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Computer Glitch Causes Nationwide Flight Delays

Planes in the air not affected

Nov 19, 09 8:23 AM CST
(AP) - A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans has caused widespread flight cancellations and delays across the US today. An FAA spokeswoman says she doesn't know how many flights are being affected or when the problem will be resolved, but the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's... More »

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 Stowaway Mouse 
 Grounds JFK Flight  

Passengers forced to switch planes after sighting

Nov 9, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A mouse sighting delayed a Delta flight from JFK to London last night, the New York Times reports. Passengers were switched to another plane after the tiny intruder was spotted in the cabin. "Plain and simple, there’s not supposed to be a mouse on the airplane,” an... More »

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 Delta Slammed 
 for Transatlantic 
 'Ghost Flights' 

Empty planes flown from LA to London to be disinfected before flights to Australia

Sep 8, 09 1:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Air Lines' practice of flying empty passenger planes almost halfway around the world just to be disinfected has outraged environmentalists, the Guardian reports. Australia requires that inbound planes be sprayed with insecticide to combat malaria and other diseases. But Delta isn't allowed to carry out the treatment in the... More »

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ANALYSIS

Aging Airlines Can't Catch Up to Younger Rivals

Recent changes haven't helped 'legacy' carriers

Apr 7, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing,... More »

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Delta Air Lines • JetBlue • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • United Airlines • Frontier Airlines • AirTran • Southwest Airlines • Continental Airlines • Air Canada • fuel costs • airlines • airplanes • low-fare carriers

Airlines Trim Holiday Flights, Cut Off-Peak Bargains

US Airways will fly 40% fewer flights this Thanksgiving

Oct 21, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - As airlines struggle to stay competitive, scheduling changes mean that consumers will see fewer planes and higher fares, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the coming Thanksgiving season, US Airways is flying 40% fewer flights than a year ago. Delta and United have both reduced Thanksgiving flights by more than... More »

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Delta Air Lines • US Airways • flights • Southwest Airlines • Thanksgiving • price increases • Thanksgiving travel • airlines

Shareholders OK
Delta-Northwest Merger

Deal awaits approval from antitrust regulators

Sep 25, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shareholders of Delta and Northwest voted nearly unanimously today to approve the airlines' merger, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. With shareholders in agreement, federal antitrust regulators must now approve the deal. A Justice Department decision is expected late this year, but labor issues remain. Dozens of workers protested today outside the... More »

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(Newser) - American Airlines faces FAA fines of more than $7 million for a series of safety and maintenance violations and for deficiencies in its drug and alcohol testing, the Wall Street Journal reports. In proposing one of its biggest fines ever, the FAA accuses American of knowingly flying planes that needed... More »

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FAA • Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • Southwest Airlines • drug test • fines • Federal Aviation Administration • AMR Corp • McDonnell Douglas • MD-80 • safety violations

Delta Doubles Charge
for Second Bag to $100

Passengers hit with major hike just 3 months after fee was launched

Jul 30, 08 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Air Lines has doubled its fee to check a second bag to $100 on domestic roundtrip flights, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The airline, struggling with sky-high fuel prices, is also hiking fees for heavy baggage and items like surfboards that need special handling. Delta officials said they have no... More »

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Man Sues Delta for Ruined Vacation

Delays, lost luggage, rude staff spoiled mom's 80th birthday

May 29, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A furious lawyer is suing Delta airlines for $1 million for turning a dream trip to Argentina for his mother's 80th birthday into a nightmare, Reuters reports. "Obnoxious and incompetent" airline staff refused to allow the man and his family onto a connecting flight from Atlanta, so it took... More »

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 Another United Merger Crashes 

Talks with US Airways on permanent hold

May 28, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A proposed merger between United Airlines and rival US Airways has collapsed, just a month after a deal between United and Continental fell apart. Some analysts predicted the rising cost of jet fuel would power merger deals, but the failed negotiations have raised serious questions about the success of future... More »

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Department of Justice • Delta Air Lines • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • United Airlines • Continental Airlines • fuel costs • mergers • America West • Glenn F. Tilton

