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Are you stuck in the skies this election season? If your flying on Delta, you don’t have to worry as the airline is now offering free voter registration and debate screenings onboard their flights. Delta is offering free internet access from Gogo WiFi to passengers who wish to register to vote. With the WiFi access, […]

The purpose of safety videos are to inform the passengers what to do in case of an emergency. Recently, several airlines have begun to make an effort to make their safety videos more memorable. Some videos that AvGeeks, and the general public, will never forget include Virgin America’s #VXSafetyDance and Air New Zealand’s “The Most Epic […]

At approximately 5:05 am ET, Delta announced that their system was undergoing a power outage. The source of the outage occurred in Atlanta at approximately 2:30 am ET. Initially, the outage only delayed flights awaiting departure. Aircraft already in the air continued to operator as normal. Due to a computer outage, flights awaiting departure are […]

With the start of the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, airports across the Midwest weren’t expecting too much in terms of growth. However, the ability for new airlines to appear became a common idea. Comair was created in 1977 by a group of investors interested in making Cincinnati (CVG) a hub airport. Operations started in […]

On June 7, 2016, Delta announced that beginning on May 25, 2017, they will start flights between New York JFK and Glasgow, Scotland. This service will be the only nonstop flight between the two cities. It will be in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic. The flight will be operated using a Boeing 757-200ER, which will seat […]

Due to the extremely low pay and high cost of flight training, the airline business is struggling to recruit pilots. However, one regional carrier has taken a step in the right direction to intrigue more people in becoming airline pilots. Endeavor Air, which operates Delta’s regional Bombardier CRJ aircraft, has recently raised the stakes in […]

As of May 31, 2016, Delta announced that they, along with Virgin Atlantic, would update and enhance service between the US and the UK for their 2017 summer schedules in order to provide more travel options for passengers. The changes are set to be made effective between March and May of 2017. On March 26, […]

In recent headlines, Delta Air Lines has reported a successful quarter as well as many of the airlines due to low fuel costs. However, every airline continues to examine their fleet to see where they can improve efficiencies and cut costs. Unfortunately, for the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series, also known as the DC-9 or Boeing […]

As of April 29, 2016, Delta announced that they had placed 37 additional A321 orders to renew their narrow body aircraft fleet. The A321s, which are significantly more fuel efficient than older airplanes, will replace aircraft such as the MD-88. This additional A321 order comes after Thursday’s announcement that the carrier would be the launch […]

Delta is continuing its narrowbody fleet renewal with a firm order for 75 Bombardier CS100 aircraft. As part of the agreement, Delta has the option for 50 more aircraft, with the additional opportunity to change the order to the upgraded CS300 at any time. As a result of the CSeries purchase, the E190 will no […]