Delta Flight Struck By Lightning, Flight Diverted Back To Boston

Pedestrians carrying umbrellas walk through an evening thunderstorm (Photo: RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffMonday, August 5, 2024 10:34 AM A Delta Airlines flight from Boston was struck by lightning over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday evening and was diverted from Rome to Boston Logan International Airport. advertisement “Delta Flight 112 […]
Delta flight turns around over Atlantic, returns to Boston following lightning strike: FAA

A Delta plane flying over the Atlantic Ocean was struck by lightning on Sunday, forcing the plane to quickly return to Boston, according to Delta and the FAA. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Delta Flight 112 was en route to Rome from Logan International Airport on Sunday evening when the crew reported a lightning […]
Buttigieg one-on-one discussing Delta meltdown | FOX 5 News

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke one-one with FOX 5’s Tyler Finger about the ongoing cancelations and delays … source
Delta and United Airlines Announce Cancellation Of Flights To Israel, Citing ‘Security Concerns’

A pilot walks alongside a United Airlines plane (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffWednesday, July 31, 2024 5:30 PM Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have begun cancelling flights to Israel following escalating violence in the region. advertisement The airline’s announcement came after an Israeli airstrike killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, with […]
Delta CEO says global tech outage cost airline $500M

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the recent global technology outage caused the airline to experience widespread flight delays and cancellations, costing the company $500 million. “This cost $500 million,” Bastian said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Over the course of five days, we lost tens of millions of dollars a day in lost […]
Delta suffered $500M loss from Crowdstrike debacle: Ed Bastian

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that the airline will face $500 million in damages related to CrowdStrike’s global outage if it takes legal action. The airline has been the slowest of any major U.S. airline to recover from a software update problem with a cybersecurity firm that led to the cancellation of […]
Delta to seek compensation from Microsoft, CrowdStrike over global outage

Delta Air Lines has hired a law firm to seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike over the global cyber outage that disrupted air travel around the world earlier this month. CNBC reported: Monday. The Atlanta-based airline has been the slowest of any major U.S. airline to recover after a technical outage that caused the cancellation […]
Delta could take $500M profit hit after Crowdstrike outage: analyst

Wall Street analysts say last week’s global CrowdStrike outage could take a $500 million hit to Delta Air Lines’ current quarter profits. Citi Research aviation analyst Steven Trent slashed his third-quarter profit forecast for the Atlanta-based airline by more than $500 million due to the meltdown, which is still causing flight delays and cancellations this […]
Delta cancellations, delays from IT outage should end by Thursday: CEO

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that flight cancellations and delays caused by a major IT outage would continue into Thursday. Thousands of Delta Air Lines flights have been canceled or delayed since a global computer outage caused by security software CrowdStrike last Friday brought much of the airline industry to a halt. […]
Delta meltdown probed by feds as airline struggles days after global outage

The Transportation Department said Tuesday it was opening an investigation into Delta Air Lines after the company canceled more than 5,000 flights since Friday as it struggles to recover from a global cyber outage that has disrupted airlines around the world. While other airlines have been able to resume normal operations, Delta continues to cancel […]