U.S. Officials Investigating Delta Air Lines in Wake of Massive CrowdStrike IT Outage
Government authorities are investigating Delta Airlines following the recent CrowdStrike IT outage which caused massive disruption to the airline industry and other industries around the world. US Department of Transportation investigating Delta after flight cancellations, delays, Spectrum News 1 report on tuesday. In a social media post on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said: Said“U.S. […]
DOT launches investigation into Delta Air Lines’ flight disruptions
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has launched an investigation into Delta Airlines following a large number of recent flight cancellations and delays. “The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aviation Consumer Protection is investigating Delta Air Lines following continued widespread flight disruptions and reports of customer service issues,” the Transportation Department said in a statement […]
Delta cancels whopping 700 flights on Monday in wake of outage
Delta Air Lines continued to struggle to restore operations on Monday, three days after a global cyber outage disrupted flights around the world and stranded thousands of passengers across the country. The Atlanta-based airline canceled 828 flights, about 21% of its total scheduled flights, as of 4:15 p.m. ET on Monday. Flight AwareThis accounted for […]
Delta cancels nearly 700 more flights in wake of massive IT outage
Delta Air Lines is struggling to recover from a major technical outage that first froze air traffic across the nation on Friday, cancelling or delaying more than 1,100 flights on Monday. The airline canceled about 690 flights and delayed about 420 on Monday. Tracking service FlightAwareThis comes a day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized […]
Engine Failure And Fuel Leak Caused Flames Shooting From Wings On Delta Flight
An official investigation published on Friday said a Delta Airlines flight from Edinburgh to New York experienced engine failure and flames erupted from the wing. This incident video Footage taken by passengers showed sparks and flames coming from the plane, leaving the 211 passengers shaken, some in tears. report It detailed the sequence of events, […]
Delta Airlines bans flag pins from other countries following Palestinian flag controversy
Delta Airlines is updating its uniform policy and will no longer allow its employees to wear flag pins from countries that are not in the United States. The news comes as Delta is receiving backlash from how the company handled a social media post regarding two Delta employees wearing a Palestinian flag. As a result, […]
Delta Airlines Faces Backlash Over Tweet On Palestinian Flag Pins, Issues Apology
Delta Airlines apologized on Thursday after facing public backlash over a Wednesday tweet in which a staff member was seen wearing a Palestinian flag pin. Delta Airlines came under fire after a post made via its X (formerly Twitter) account claiming that flight attendants were wearing Palestinian flag pins, which X users misidentified as “Hamas […]
Paris Olympics a drag on revenues for Air France, Delta; will cost millions
See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com The Paris Olympics are having a negative impact on the revenues of both airlines. Air France-KLM Group and Delta Air Lines both said the Olympics reduced demand to Paris between June and August, negatively impacting their unit revenues. Their comments come as the Summer Olympics rapidly approach, with Paris hosting […]
Delta hit with backlash over tweet about employees’ Palestinian pins, issues groveling apology
Delta Airlines faced strong backlash after its social media accounts said it would be “horrifying” if a flight attendant was wearing a Palestinian flag pin, forcing the flight attendant to kneel down and apologize. On Wednesday, user X posted two photos of a Delta flight attendant wearing a Palestinian flag pin during a flight, but […]
Delta shares plunge after lower-than-expected profit forecast despite surge in travel
Delta Air Lines shares fell more than 5% on Thursday after the airline forecast weaker-than-expected quarterly profit despite a surge in travel demand this summer. Atlanta-based airline Delta forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.70 to $2.00 for the third quarter ending in September, below analysts’ expectations of $2.05, and blamed discounting pressures at the […]