Articles tagged “delta air lines”

While other airlines get distracted in mergers, Delta is beyond all that and Moody's likes it.

Considering that Delta is being fined a second time for a similar transgression and can use more than half of the fine to buy tablets, the DOT is letting Delta off very easy.

As Delta and other airlines emphasize the importance of their mega-elite customers, they have made the monetary calculations and are neglecting the needs of unmanaged business travelers. This may come back to bite Delta as its rivalry heats up with United and the new American.

It's exciting to see both American Airlines and British Airways get a serious challenger in trans-Atlantic traffic.

With stake sale complete, both Delta and Virgin Atlantic can focus on seriously challenging American Airlines and British Airways on trans-Atlantic routes.

In related news, United's Jeff Smisek urged agents to double book passengers so that he could save a few people on standby, too.

Delta's confidence about summer bookings is a nice counter-point to weakness across the airline industry in April and May.

You can't fault Delta for giving up on Memphis, since the city so long ago gave up on itself. It has an enviable position along the Mississippi that it could be using to turn itself into a regional powerhouse, but it lacks the ambition to make it happen.