 Airlines Hike Ticket Prices 

United raises prices by up to $60; American, Delta follow its lead

May 24, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The big three US airlines responded to soaring oil prices by boosting most domestic prices by up to $60 roundtrip in the last few days, the AP reports. United led the way with increases from $10 to $60 Thursday; American and Delta followed suit yesterday. Meanwhile, low-cost AirTran raised its... More »

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EARNINGS REPORT

 Delta Posts $6.39B 1Q Loss 

Rising fuel costs bring airline to massive downturn despite sales increase

Apr 23, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Staggering fuel prices overwhelmed a 12% sales increase and pushed Delta Air Lines to a $274-million loss in the first quarter, which ballooned to $6.39 billion on a $6.1-billion non-cash charge reflecting a decline in its market value. Excluding special items—including the bankruptcy-related charge—the airline lost... More »

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Delta, Northwest Close to Merger After Revived Talks

But pilot dispute could put deal on the skids

Apr 13, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Delta and Northwest Airlines are readying a merger that could be announced as soon as Tuesday, reports the Wall Street Journal. But disputes over the deal’s financial terms and handling of pilot seniority threaten to scuttle the union. Negotiations between the two carriers broke down last week but... More »

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 Delta Pilots Aboard for Merger  

NW deal would create world largest carrier

Apr 10, 08 10:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Air Lines has reached a deal with its 7,000 pilots that is expected to allow a long-delayed merger with Northwest Airlines to take off, Bloomberg reports. The airlines plan to announce the merger next week, sources said. The new airline would carry the Delta name and jet past... More »

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Delta Air Lines • merger • Northwest Airlines • recession • American Airlines • Richard Anderson • oil price • pilots contract • jet fuel • Doug Steenland • Air Line Pilots Association

 Delta Latest to Cancel Flights 

Following American's shutdown, voluntary inspections ground older planes

Mar 27, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta Airlines canceled dozens of flights today and tomorrow after voluntarily grounding 133 of its older jets for inspections, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. As with American Airlines, Delta is checking wiring on some McDonnell-Douglas jets to ensure compliance with FAA directives. "It's an inconvenience," one traveler said,... More »

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FAA • airline industry • Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • flight cancellation • McDonnell-Douglas • MD-80 series • MD-88 • MD-90 • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

 Delta Will Slash 2K Jobs  

Firm will offer voluntary severance to 30,000 employees

Mar 18, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Battered by skyrocketing fuel prices, Delta Air Lines will eliminate 2,000 jobs to cut costs, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. With oil prices driving the airline’s fuel expenditures $900 million higher than expected, the carrier will offer buyouts to some 30,000 employees, aiming to cut 1,300 flight... More »

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Delta Air Lines • mergers and acquisitions • merger • Northwest Airlines • oil price • fuel costs • pilot seniority • voluntary severance

Planes Nearly Collide
Over Pittsburgh

Evasive maneuvers prevent mid-air crash after air-traffic trainee errs

Mar 6, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A quick nosedive by a Delta pilot narrowly averted a mid-air collision of two passenger planes over Pittsburgh this morning, after an air traffic control trainee told a Delta pilot to turn into another jet’s path. The planes, carrying 120 passengers between them, missed each other by a scant... More »

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Delta-Northwest Pilots Ground Airline Merger

Seniority issue puts merger talks on hold

Feb 20, 08 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Northwest and Delta merger talks are stuck on the runway today, as  pilots continue talks on a deal to combine their workforces, AP reports. Representatives for the 12,000 pilots are hung up on issues of seniority, insiders said; directors of the airlines hoping to announce their $20-billion merger plans... More »

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Delta-Northwest Merger Close to Takeoff

Boards meet tomorrow to vote on plans that would create world's largest airline

Feb 19, 08 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Directors at Delta and Northwest meeting tomorrow could announce a marriage of the two airlines by day’s end if a crucial deal with the airlines’ 11,000 unionized pilots can be reached, reports the Wall Street Journal. The resulting company would be the largest airline in the world,... More »

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Delta Merger Rumors Take Off

Deal could set off a wave of consolidation as airlines struggle to contain costs

Jan 11, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Airline merger talks are in the air, with Delta Air Lines executives expected to get the go-ahead from their board today to court Northwest or United. Delta’s matchmaking efforts began with exploratory talks in December, the Wall Street Journal reports. The news prompted airline stocks to soar—Delta was... More »

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