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Delta Connection Jet Diverted After Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit Midair

A Delta Connection flight from Omaha to Detroit made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on July 18 after a 23-year-old passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and attempted to open an emergency exit door midair. The man was arrested, and the flight later continued to Detroit without further incident.

2025-07-18T12:09:04.033123-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Delta to Pay $8.1 M to Settle DOJ Suit Over Pandemic Payroll-Support Misuse

2025-07-16T00:54:39.996024-07:00

Wall Street Journal

Delta Restores Full-Year 2025 Guidance on Strong Q2 Results, Signals Leisure Demand Recovery

2025-07-10T04:11:05.828047-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Delta A330 Diverts to Azores After Engine Failure on Madrid–New York Flight

2025-07-08T11:55:10.723183-07:00

Hype Analysis

The 2024 CrowdStrike Outage: Unveiling the Aviation Industry's Cyber Vulnerabilities

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Delta Connection Jet Diverted After Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit Midair A Delta Connection flight from Omaha to Detroit made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on July 18 after a 23-year-old passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and attempted to open an emergency exit door midair. The man was arrested, and the flight later continued to Detroit without further incident.

2025-07-18T12:09:04.033123-07:00

Delta Connection Jet Diverted After Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit Midair

Reuters

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Trump names ex-Delta pilot Jeffrey Anderson U.S. ambassador to ICAO, drawing union criticism President Donald Trump has nominated former Delta Air Lines pilot Jeffrey Anderson as the next U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization, filling a post vacant since Sully Sullenberger’s 2022 resignation. The Air Line Pilots Association has publicly opposed the appointment, citing concerns over insider representation in regulatory dealings.

2025-07-17T18:29:01.507722-07:00

Trump names ex-Delta pilot Jeffrey Anderson U.S. ambassador to ICAO, drawing union criticism

The Points Guy

Delta to Inaugurate Daily A350-900 LAX–Hong Kong Service from June 6, 2026 Delta Air Lines will inaugurate daily Los Angeles–Hong Kong service on June 6, 2026, deploying Airbus A350-900s as part of a $2.3 billion LAX investment. The route becomes Delta’s fifth Asian destination from LAX, complementing resumed Shanghai flights and planned Melbourne links.

2025-07-16T08:13:31.739725-07:00

Delta to Inaugurate Daily A350-900 LAX–Hong Kong Service from June 6, 2026

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Delta to Pay $8.1 M to Settle DOJ Suit Over Pandemic Payroll-Support Misuse Delta Air Lines will pay $8.1 million to resolve a Department of Justice lawsuit alleging it violated executive-compensation caps tied to COVID-era Payroll Support Program funds. Delta denies wrongdoing, saying it opted to settle to avoid protracted litigation costs.

2025-07-16T00:54:39.996024-07:00

Delta to Pay $8.1 M to Settle DOJ Suit Over Pandemic Payroll-Support Misuse

Skift

Delta Considers Tiered Business Class Offerings to Capture Premium Growth Delta Air Lines is exploring multiple business-class tiers to give passengers more choice and drive revenue as airlines increasingly depend on high-yield travelers. The carrier believes segmenting cabins could boost upsell opportunities and differentiate its premium product amid intensifying competition.

2025-07-14T10:37:30.173099-07:00

Delta Considers Tiered Business Class Offerings to Capture Premium Growth

CNN

Delta Employee Donates Kidney to Frequent Flyer He Met at Birmingham Airport Bruce Gamble has flown out of Birmingham, Alabama, regularly since the late 1980s for his consulting work. When he needed a kidney transplant to survive, a Delta Air Lines ground worker he befriended at the airport stepped forward to donate, saving his life.

2025-07-14T06:53:26.621832-07:00

Delta Employee Donates Kidney to Frequent Flyer He Met at Birmingham Airport

Bloomberg

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Delta Strips Engines from New Airbus Jets to Power Grounded US Fleet Delta Air Lines has been cannibalizing engines from new Airbus SE jets in Europe to power grounded US aircraft, a workaround to acute spare-part shortages and an effort to sidestep steep import tariffs on replacement engines. The measure underscores airlines’ vulnerability to supply-chain disruptions and trade tensions.

2025-07-11T07:10:00.137457-07:00

Delta Strips Engines from New Airbus Jets to Power Grounded US Fleet

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Delta to Launch First-Ever Nonstop Salt Lake City–Lima Service Starting Dec. 4, 2025, Delta Air Lines will operate daily seasonal nonstop flights between Salt Lake City (SLC) and Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) through Jan. 25, deploying Boeing 767-300ERs to meet strong demand as the first South America link from Salt Lake City.

2025-07-11T06:43:49.545877-07:00

Delta to Launch First-Ever Nonstop Salt Lake City–Lima Service

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