Tag: Delta
Flight Fashion: As Delta’s new (purple!) uniforms take off, a look back at each decade’s outfits
It’s been nearly a decade since Delta’s uniforms have gotten a lift. Now, the airline is switching out its tired togs for a runway-worthy collection of uniforms designed by iconic American fashion designer Zac Posen, which will be rolling out on the fleet this month. We look back at eight decades of in-flight fashions.
Atlanta’s airport has three new airlines. Here’s how they stack up against Delta
For decades, airlines have battled for a piece of the Atlanta market, where more than 75 percent of the airport’s traffic comes from Delta and its SkyTeam partners. Southwest nabs another 9.5 percent; the others just nibble at the edges. That said, a few arrivistes are looking to create some turbulence. How they stack up against the titan of the tarmac.
Can new Delta CEO Ed Bastian continue the airline’s success?
Ed Bastian couldn’t be taking the reins at a more fortuitous time. In 2015 Delta turned an astounding $5.9 billion profit, the company’s best year ever. Of course that kind of success creates expectations.
At Hartsfield-Jackson airport, it’s not always the travelers who pose the safety risk
“That kind of trafficking—whether it’s money or guns—within the airport, it creates an additional layer of harm to the community,” says John Horn, U.S. attorney in Atlanta. “The airport is such a huge institution to [Atlanta]; we have the obligation to make sure that it’s safe.”
5. Richard Anderson
When Anderson took over at Delta Air Lines in 2007, the company had just emerged from bankruptcy. Since then, Delta has absorbed Northwest Airlines, scored the best on-time performance among major airlines, and earned record profits.
July Market Minis: Boxed lands in Atlanta, Lark & Sparrow’s impressive nail art
Boxed app lands in Atlanta, Lark & Sparrow Nail and Gift Boutique promises nontoxic polishes and well-paid workers, Delta gets a uniform makeover, and more Atlanta style new
Fly Southwest Airlines three times and your buddy flies free. We did it for under $300.
With low prices from Atlanta to commemorate Southwest’s finalized acquisition of AirTran and cheap fares out of Dallas marking the end of the Wright Amendment, I had the perfect bargain storm. I spent roughly $45 for each of six flights—and earned a companion pass for the low cost of $270.60.
Getaway Guide: January 2015
Get away from the cold at the Key West Food & Wine Festival, or embrace it by hitting the slopes.
Delta debuts a museum expansion
Take off in Dallas, land in Jackson, Mississippi: a five-hour flight with a pit-stop for food in Monroe, Louisiana. Compared to today’s standard one-hour flight or six-hour drive, five hours in the air seems excessive (or just completely ridiculous) and only worth it to avoid traffic headaches.
Delta debuts 80s-tastic safety video
The airline's newest in-flight safety video, while lacking the subtlety of the original, is its funniest yet, with nods to Atari, Alf, the high-top fade, and other icons of the 80s.
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