Delta Air Lines Luggage Handlers Arrested for Drug Ring
Federal officials arrested 12 people on Thursday for being involved in a drug ring for smuggling illegal substances into Detroit from Houston and Jamaican airports. Of the people, 10 were current and former employees of Delta Air Lines. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Brian Moskowitz says that the
by Jennifer Jones May 2nd, 2011
Delta Air Lines Passenger Assaults Woman and Air Marshal
On Thursday, a man on a Delta Air Lines flight from Paris to Atlanta woke up a sleeping female passenger by fondling her and then karate chopped an air marshal. Brian Louis Pomykala has now been charged been in a federal court with assaulting a passenger and a federal
by Dave Smith March 9th, 2011
Mutallab confessed links to Al Qaeda
A Nigerian man has been charged after attempting to blow up a passenger-packed Delta plane just before arriving at Detroit Airport. The UK police are now undertaking strict investigations after Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, a 23-year-old London student and suspected al Qaeda member, was charged by trying to explode a transatlantic
by Doug Smith December 28th, 2009
Aviation regulators bar two Northwest pilots from flying
US aviation regulators on Tuesday revoked the commercial flying licenses of two Northwest Airlines (NWA) pilots who flew over Minneapolis airport and missed their landing by 150 miles. Pilots of the Minneapolis-bound Flight 188 on 21 October, en route from San Diego, lost contact with air traffic controllers for over
by Bobby V-Jones October 29th, 2009
Delta Airlines Sued by Passenger Advocate
A passengers rights advocate is suing Delta Airlines after the U.S. air carrier allegedly hacked into the woman's e-mail account. Kathleen Hanni, who is executive director of Flyersrights.org, claims that Delta illegally obtained e-mails which would aid them in railroading a new "Airline Passenger's Bill of Rights of 2009". Currently
by Charlotte Fellows October 15th, 2009
Delta Air Lines joins transpacific fare war
www.delta.com Delta Air Lines has joined the airfare war that has been building on trans-Pacific routes, offering return fares on its Sydney-Los Angeles service from A$777, excluding taxes. Delta intends to launch service on the route in July, and will face stiff competition from Qantas, United and V Australia. Passengers on
by Charlotte Fellows March 18th, 2009
United Airlines avoids further redundancies
United Airlines has announced that it will not have to furlough an additional 250 of its flight attendants. According to Alex Marren, United’s senior vice president for onboard service, the furloughs have been avoided as more attendants are needed ...
by Emily Welch January 12th, 2009
Delta to initiate voluntary severance scheme
Delta Air Lines, the largest of the world’s carriers, is about to offer voluntary severance payouts to a large percentage of the 75,000 mainline operations staff employed by Delta and Northwest in a bid to reduce its workforce, executives of the airline reported on Friday. The airline’s chief executive, Richard Anderson,
by Katy Davies December 15th, 2008
US airline traffic drops off in September
U.S. carriers saw 8.4 percent fewer passengers in September than in the same month in 2007, which represents a decrease of five million passengers, according to the latest statistics released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday – providing ...
by Dave Bess December 12th, 2008
American and Delta quit airline safety program
America’s two largest air carriers have dropped out the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety program originally designed to encourage voluntary pilot error reporting, aimed at preventing crashes. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have both quit the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) – one allowing pilots to admit their mistakes without
by Andrew Bones December 8th, 2008
New York airport slot auctions to be held soon
With many parties still in opposition to the government’s plan, the Bush administration is making final preparations for the auction of landing slots at the three major New York City area airports – Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark. According to ...
by Darren Robinson December 5th, 2008
Delta considering capacity reductions in 2009
On Tuesday, Delta Air Lines disclosed that it will be reducing consolidated capacity by between six and eight per cent next year, suggesting that additional job cuts could be in the cards. The president of the Atlanta-based carrier, Ed ...
by Dave Bess December 3rd, 2008