A Delta plane made an emergency descent after leaky bathrooms jammed its controls and shut down the autopilot

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A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 plane in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in November 2016.
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 plane in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in November 2016.

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Delta could bump even more people off flights as it looks to increase 'overbooking' to wring out more profits

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Delta Air Lines is looking to increase the rate it overbooks flights — slowly, according to Glen Hauenstein, president of Delta Air Lines.

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3 reasons why we hate the process of boarding planes according to an airline satisfaction expert

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Delta passengers are assigned boarding groups based on the type of ticket they purchased. Medallion members receive priority boarding status.
Delta passengers are assigned boarding groups based on the type of ticket they purchased. Medallion members receive priority boarding status.

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Delta and United are dropping service to more cities as the trend of leaving regional airports behind continues

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Delta and United Airlines planes taking off.

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You no longer need a college degree to work at these 7 companies

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IBM's P-TECH School is inside the Paul Robeson School for Business and Technology in Brooklyn, New York.

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Only 3 airlines guarantee parents can sit next to their children for free, new DOT dashboard shows

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A mother and daughter during meal time on a flight from Paris to New York.
A mother and daughter during meal time on a flight from Paris to New York.

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Delta pilots are getting a massive raise as airlines battle a persistent labor shortage

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Negotiations for a new contract started in April 2019, were paused for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, and resumed in January 2022.

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Grab Your Dex, Cox, and Rex for This Week's Toy Aisle

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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest in toy news.

A new United Airlines policy cuts 'family seating fees.'

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We're married Delta pilots with two young kids. Here's how we've navigated our careers together and our top 10 travel tips for couples.

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Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch.
Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch piloted their first flight together in January through a winter storm.

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