What is the world's best airline? Top carriers for 2022 ranked, according to report

The best airlines in the world were ranked for a number of factors, including safety and product ratings, passenger reviews, profitability, and environmental commitment.

Delta pilots picket at Atlanta airport to protest working conditions

Delta pilots say they are "beyond exhausted" working to meet flight demands and will hit the picket line at Atlanta's airport to demand better working conditions and pay raises.

Delta allowing flight changes for free over July 4th weekend

Delta said it anticipates air travel volumes “not seen since before the pandemic” over the period of July 1 to Independence Day.

Canceled flights rise across US as summer travel heats up

It has been a rough weekend for U.S. airlines. A high number of flights have been canceled each day since Thursdays. Airlines are hoping to recover from the storms as more people are heading out on summer vacations and flying to get there.

Delta Air Lines to scale back 100 daily flights during summer travel season

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is cutting about 100 daily departures over the summer. Those flights are mostly in the U.S. and Latin America.

Bees rescued after unexpected layover at Atlanta's airport

Atlanta beekeepers came to the rescue of thousands of bees that became stuck at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport over the weekend.

Delta to pay flight attendants during boarding

Delta Air Lines, which has narrowly fought off several attempts to unionize its flight attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding starting June 2 on all flights. Currently, pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.

Delta, other airlines make masks optional effective immediately

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines said it will being making masks optional effective immediately. It was just one of a half dozen airlines that made the announcement at the start of the week.

Delta Air Lines loses $940M in 1st quarter, but bookings surge

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines lost nearly a billion dollars in the first quarter of 2022 due to the rise in fuel prices, but now bookings have been highest in the company's history.

Airline CEOs, travel groups urge White House to lift mask rules on flights

The CEOs of Delta, American and United Airlines, and others are urging the White House to end a federal mask mandate on airplanes, along with international pre-departure testing requirements.

Delta Air Lines pledges $1M donation toward Ukraine relief efforts

Delta Air Lines is sending support overseas to Ukraine with a $1 million donation to deliver needed supplies, train people in first aid, and help the evacuation of people with disabilities.

Ukraine-Russia crisis: Delta Air Lines dissolves ties with Russian-national airline

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has joined the growing list of Western businesses suspending ties with Russia following that country’s invasion of Ukraine this week.

Delta passenger mooned flight attendant, threw can at traveler, FBI says

A man from Ireland who was heading to the U.S. to teach soccer is accused of repeatedly disrupting an eight-hour Delta Air Lines flight with "scary" and violent behavior.

Delta: 8,000 employees contracted COVID-19 over past 4 weeks

Delta said nearly 11% of its workers have contracted COVID-19 over the past four weeks. It expects to suffer one more quarterly loss before travel picks up in spring and summer.

Flight canceled? Here’s how to get a refund

Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season.