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Delta Air Lines

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Chairman / President

Daniel Carp

CEO / Managing Director

Ed Bastian

CFO / Finance Director

Dan Janki

Industry

Aerospace & Defence

Website

zt.delta.com

Headquarters address

1030 Delta Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30320, USA

Stock Code

NYSE:DAL

Year founded

1924

The control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Heavy snowfall is expected to disrupt air travel in the northeast of the United States. Photo: EPA

Extreme weather

US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights due to winter storm Devin

An additional 4,685 flights faced delays in the northeast as the National Weather Service warned of heavy snow and ‘hazardous conditions’.

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Venezuela

US aviation agency warns airlines flying over Venezuela of potential hazards

22 Nov 2025 - 11:52AM

United States

End of shutdown starts long process of rebooting the US government

13 Nov 2025 - 3:45PM

United States

US cuts over 1,000 flights due to shutdown, with Thanksgiving just weeks away

Forty airports are affected, including major hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles.

8 Nov 2025 - 7:05AM

People travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, which marks day 38 of the government shutdown. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

United States

Nearly 7,000 US flights delayed in a day as controller absences surge in shutdown

Staffing shortages are cited in delays at major hubs as the US government shutdown nears the one-month mark.

28 Oct 2025 - 2:38PM

Aviation accidents

Delta jets collide on tarmac at New York’s LaGuardia airport

Incident involved two CRJ-900 aircraft operated by Endeavor Air, a Delta regional carrier.

3 Oct 2025 - 9:49AM

Japan

‘Very tough’: why Japan’s love affair with US travel is fading

The slowdown points to ‘deep structural challenges’ curbing Japan’s outbound travel enthusiasm, market watchers say.

30 Sep 2025 - 12:30PM

A tourist takes a photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, on September 8. Photo: AP

Hong Kong transport

How will Hong Kong expansion plans by overseas airlines energise local aviation?

United States-based Delta Air Lines and United Airlines set to restore or expand services, as Etihad Airways seeks to renew old route.

6 Aug 2025 - 8:30AM

United States

US airliner moved ‘aggressively’ to avoid collision with B-52 bomber

The July 18 incident, involving a SkyWest-operated Delta jet near a North Dakota US Air Force base, is under investigation.

21 Jul 2025 - 3:46PM

United States

US to cut Newark airport flights after series of major disruptions

Equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing issues have all contributed to ‘excessive’ delays.

21 May 2025 - 6:33AM

A plane departs from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on May 7. Photo: AFP

Aviation accidents

Delta plane flips upside down in Toronto crash, all 80 aboard survive

Canada’s largest metropolis had been experiencing strong, snowy winds when the CRJ-900 aircraft touched down at Toronto Pearson Airport.

18 Feb 2025 - 3:46PMvideocam

The plane flipped onto its roof on the runway. Photo: AFP

Cybersecurity

Microsoft slams Delta for refusing help, outdated systems after CrowdStrike incident

After Delta’s CEO criticised Microsoft platforms as ‘fragile’, Microsoft said Delta turned down Microsoft’s offer of technical support every day from July 19 through July 23.

7 Aug 2024 - 12:18PM

Millionaires and billionaires

What has record-breaking quarterback Tom Brady been up to post-retirement?

From dating Irina Shayk after his divorce from Gisele Bündchen to new roles with Fox Sports and Delta Air Lines – and a US$17 million mansion in Miami’s ‘Billionaire Bunker’

7 Mar 2024 - 5:00AM

Japan

US-bound jet returns to Tokyo after ‘heavily drunk’ passenger bites crew member

The passenger, reported to be American, was quoted by police as saying he does not remember what happened as he had taken a sleeping pill.

17 Jan 2024 - 5:37PMvideocam

An All Nippon Airways plane off from Haneda airport in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay vows to avoid repeat of cancellations, as pilots hit hour limit

But Cathay acknowledges many pilots have reached, or are close to, maximum 900 flying hours, as some cockpit crew lament increased fatigue.

