U.S. airlines have received $155 billion in federal subsidies between 1918 and 1998, according to a Congressional Research Service report, the Business Travel Coalition discovered via WikiLeaks.
Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Airbus to purchase 15 A321 aircraft for delivery beginning in 2018, the airline announced. The A321s will replace similar, less-efficient domestic aircraft that are being retired from Delta’s fleet.
Delta and Virgin Atlantic Airways will transfer operations for nonstop flights connecting London-Heathrow to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
Delta Air Lines has been named the 2014 Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine. It marks the first time a U.S. carrier has won the prestigious award in a decade.
Delta Air Lines is among the opponents fighting a proposed second airport in the Atlanta area. Officials in Paulding County want to open up their small municipal airport, Silver Comet Field, to commercial flights.
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