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Pilot union leaders at Delta Air Lines have drawn their line in the sand: A strike could begin as soon as April 18 if a special panel rules that the [...]

Airlines and government must reduce the 'hassle factor' for fliers, rein in rising ticket taxes and reform labor relations if the industry is to fully recover from the wounds of [...]

The nation's struggling airlines are starting the year with a fresh round of winter travel sales. As in: $286 from Atlanta to London and back. That's the advertised online price [...]

Airline revenues 'are getting less awful at a respectable rate,' a veteran analyst says, but not soon enough to prevent huge fourth-quarter losses for big carriers. Delta Air Lines expects [...]

Delta Air Lines says Korean Air has made 'significant progress' toward better safety, which could lead to a restoration of the two carriers' code-share partnership next spring. Delta and Air [...]

A major flight attendants union says it is ready to seek a representation election at Delta Air Lines after years of quiet organizing. The Association of Flight Attendants plans to [...]

Delta Air Lines' plan to juggle its flight schedule to adjust to weaker business travel demand has its chief rival in Atlanta squawking. Delta next week is expected to unveil [...]

The pilots union at Delta Air Lines said today that members overwhelmingly authorized a strike against the carrier 'should one become necessary.' The Air Line Pilots Association announced that 97 [...]

Delta Air Lines maintained its spot in the top half of the industry's service rankings for 2000, despite a nose dive in on-time performance at the end of the year. [...]

Delta Air Lines' profits plunged in the fourth quarter as the Atlanta-based carrier wrestled with bad weather and staffing problems it blamed for thousands of flight cancellations. The airline posted [...]

Delta Air Lines is losing its second chief financial officer in the past year to the lure of the Internet. The Atlanta-based airline is expected today to announce that Ed [...]

Delta Air Lines has created a new executive-level post to promote work force diversity. The airline named Belinda Stubblefield, previously director of marketing planning, as vice president-global diversity. She will [...]

The Transport Workers Union is getting a second chance in its bid to represent ramp workers at Delta Air Lines. The National Mediation Board has ordered a rerun of an [...]

Traffic came to a halt around Hartsfield International Airport as the Concorde taxied to the runway for its first-ever takeoff from Atlanta. Lines of cars pulled over on roadsides and [...]

Peachtree City, home to many airline employees, soon will be home to an airline's headquarters. World Airways, a small charter carrier headed by former Delta Air Lines president and longtime [...]

Packed planes offset higher fuel costs to lift Delta Air Lines' fourth-quarter profit 3 percent from a year earlier. The Atlanta-based carrier also finished its fiscal year, which ended June [...]

Delta Air Lines posted a 3 percent increase in profits for the quarter ended June 30, as strong demand offset higher fuel costs. The Atlanta-based carrier said it had net [...]

The pilots' unions at Delta Air Lines' two regional subsidiaries want to be merged into the parent carrier's pilots' union, a change they say is needed to gain fair representation [...]

It's shaping up as a busy fall for Delta Air Lines in Latin America. The Atlanta-based carrier announced Monday it will start flights between Atlanta and Bogota, Colombia, on Dec. [...]

Thirty Atlanta teenagers with an interest in aviation will be on cloud nine next week. The Organization of Black Airline Pilots is hosting its third Atlanta Aviation Career Education Camp. [...]

AirTran Airways has lost its bid for special rights to fly between Atlanta and Washington's Reagan National Airport, which the carrier argued would bring down fares on the heavily traveled [...]

About 2,500 Delta Air Lines workers are leaving the carrier to take advantage of an enhanced early retirement offer. The airline said Wednesday the employees opted for a special plan [...]

Delta Air Lines Chairman Leo Mullin is playing it close to the vest on the carrier's response to the proposed United-US Airways merger. 'We're obviously in a study mode. There's [...]

Who wants to fool with a laptop at 30,000 feet? Most business fliers would rather spend their time aloft reading, daydreaming or gazing out the window. That's the finding of [...]

A flight attendants union hopes to pump up its organizing campaign at Delta Air Lines with an 'appeal for fairness.' The Association of Flight Attendants plans to stage a rally [...]

