Articles tagged “delta air lines”

Airlines

Delta Air Lines says it “failed” marine after another incident of shoddy treatment of a U.S. soldier

Delta crew should know better than to treat soldiers with such insensitivity especially after a 2011 social media flare-up involving the airline charging returning U.S. soliders from Afghanistan what was considered to be excessive bag fees.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Delta is the second-most profitable U.S. airline, but it is the king of bag fees

Fees for bags, reservation changes, and seat upgrades have finally made U.S. airlines profitable, but the traveling pubic still isn't sold on the a la carte fee system.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Does the Virgin-Delta deal prove British Airways boss right? Not exactly

BA's Willie Walsh can't be proven right about mergers until he's able to turn his acquisition spree into a well-functioning concern, which he's plenty far from being able to do.

Gwyn Topham, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Airlines

Delta thinks that its stake in Virgin Atlantic will make it cooler, among other things

Yes, Delta is hoping for some cool-by-association with Virgin Atlantic as the Atlanta-based airline looks for new international investments as a key part of its inorganic growth strategy.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Delta CEO says AMR-US Airways merger to take place “shortly” and supports it

Richard Anderson has long been an advocate of airline consolidation, and believes an American-US Airways merger will happen soon and will be healthy for the industry. Whether that benefits consumers is another story.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

What a strategic alliance of Delta and Virgin Atlantic means for business travelers

The joint venture will have less of an impact on travelers than that of a full merger, but frequent flyers and premier passengers will reap the best benefits between shared lounges and mile points.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Delta buys Virgin stake: The short history of a quick consummation

This happened so quickly it's clear that Delta was working behind the scenes for some time. But it's clear that Delta is trying to better position itself and its Alliance airlines to better take on threats in Europe.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

It’s official: Delta buys 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million

Ansuman Daga, Reuters | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

SkiftAds of the Week: Zurich, Delta Air Lines, Best Western, and RwandAir

Our first holiday-themed ad made this week’s roundup with a festive appearance from Delta workers, but the winner has to be Turkish Airline’s Kobe/Messi showdown ad for hitting more than 22 million views in four days.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Delta nearing $300-$500 million deal to buy Singapore’s piece of Virgin Atlantic

The expected proportions of the deal mean that Delta would be getting a significant discount compared with what Singapore Airlines paid for its stake in Richard Branson's Virgin Altantic.

Mary Jane Credeur and Aaron Kirchfeld , Bloomberg | 11 years ago