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NEWS ABOUT: Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines stories: 25 news summaries

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Delta Delays Comair Sale

Airline holds off on sale while it considers merging with a rival

Jan 7, 08 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Delta Air Lines has postponed the sale of its regional division Comair until a special committee completes its merger review. Delta recently emerged from bankruptcy and may join with one of its main rivals in 2008. The six “legacy” carriers, which existed before the 1978 deregulation of airlines, are... More »

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United, Delta in Merge Talks

New company would keep United name, says AP

Nov 14, 07 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - United Airlines and Delta are in talks to merge and create the nation's largest airline, the AP reports. The new airline would keep the United name and surpass American as the nation's biggest. Delta's CEO denied that any specific talks are under way, but the company said it had formed... More »

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Airline Profits Soar on Hellish 3Q

Consumer groups
are furious

Oct 19, 07 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The worst summer in a decade for the air traveler turned into the most lucrative for the airline industry. Carriers' profits soared on overbooking that led to cramped conditions and a quarter of all flights arriving late, the LA Times reports. Consumer groups are furious. "They're making money hand... More »

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Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • air travel • Southwest Airlines • Continental Airlines

Tot's Drinking Problem Grounds Flight

Thwarted apple juice connoisseur
causes emergency landing

Jun 27, 07 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Delta commuter flight from New York to Greensboro set down in Philadelphia yesterday after a passenger got into a dispute with a flight attendant. The passenger was a 4-year-old, and the dispute concerned how quickly the crew was serving apple juice. The incident, which was originally reported as an... More »

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Delta Flies Out of Bankruptcy

Apr 30, 07 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta has emerged from bankruptcy, riding an aggressive restructuring plan to exit Chapter 11 a year ahead of schedule. The No. 3 domestic airline, which staved off a hostile takeover bid from US Airways this year, used court-enforced protections to secure cuts to wages and pension programs as it shored... More »

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