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Delta expands order for Airbus A321neos
Delta Air Lines has ordered 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft to help meet its future fleet requirements. In total, the carrier now has 135 of the aircraft type on order.
Delta signs new Travelport distribution deal
The deal is designed to further enhance value-generation for the entire travel retailing ecosystem, including travel management companies, agencies, corporations and travellers.
Delta Air Lines to offer Thalys connections in Europe
Delta is launching a new Air+Rail program in partnership with Thalys. The offering will provide speedy rail connections between Amsterdam and the Belgian cities of Brussels and Antwerp.
Delta Air Lines boosts UK connections
Delta is making it easier for trans-Atlantic families and friends to reunite in England as it ramps up service to offer nearly 30 weekly flights to London Heathrow this autumn.
Delta Air Lines returns to profit in second quarter
Delta Air Lines has reported a $652 million profit for the three months to June. The figure was buoyed by $1.5 billion in government benefits related to the first and second payroll support program extensions.
Aviation leaders demand US-UK travel corridor
Ahead of the G7 meeting in Cornwall later this month, aviation leaders from the UK and US said the lifting of restrictions was essential to igniting an economic recovery.
Delta Air Lines orders 25 Airbus A321neo planes
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 25 A321neo (New Engine Option) aircraft with Airbus. This is in addition to Delta’s 2017 order of 100 A321neo aircraft.
Delta climbs back toward profitability
Delta chief executive, Ed Bastian, said: “If recovery trends hold, we expect positive cash generation for the June quarter and see a path to return to profitability in the September quarter.”
Delta continues to leave middle seat empty
Delta is continuing its commitment to provide more space on board as the only United States airline to block middle seats and limit capacity.
Delta reports $15.6bn loss for financial 2020
Daily cash burn averaged $12 million for the three months to December, though this was down from $24 million per day in the September quarter.
Delta launches ‘Covid-19-tested’ flights to Amsterdam
The first ‘Covid-tested’ flight, with no quarantine after arrival, is the first of two the global carrier is launching this week, with an Atlanta to Rome option starting on Saturday.
Delta works with KLM for new Covid-secure flights
The airlines have worked with the Dutch government, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to deliver a comprehensive Covid-19 testing program.