A Delta flight to China faced a 2,000-mile detour and a 9-hour delay when one of the pilots fell ill

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350.

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Delta agrees to pay $79 million after a plane dumped thousands of gallons of fuel over homes and schools in California during an emergency

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A Boeing 777-232(ER) passenger plane belonging to the Delta Air Lines taking off at Hong Kong International Airport on August 08 2018 i
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 777 dumped fuel over tens of thousands of buildings in 2020.

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A pair of airline incidents gave us a powerful reminder of 2 key safety rules: wear your seatbelt and leave your bag behind in an emergency

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Passengers evacuate an American Airlines plane by an emergency slide as a fire burns and smoke emits from the aircraft, at the Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, U.S. July 26, 2025,
Passengers evacuating an American Airlines plane at Denver last Saturday.

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Which airline has the biggest or oldest fleet? Here's how Delta, United, American and Southwest compare.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane with registration tail number N8746Q spotted taxiing in LaGuardia Airport next to American Airlines and Delta Air Lines aircraft.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines planes at LaGuardia Airport.

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Airlines were hoping for a blockbuster 2025. Then tariffs gave them a seriously bumpy ride.

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Delta and United planes.
2025 was expected to be a blockbuster year for airlines. So far, things aren't shaping up that way.

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2 of the world's biggest airlines say they'll reject new planes if Trump's tariffs push up prices

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A Ryanair plane on a runway passing by a control tower.
Ryanair joined Delta in saying it would say no to new planes if tariffs make them more costly.

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Map shows exodus of private jets from Augusta's small, usually quiet, airport after the Masters

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A map of the continental US shows hundreds of private jets leaving Augusta after the Masters on Sunday 13 April 2025.
229 private jets left Augusta on Sunday, with around 2,100 flights in and out of the airport last week.

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Delta retained its crown as the most on-time US airline. Here's where all its competitors ranked.

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People check in for their flight at a Delta ticket counter in Houston.
Delta was once-again the US' most on-time airline despite its summer CrowdStrike meltdown.

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How a woman got through JFK security and took a Delta flight to Paris without a boarding pass

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Delta Air Lines planes seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The woman made it onto a Delta flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Spirit executive blames other airlines for a 'manufactured' pilot shortage and says some want the carrier out of business

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Spirit chief commercial officer Matthew Klein speaking at the Wednesday Senate hearing.
Spirit executive said other airlines are "gunning" for Spirit and want it "out of business."

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