Delta

Airline hubs are generally not something the kind of place that change much in terms of service. In the United States, given the recent consolidation among airlines, most hub airports will likely stay hubs for their respective airlines for years to come, with only growth or minor downsizing as time goes on. However, this was […]

On Wednesday, Delta’s first Airbus A350-900XWB emerged from the paint shop near the manufacturer’s facility in Toulouse, France dawning the carrier’s paint scheme. This is the first of 25 frames that the Atlanta-based airline currently has on order. Delta’s “flagship” A350 will feature the carrier’s highly-anticipated Delta One Suites in addition to a new premium […]

Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico recently announced that they will now work together to transport cargo between the United States and Mexico, one of the most important cargo routes in the world. The two airlines signed a joint cooperation agreement in which customers can work with either carrier to transport cargo between the two countries […]

In an interesting development, Amtrak has filed a lawsuit demanding Washington D.C.’s Union Station take down advertising that has been placed by Delta Air Lines. In a statement from Amtrak’s legal filing, the company stated: “The D.C./ New York market is Amtrak’s largest and most important market anchoring the frequently traveled Northeast corridor. Winning Amtrak […]

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and New York-based JetBlue Airways have announced that they will start to test biometric boarding at selected airports in the U.S. The move comes in an effort to continue with industry trends to increase security while building on customer experience. At Washington-National Airport, Delta started to allow some members of its […]

After months of preparation, the monumental challenge of moving 21 airlines from various terminals across LAX began on Saturday morning. The cost of the move? $60 million, picked up by Delta Air Lines who plans to spend a further $1.9 billion developing its new location with upgraded check in areas, concessions, a VIP lounge and […]

The iconic Boeing 747 has become a dying breed in the U.S. While airlines around the world, including British Airways and Lufthansa, will continue to operate the aircraft in the foreseeable future, U.S. airlines are saying goodbye to the “Queen of the Skies.” Delta and United remain the only carriers in the U.S. that still maintain diminishing fleets of […]

In Delta’s latest customer innovation investment, passengers flying in and out of New York-JFK will now have an option to avoid traffic on the ground by using BLADE, an on-demand helicopter startup. Through an exclusive partnership with BLADE, Delta passengers will be able to request a helicopter from one of BLADE’s three lounges in Manhattan […]

On Tuesday, the Delta Flight Museum celebrated the opening of a new exhibit called “747 Experience.” The exhibit features the carrier’s treasured ship 6301 (N661US), the first 747-400 built by Boeing in the 1980s. The Boeing 747 used in the museum contains quite the history lesson. The 747 has been dubbed the “Queen of the […]

Since United’s recent delivery of their new 777-300ER, the 777 has once again been put into the spotlight. While the variant first took flight in 2003, United has brought it back anew. Back in 1995, United was the launch customer of the 777, so it is only fitting the carrier that started it all is […]