Delta Air Lines (Delta) is continuing with its plans to streamline its fuel-efficient fleet with the announcement of its execution of options for 12 new Airbus A220 single-aisle jets. Including these options, the American carrier has 70 A220s on order which, when delivered, will see Delta’s fleet grow to 131 A220-family aircraft. “The A220-300 offers […]
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On June 29, Delta Air Lines (Delta) broke ground on a new pilot training facility in its key Mountain West hub, Salt Lake City. The SLC training facility will complement Delta’s Atlanta training facility, which has 34 full-flight sims, plus 13 Flight Training Devices (FTDs) and 20 Procedure Trainers (PTs). Located next to Salt Lake
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Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported that Delta Air Lines has joined the North American pooling agreement. Members in this engine sharing arrangement include American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, WestJet and Alaska Airlines and the pool covers CFM56-7B engines used to power Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. The North American pool, now with the addition of Delta
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Delta Air Lines reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Delta reported a net loss of $274 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to a net loss of $6 million in the first quarter of 2007, excluding special and reorganization items. The $268 million year over year increase in net loss
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US Helicopter Corporation and Delta Air Lines announced a codeshare agreement to expedite the process for customers connecting between two New York City heliports and Delta’s flights at its New York hub at JFK International Airport. Effective immediately, Delta has placed its code (DL) on US Helicopter 8 Minute flights that operate between the Downtown
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Delta Air Lines has promoted Tony Charaf as president of Delta TechOps, the airline
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Delta Air Lines pilots ratified an interim agreement that provides for a 14 percent hourly wage reduction and reductions in other pilot pay and cost items equivalent to approximately an additional 1 percent in pilot pay. The interim agreement will result in pilot cost reductions of approximately $143 million on an annualized basis. The agreement
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