Delta Air Lines News
First Delta Airbus A220 rolls off production line
The first Airbus A220-100 built for Delta Air Lines saw the light of day earlier after rolling out of the paint shop at the A220 assembly line in Mirabel, Quebec. Larry Cato, a program manager on the Delta fleet management team, was onsite for the occasion.
Delta Air Lines signs codeshare partnership with Kenya Airways
Delta’s flight code is placed on Kenya Airways’ flights from Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Accra to Nairobi, enhancing connectivity and providing customers with a seamless one-stop travel experience from the United States.
Dyer opens Virgin Atlantic-Delta Joint Venture pub in London
Celebrating the rise in popularity of craft beer, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines have opened the Joint Venture pub on New Oxford Street, Holborn, bringing people together to enjoy a taste of the 200-plus US destinations that UK travellers can fly to with Virgin Atlantic and Delta.
Korean Air expands Delta joint venture with new Boston route
Korean Air is will launch a new non-stop service between Boston and Seoul on April 12th next year, in cooperation with joint venture partner Delta Air Lines.
Air France-KLM completes acquisition of Virgin Atlantic stake
Air France-KLM has completed the acquisition of a 31 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic currently held by Virgin Group. The deal is valued at around £220 million and is part of an expanded transatlantic joint venture with Delta Air Lines.
Delta Air Lines signs major joint venture with Korean Air
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air will launch a new joint venture partnership that will offer customers world-class travel benefits across one of the most comprehensive route networks in the trans-Pacific market.
Thomas Brandt, sales manager, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Delta Air Lines
Thomas Brandt, sales manager, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Delta Air Lines, speaks to Breaking Travel News about the booming European market, and tells us what the carrier is doing to combat the growth of the long-haul, low-cost carriers on valuable transatlantic routes.
Breaking Travel News interview: Corneel Koster, senior vice president, EMEA, Delta Air Lines
Having taken up leadership of Delta Air Lines in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India in 2017, Corneel Koster has seen the carrier expand its operations in the region over the past 12 months. At the same time, Delta has completed two multi-billion-dollar aircraft orders as it continues to grow its fleet. Here we find out more.
Delta Sky Club welcomes Pierre Hermé to JFK
Delta Sky Club guests can now enjoy a taste of Paris as Pierre Hermé debuts at the Delta Sky Club at John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminal 4.
Delta rolls out RFID tags for Heathrow luggage
Delta’s focus on innovation has moved up a gear with the roll out of a new service which allows customers to keep track of their checked bags on its flights between London Heathrow to the United States via their mobile phones.
Delta Air Lines reports strong financial performance for 2017
Delta Air Lines has reported financial results for the December quarter 2017, revealing an adjusted pre-tax income for the period of $1 billion. The figure comes despite a $60 million impact from the combination of December’s power outage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and storm Benji.
OAG: Japan Airlines leads world in aviation punctuality
Japan Airlines has led the world in on-time performance, according to OAG, a provider of flight information. Some 85 per cent of the carrier’s flights arrived on time last year, closely followed by All Nippon Airways, with 84 per cent, and Delta Air Lines, on 83 per cent.