Articles tagged “delta air lines”

Airlines remain highly profitable, but there are signs U.S. carriers may be expanding too much. We'll find out soon whether other carriers will follow Delta's lead and moderate their growth.

Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airlines are once again ganging up on Delta. But this time it's about Mexico, not the Middle East.

Delta, United, and American wanted the U.S. State Department to take unprecedented action against Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways. But the government didn't opt for a brash approach. This may well be the beginning of the end of the complaints.

It's only one route, but both American and Delta are trying to do all they can to win the right to fly between Los Angeles and Beijing. Both airlines feel the route is vital to their trans-Pacific ambitions.

The rise of bring-your-own-device entertainment and the decline of seat-back screens and complicated wiring is a win in the long run for both passengers and airlines.

Delta's doing the right thing by pushing innovation at the security checkpoint -- the TSA just has to run with it.

Delta Air Lines upped its relationship with Gogo Wi-Fi, a resounding win for Gogo and its 2Ku satellite-based technology, which promises the end of the era of glacial inflight Internet.

Gogo had a set-back when American Airlines decided to open up its Wi-Fi bid to rival ViaSat, but this new Delta Air Lines commitment makes up for that.

The level of profitability revealed in the latest BTS report is leaves the Big 3 U.S. airlines room to improve their in-flight products and passenger services, without breaking the bank. But they have achieved this profitability in large part by becoming better businesses. If they are to stay profitable when the next inevitable industry downturn comes, they will need to keep improving their retail models.

Premium Economy is coming to Delta and elite upgrades are about to get interesting.