Delta Air Lines News

Two Workers Killed in Tire Explosion at Georgia Airliner Maintenance Facility

Two workers were killed and a third was injured when an airplane tire apparently exploded at a Delta Air Lines maintenance shop at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The …

Delta Rejects CrowdStrike Criticism, Sees $500 Million Hit From Cyber Outage

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it is pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft after a global outage last month caused mass flight cancellations, disrupting travel plans of 1.3 million customers and costing it at least $500 million. A …

Delta Passengers Sue Airline for Refusing Refunds After Massive Computer Outage

Delta Air Lines was sued by passengers who complained that the carrier refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights in the wake of last month’s massive computer outage. The proposed class action was made public on …

CrowdStrike Rejects Delta Air Lines Claims Over Flight Woes

CrowdStrike on Sunday rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by a faulty update, and suggested it had minimal potential liability. Delta CEO Ed Bastian …

Delta Air Lines to Seek Compensation Over Cyber Outage: Report

Delta Air Lines has hired a law firm and will seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike over a global cyber outage earlier this month that disrupted flights around the world, CNBC reported on Monday. The Atlanta-based airline has been the …

Delta, United Must Face Class Action Over US Airfares

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were ordered by a federal judge to face a consumer antitrust class action accusing major U.S. carriers of conspiring to drive up domestic airfares by reducing the number of available seats. In a decision …

Risk of COVID-19 Exposure on Airlines Drops when Middle Seats Are Empty: Study

The risk of being exposed to the COVID-19 virus on an airline flight drops by as much as half when airlines keep middle seats open, a new study published by the U.S. government concludes, a safety practice the carriers have …

Disabled Hawaii Man Suing Delta Air Lines for ADA Violations

A Maui man who uses a wheelchair says he was forced to crawl through the aisle, up and down stairs and along a tarmac during a Delta Air Lines flight last year. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Baraka Kanaan, in …