Delta Air Lines CEO Asks TSA Not to Allow Small Knives on Planes
Delta Airlines(ATLANTA) — Reacting to the Transportation Security Administration’s recent decision to allow small knives back on planes, Delta Air Lines’ CEO Richard Anderson complained that the decision adds little value to passengers and…
Delta to Debut First-Ever Outdoor Airport Terraces
Delta Airlines(NEW YORK) — Delta Air Lines has partnered with Architectural Digest to develop the airline’s first-ever outdoor airport terraces.Called The Sky Deck at Delta Sky Club in Concourse F of Atlanta’s new international terminal an…
Airlines Face $6M Lawsuit for Wrongful Death of ‘Morbidly Obese’ Woman
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A $6 million lawsuit has been filed in New York City after an obese woman died while waiting for a flight to bring her from Hungary to her home in New York.The three airlines named are Delta Airlines, KLM and Lufthan…
Marine Amputee ‘Humiliated’ on Delta Flight
Delta Airlines(WASHINGTON) — A Marine, a double amputee, on a Delta Airlines flight earlier this month was reportedly treated poorly and humiliated by airline staff.Marine Lance Cpl. Christian Brown was on Delta flight 504 from Atlanta to Washington, …
Needles Found in Sandwiches on Four Delta Flights
ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) — Two passengers suffered minor injuries from needles found in the meat of sandwiches served aboard four Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States Sunday, federal officials report. And the FBI is now investigati…
How the Delta ‘Air Scare’ Happened
Delta Airlines(NEW YORK) — Thursday night’s terror scare on a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Madrid began when an air marshal became suspicious of a passenger of Pakistani descent who had just left a lavatory, and ended with a heavily armed SW…
Flight Turned Around After Wires Found on Delta Plane to Madrid
Delta Airlines (NEW YORK) — Authorities fearing terror in the sky turned around a flight to Madrid shortly after it took off from New York when a federal air marshal spotted suspicious wires in a rear lavatory.However, after a SWAT team entry, a bomb …
Delta Increases Pet Travel Restrictions
Delta Airlines(NEW YORK) — If you have a ticket on Delta Airlines and you’re planning to bring a dog along, you may have to find other arrangements. Delta is no longer allowing pets as cargo or checked bags on its Boeing 767 planes. The air…
CEO Escorted Off Flight for Using Own App
Delta Airlines(NEW YORK) — The CEO of the company that developed the smartphone app Viber was escorted off a Delta plane when it landed in New York for making a call with his app during the flight, reported Gizmodo.Viber CEO Talmon Marco used his own …
Delta Airlines Buys Pennsylvania Oil Refinery
Delta Airlines(TRAINER, Pa.) — Airlines everywhere have been suffering due to high fuel prices. Now Delta Airlines has decided to purchase its own oil refinery from ConocoPhillips — a move the airline says will save around $300 million a year i…
Delta Airlines Airport Flash Mob: Employees Get Their Groove On
Delta Airlines(NEW YORK) — When was the last time an airline made you smile? A just-released YouTube video of Delta employees flash-mobbing around the country may do the trick. Employees at airports in Atlanta, New York City, Detroit and at the Techni…
Delta Airlines Airport Flash Mob: Employees Get Their Groove On
Delta Airlines(NEW YORK) — When was the last time an airline made you smile? A just-released YouTube video of Delta employees flash-mobbing around the country may do the trick. Employees at airports in Atlanta, New York City, Detroit and at the Techni…
Solar Storm Causes Flights to be Rerouted
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A geomagnetic storm caused Delta Airlines to reroute a handful of flights that were scheduled to fly over the North Pole Tuesday.A Delta spokesman said the flights were shifted to fly further south in an effort to ens…