Jets in near miss over the Atlantic
Two passenger planes were within 60 seconds of colliding over the Atlantic on Thursday before one or both veered away from the other, according to U.S. authorities. Officials of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the agency was investigating ...
by Emily Welch August 31st, 2008
Delta and JetBlue waive fees during tropical storm
JetBlue and Delta have just announced that they will be waiving fees normally charged for changing flights, for those passengers who are scheduled on flights that are being impacted by tropical storm Fay, about to hit south Florida. Delta Air Lines said that passengers who were booked on flights
by Andrew Bones August 19th, 2008
Delta adds nonstop service connecting Atlanta and Mumbai
Delta Air Lines will be launching new daily nonstop service from its hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Mumbai, India, beginning November 1. The carrier has recently acquired Boeing 777-200 long-range jets that make this 17 hour, 55 minute ...
by Andrew Bones August 9th, 2008
Delta to offer wireless Internet access on domestic flights
Delta Air Lines reported on Tuesday that it will be offering wireless Internet access on all of its domestic flights by mid-2009. The Delta announcement follows that of other carriers who have started to offer limited Internet access on some ...
by Dave Smith August 7th, 2008
Delta doubling fee for second checked bag
Delta Air Lines has announced that it will double its charges for a second checked bag for all passengers on domestic services, as it continues to struggle with the impact of fuel prices. The fee for the second checked ...
by Andrew Bones July 31st, 2008
Executive Travel readers give Delta top ranking
Executive Travel magazine readers have rated the first class service offered by Delta Air Lines, its Crown Room Clubs around the world, and its frequent flyer program, SkyMiles, as the best for 2008 and given the three programs top honors ...
by Doug Smith July 25th, 2008
Airline cutbacks could lead to return of profits
New travel fees have been introduced by most airlines during the past several months as a means of counterbalancing the rising cost of jet fuel. The fees are turning into hundreds of millions of dollars of new income for airlines ...
by Dave Smith July 24th, 2008
Delta launches Lyon to New York nonstop service
Delta Air Lines has just launched its new nonstop service between New York’s JFK Airport and Saint-Exupery International Airport in Lyon, France. This is the only nonstop service available between the U.S. and the second-largest city in France. Through Delta’s ...
by Dave Smith July 19th, 2008
Delta reducing flights from Atlanta base
Delta Air Lines will cut capacity out of its base at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport by six percent. The capacity reductions come are part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s overall efforts to trim domestic capacity by 13 percent, as an important ...
by Katy Davies July 18th, 2008
Airlines to sell ads on their boarding passes
Several major airline companies have decided to sell display ads on boarding passes that their customers print out when checking in online and printing their boarding passes at home. Passengers will also have the option of printing their boarding ...
by Andrew Bones July 17th, 2008
Mid air collision over JFK airport averted again
According to a CNN report, two airborne passenger jets averted a possible collision in the airspace above New York’s JFK Airport on Friday, making this the second such incident this week at one of the busiest airports in the world. ...
by Doug Smith July 13th, 2008
Airlines hedge against rising fuel costs
Southwest Airlines paid $1.98 per gallon for jet fuel during the first quarter of 2008. The same fuel cost American Airlines $2.73, and United $2.83 per gallon during the same time period. Southwest Airlines has been hedging fuel costs since 1999 – a practice which has saved the carrier $3.5 billion.
by Dave Smith July 1st, 2008