Delta Air Lines

Georgia's Lt. Gov. Threatens To Kill Tax Break For Delta Air Lines Amid NRA Spat

10:50am February 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Republican Casey Cagle says he will "kill" pending legislation to give Delta a tax exemption on jet fuel after the carrier said it was ending its discount for NRA members.

Brian Schear, seen here during an argument with Delta staff, says he and his family were forced off a flight from Maui because they put their 2-year-old in a seat Schear had bought for a different child.

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Delta Apologizes To Family That Was Kicked Off A Plane Over A Toddler's Seat

8:08pm May 05, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The airline is offering compensation and an apology to Brian Schear after a crew member said agents would put the parents in jail and place their children in foster care for a "federal offense."

Passengers check in for flights with United Airlines at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. United, American and Delta now offer no-frills "basic economy" fares.

New 'Basic Economy' Airfares May Not Be As Cheap As You Think

12:24pm March 20, 2017

by David Schaper

All three of the biggest U.S. airlines now offer no-frills, discounted fares called "basic economy." Now there's evidence that it's not any cheaper, but is a way to raise standard economy fares.

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A Delta jet taxis on the tarmac at New York's LaGuardia Airport. About 1,000 Delta flights around the globe were canceled Monday, and hundreds more on Tuesday, after a system outage.

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Delta Air Lines Cancels Nearly 700 Additional Flights

6:58pm August 09, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Delta said it was still in "recovery mode" a day after a system outage scuttled about 1,000 flights. It announced $200 vouchers for people whose flights were canceled or delayed more than three hours.

A Delta plane is seen on the tarmac in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 14.

Delta Flights Grounded For Hours Due To Worldwide System Outage

1:00pm August 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

For hours, all Delta flights that had not yet departed were grounded. Delta says a power outage was responsible for the computer failure; Georgia Power says the problem was with Delta's equipment.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announces his veto of legislation that major corporations said could legalize discrimination. He said,

Atlanta Businesses Again Lead Push Against Social Conservatives

11:02am March 29, 2016

Corporations in Atlanta have a long history of supporting a focus on business, not social conservatives' issues. Now the governor is vetoing a bill that LGBT groups say would lead to discrimination.

US Airways and American Airlines planes sit at the gates at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

As Airline Megamergers Wrap Up, US Airways Flies Into History

4:14pm October 16, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Mergers have left the airline industry with four huge carriers: American, United, Delta and Southwest. But competition may be around the corner — from foreign carriers or young entrepreneurs.

The death of Cecil the lion, lured out of a protected area in Zimbabwe, has led Delta Airlines to stop shipping big-game trophies.

Delta And American Ban Big Game Trophies As Airline Freight

3:20pm August 04, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Delta said in a statement on Monday that, effective immediately, it "will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and buffalo trophies." American followed hours later.