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A fatal crash of a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in 1985 due to a microburst-induced windshear at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The accident killed 137 people and injured 25 others, and led to improved forecasts of microbursts.
In 1980, airline industry entrepreneur Frank Lorenzo, through his holding company Texas Air Corporation, formed startup, non-union airline New York Air.Operations commenced on December 19, 1980, with hourly shuttle service between New York LaGuardia, Washington National, and Boston Logan airports in direct competition with the long-established, successful Eastern Air Lines Shuttle.
Eastern ceased operations in 1991 because of labor issues; American Airlines considered establishing an Atlanta hub around that time but decided Delta was too strong there and instead replaced Eastern's other hub in Miami. TWA created a small hub at Atlanta in 1992 but abandoned the concept in 1994 leaving Delta with a monopoly hub at Atlanta. [48]
All Delta employees below mid-level managers participate in the program, the airline said. The payout is up 146% from the profit sharing payment of a year earlier, and well above the $108 million ...
A Delta flight made an emergency landing due to a pressurization issue, leading to at least 10 people needing medical attention. ... Delta flight 1203 was en route from Salt Lake City, Utah, to ...
Starting salaries are going up as well. Delta Airlines is giving its workers a raise. The Atlanta-based carrier has announced an across-the-board 5% pay raise for eligible ground employees and ...
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Delta Air Lines is the oldest operating airline in the United States and a founding member of the SkyTeam alliance. It serves 325 destinations in 52 countries with a fleet of 989 aircraft and employs over 100,000 people.