plane doors are shut.
$800 for a Credit Card? Why Your Premium Cards Will Cost More.

Credit card companies and airlines are in a race for customers who spend the most money — and that is making it harder for many other customers to score deals and perks.
Help! Delta Deserted Us After an Emergency Landing in the Azores.

When a flight from Madrid to New York had engine trouble over the Atlantic, 282 passengers ended up at a tiny, remote airport wondering what happens next.
Why Even Basic Airline Seats Keep Getting More ‘Premium’

As travel demand sinks, both legacy airlines and budget brands have turned to a strategy of ever-expanding upgrades.
25 Hospitalized After Delta Flight Is Hit by Strong Turbulence

The flight, which was taking 275 passengers from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, made an emergency landing in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, the airline said.
Delta Pilot Arrested in Cockpit Faces 24 Felonies in Child Sex Case

The pilot was removed from the cockpit of a plane after it landed in San Francisco on Saturday night. A woman was also charged in a related felony complaint.
Delta Pilot Is Arrested in Cockpit After Flight Lands in San Francisco

A senior Homeland Security official said that the pilot was arrested on charges involving child sexual abuse materials.