Articles tagged “delta air lines”

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.

There's nothing like a little competition between major airlines right within their fiefdoms... or hubs, that is. Nice to see, and bring it on.

The big shocker in all this is the employment picture at United Airlines, where employment levels were up a bit. One would have expected large job cuts after the merger with Continental.

Business travelers have a new reason to consider Delta with the opening of the much-anticipated T4 today, but its stake in Virgin will be vital to building Delta's reputation as the go-to trans-Atlantic carrier.

Salt Lake City Airport's laudable on-time arrivals rate occurs almost despite the airport's layout. The redevelopment project would make for a more sensible design. And, it's a great idea to ask passengers for their airport wish lists.