Read more Delta Air Lines stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1626/delta-air-lines.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:25:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74402/computer-glitch-causes-nationwide-flight-delays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans has caused widespread flight cancellations and delays across the US today. An FAA spokeswoman says she doesn't know how many flights are being affected or when the problem will be resolved, but the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's...http://www.newser.com/story/74402/computer-glitch-causes-nationwide-flight-delays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 8:23:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73620/stowaway-mouse-grounds-jfk-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mouse sighting delayed a Delta flight from JFK to London last night, the New York Times reports. Passengers were switched to another plane after the tiny intruder was spotted in the cabin. "Plain and simple, there’s not supposed to be a mouse on the airplane,” an airline rep said....http://www.newser.com/story/73620/stowaway-mouse-grounds-jfk-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:08:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68828/delta-slammed-for-transatlantic-ghost-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDelta Air Lines' practice of flying empty passenger planes almost halfway around the world just to be disinfected has outraged environmentalists, the Guardian reports. Australia requires that inbound planes be sprayed with insecticide to combat malaria and other diseases. But Delta isn't allowed to carry out the treatment in the...http://www.newser.com/story/68828/delta-slammed-for-transatlantic-ghost-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 1:28:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing, having...http://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 8:52:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40506/airlines-trim-holiday-flights-cut-off-peak-bargains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs airlines struggle to stay competitive, scheduling changes mean that consumers will see fewer planes and higher fares, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the coming Thanksgiving season, US Airways is flying 40% fewer flights than a year ago. Delta and United have both reduced Thanksgiving flights by more than...http://www.newser.com/story/40506/airlines-trim-holiday-flights-cut-off-peak-bargains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 13:54:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38411/shareholders-ok-delta-northwest-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShareholders of Delta and Northwest voted nearly unanimously today to approve the airlines' merger, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. With shareholders in agreement, federal antitrust regulators must now approve the deal. A Justice Department decision is expected late this year, but labor issues remain. Dozens of workers protested today outside the...http://www.newser.com/story/38411/shareholders-ok-delta-northwest-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Sep 2008 14:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34944/american-airlines-faces-7m-fine-for-safety-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican Airlines faces FAA fines of more than $7 million for a series of safety and maintenance violations and for deficiencies in its drug and alcohol testing, the Wall Street Journal reports. In proposing one of its biggest fines ever, the FAA accuses American of knowingly flying planes that needed...http://www.newser.com/story/34944/american-airlines-faces-7m-fine-for-safety-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Aug 2008 5:11:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33695/delta-doubles-charge-for-second-bag-to-100.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDelta Air Lines has doubled its fee to check a second bag to $100 on domestic roundtrip flights, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The airline, struggling with sky-high fuel prices, is also hiking fees for heavy baggage and items like surfboards that need special handling. Delta officials said they have no...http://www.newser.com/story/33695/delta-doubles-charge-for-second-bag-to-100.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jul 2008 3:55:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28690/man-sues-delta-for-ruined-vacation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA furious lawyer is suing Delta airlines for $1 million for turning a dream trip to Argentina for his mother's 80th birthday into a nightmare, Reuters reports. "Obnoxious and incompetent" airline staff refused to allow the man and his family onto a connecting flight from Atlanta, so it took them...http://www.newser.com/story/28690/man-sues-delta-for-ruined-vacation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 May 2008 3:19:29 CDT