Speculation about airline consolidation reached new heights today with reports that Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines had discussions with American Airlines that included the idea of a merger between the two. [...]

AirTran Airways' application for new rights to fly between Atlanta and Washington's Reagan National Airport ought to be tossed out, a subsidiary of rival Delta Air Lines says. In a [...]

In a deal that would dramatically shake up the airline industry, United Airlines has agreed to buy struggling US Airways for $11.6 billion, according to published reports. The acquisition, expected [...]

In a deal that would dramatically shake up the airline industry, United Airlines has agreed to buy struggling US Airways for $11.6 billion, according to published reports. The acquisition, expected [...]

Delta Air Lines and Air Canada plan to form a marketing alliance this fall. The two carriers late Friday announced a letter of intent to begin a code-share partnership in [...]

Delta Air Lines, continuing its international push southward, is adding nonstop service from Atlanta to three cities in Mexico and one in the Caribbean later this year. Delta said it [...]

Just in time for the summer travel planning season, big airlines are considering another fare boost. Continental Airlines increased all fares between $10 and $30 round-trip Friday. 'It's to offset [...]

Initial delivery of Delta Air Lines' newest model jetliner has been delayed two months because of the recent engineers' strike at Boeing Co. The Atlanta-based airline had been scheduled to [...]

Continental, TWA and Southwest airlines fly highest when it comes to passenger service quality, according to an annual survey of frequent fliers. The trio ranked 1-2-3 for both long-haul and [...]

Air travelers of the not-too-distant future could spend their idle time aloft the same way many spend it at home: surfing TV channels or Internet sites. Two small carriers that [...]

Pilots at Delta Air Lines, impatient with the pace of contract talks, will conduct informational picketing at airports in Atlanta and seven other cities on Tuesday. It's only the second [...]

Is the path to an airline pilot's heart through his stomach? Delta Air Lines is rolling out a new plan to ensure regular in-flight meals for pilots, a move that [...]

The wireless Internet access revolution is coming to an airport near you. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines said Thursday it signed a letter of intent with SoftNet Systems Inc. to provide [...]

Higher fuel prices and weak midwinter ridership pushed Delta Air Lines' profit down 11 percent, to $179 million, in the airline's third fiscal quarter ended March 31. The profit, which [...]

Delta Air Lines profits fell about 11 percent in its third quarter ended March 31, amid higher fuel prices. Atlanta-based Delta was hurt less by higher jet fuel costs than [...]

Delta Air Lines' recent switch to a new paint job for its planes seemed a case of spectacularly odd timing. The airline isn't even halfway done painting planes in the [...]

Delta Air Lines will start service Nov. 1 between Atlanta and Santiago, Chile. It is the carrier's latest move in a 2-year-old Latin route expansion that executives say is highly [...]

Scott Thurston Delta Air Lines plans to launch a Web site offering small businesses the same kind of travel planning tools big corporations use. The Atlanta-based airline said Friday the [...]

Scott Thurston Contract negotiations between Delta Air Lines and its pilots union are unlikely to produce an 'on-time' deal by May 1 as had been hoped, company and union officials [...]

Scott Thurston In an aggressive move to capitalize on its growing regional jet fleet, Delta Air Lines plans to launch nonstop Delta Connection service from New York's La Guardia Airport [...]

Scott Thurston For the second time in three years, Delta Air Lines is rolling out a new paint scheme for its planes. The Atlanta-based airline is switching to a design [...]

Russell Grantham, Scott Thurston As the diesel pump's meter zipped ever higher, James Palmer explained why his 2 a.m. run from Atlanta to North Carolina isn't the only thing lately [...]

Scott Thurston Delta Air Lines seems to have finally gotten a handle on its passenger bumping problem. In the fourth quarter of 1999, the Atlanta-based carrier slashed its rate of [...]

Scott Thurston Flightserv.com, Georgia's best-performing stock in 1999, finally has a business plan to go with its lofty share price. The Atlanta-based dot-com on Thursday activated its site, www.flightserv.com, where [...]

Scott Thurston A passenger wanders into an airport ice cream shop and idly enjoys a cone. He has the time for such pleasures because he used an e-ticket and avoided [...]