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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.

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.

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.

Delta operates routes from Heathrow with Air France-KLM, but a Virgin partnership would really put a little sizzle into Delta's slots at the airport.

The one issue in any Delta-Virgin Atlantic alliance will be Air France' willingness to come along and pick up a stake. That may not happen as readily as everyone expects, as Europe's biggest airline struggles through its own issues.

Though the influential BA boss would love the longtime thorn in his side to be buried once and for all, unlikely Delta would bury the brand name which still has a lot of resonance with consumers. Not to mention UK and EU regulators may prevent too many changes with a deal anyway.

The California AG was also considering suing United, but didn't, so looks like it complied and Delta didn't in time. At $2,500 per app violation, it could rack up a hefty fine on this one.

Would Delta get maximum benefits if it can hold a majority stake in Virgin Altantic on its own? It seems a bit unwieldy.

American Airlines believes Passbook has lived up to the hype, and is smart to consider additional at-the-airport features, such as seat-upgrade and gate-change information integrated with Passbook.

Airlines juggle a commitment to outfitting their jets with Wi-Fi alongside bankruptcy, remaining profitable, and finding time to take aircraft off the runway. The process is slow, but Wi-Fi will eventually be ubiquitous on airlines used by business travelers.