Delta Air Lines

Flush U.S. consumers backed by a strong U.S. dollar are buoying stronger capacity growth.

The initial aerodynamic drag reduction system (ADRS-1) kit is due to enter revenue service in February on a 737-700 operated by launch customer WestJet.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Steady airline fundamentals and some headwinds that will keep capacity in check should be enough for U.S. carriers to overcome a mild recession in 2023.

The service has been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After almost four years without nonstop service, Delta has followed Icelandair by scheduling a route between Detroit and Reykjavik.

Airline capacity within the US during Thanksgiving week is back to 98% of pre-COVID levels.

Delta’s pilot union leadership has described the latest round of negotiations as “a highly uncharacteristic week of making meaningful progress at the table,” marking a sharp shift in tone from previous public statements.

The modifications are particularly tailored to address areas of interference and parasitic drag around the fuselage that have never previously been tackled or only partially treated over the life of the aircraft.

Pilot union leaders at Delta Air Lines have urged the company to offer up an industry-leading contract proposal and reaffirmed their commitment to pursue self-help actions, up to and including a strike, if management continues to stall.

Delta Air Lines has revamped its employee wellness program to help ensure its people are prepared to care for their customers.

Routes World 2022 will bring together over 2,000 decision makers from airlines, airports and destinations around the globe.

The carriers already codeshare on 20 routes between North and South America.

The carriers already codeshare on 20 routes between North and South America.

Pilots are seeking to flex their leverage during a period when labor shortages have tilted the balance in negotiations in their favor.

As demand returns, some carriers are seeing a different, much more fundamental piece of their operation shaken—their flight-training cultures.

Shai Weiss, Virgin Atlantic’s CEO, discusses the reasons behind the airline’s decision to join the SkyTeam alliance.

The carrier is also restarting four domestic routes from MTY.

The carrier is bolstering transatlantic flying from next March.

A new triangular route will launch in December—more than two years after the carrier first unveiled the plans.

The SkyTeam carriers have operated a transborder JV since 2017.

The carrier will still serve the Nigerian city from Atlanta.

DG plans to build the first of a planned 21 North American production sites in Louisiana.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are adding flights to Tokyo Haneda.