31 Dec 2023 - 12:09AM

Cathay Pacific pilots. Cockpit crew tell the Post that the problem of flight cancellations might persist because of the shortage of experienced staff. Photo: Dickson Lee

Spain

Spain airport workers accused of stealing US$2 million worth of items from bags

Police uncovered a range of missing items that included cash, luxury watches, mobile phones and jewellery.

16 Dec 2023 - 2:29PM

Australia

Some Emirates passengers hit ceiling after turbulence shakes Perth-Dubai flight

Fourteen people were injured in the incident that occurred ‘literally a second’ after the pilot told everyone to sit down.

7 Dec 2023 - 10:40AM

Israel-Gaza war

Airlines suspend flights after Israel declares state of war

Several international air carriers have suspended flight services with Tel Aviv after an unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas left more than 1,000 people dead.

9 Oct 2023 - 5:36PM

American Airlines is one of the world’s carriers suspending flights in and out of Israel. Photo:dpa

Tourism

How there’s much more to Atlanta than just the world’s busiest airport

From the World of Coca-Cola to the Ponce City Market, Atlanta, in the US state of Georgia, is attracting a growing number of tourists eager to explore beyond the world’s busiest airport.

3 Oct 2023 - 7:15PM

China's economic recovery

China-US flights get ramp-up as shift to normalcy remains pie-in-the-sky

Airlines in China and the US are preparing for an increase in their direct routings, but the likelihood of a rapid return to 2019 levels of service is vanishingly small.

25 Sep 2023 - 8:00PMvideocam

United States

Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers

The electric planes that take off and land vertically will be manufactured in the same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight.

19 Sep 2023 - 7:23AMvideocam

Joby Aviation’s pre-production prototype aircraft in Marina, California. The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon manufacture cutting-edge electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, it was announced on Monday. Photo: Joby Aviation via AP

US-China relations

US-China flight increase good for tourism, but can it mend business ties?

The two sides agree to make air travel easier but negative feelings and espionage concerns in industry circles will be hard to overcome, observers say.

18 Aug 2023 - 8:47PMvideocam

The number of weekly Chinese passenger flights permitted to fly to the US will increase from the current 12 to 24 by late October. Photo: EPA-EFE

US-China relations

China and US give the green light to double flights

Washington agrees to approve 24 round-trip flights by Chinese carriers per week from late October and says Beijing will reciprocate, but it is still just a fraction of the number allowed before the Covid-19 pandemic.

12 Aug 2023 - 2:52PMvideocam

United States

Travel chaos: 5G wireless signals could disrupt US flights

Some US airlines are not protected against radio interference, specifically Delta Air Lines whose smaller planes lack upgraded altimeters because of a supply issue.

1 Jul 2023 - 10:07PM

Aviation accidents

US airport worker dies after being sucked into plane engine

A Delta Air Lines flight had arrived in San Antonio, Texas from Los Angeles on Friday and was taxiing to the gate with one engine on ‘when a worker was ingested into that engine’.

26 Jun 2023 - 9:25AM

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319. File photo: Shutterstock

Singapore

Singapore Airlines voted world’s best by travellers, Hong Kong’s Cathay at No 8

Two Japanese airlines also made the Skytrax top 20, as well as carriers from South Korea, Hainan, Taiwan, India, Australia and New Zealand. Cathay Pacific took home the gong for ‘world’s best in-flight entertainment’.

21 Jun 2023 - 10:07AM

Singapore

Singapore Airlines to roll out free Wi-fi for all passengers in rare move

The city state’s flag carrier will become one of the first major international airlines worldwide to offer free, unlimited Wi-fi to all passengers in all classes from July 1.

6 Jun 2023 - 9:34AM

Cathay Pacific

Flight risk: unpacking pilot grievances at Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific

City’s embattled carrier grappling with disgruntled staff as it claws its way back from pandemic.

30 May 2023 - 3:17PM

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