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Category Archives: Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines

Navy SEAL Banned For Not Wearing A Mask Wants A Meeting With Delta CEO

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 22, 2020August 23, 2020 119 Comments
a man wearing a hat and smiling

Robert O’Neill, the former Navy SEAL who was banned from Delta yesterday for failing to wear a mask onboard, claims this is all a misunderstanding, he is being persecuted by the New York Times, and wants a meeting with...

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Delta, Masks, And The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 20, 2020November 14, 2023 56 Comments
a man wearing a hat and smiling

Robert J. O’Neill’s claim to fame is that he killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan while a US Navy SEAL in 2011. He has turned that feat into a lucrative career as an author and public speaker. But O’Neill...

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Delta CEO Warns Of Catastrophic Job Losses Without Another Bailout

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2020August 12, 2020 31 Comments
Delta Catastrophic Job Losses

Rich Uncle Pennybags Bastian has warned of “furloughs in the tens of thousands” without more help from the federal government for the U.S. airline industry. Joining the Kirby Khorus, Bastian is firmly behind another taxpayer-funded bailout for Delta and...

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Delta Will Perform Temperature Checks At LAX

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2020November 14, 2023 5 Comments
a man in a mask giving a woman a bag of food to another man

Delta Air Lines has begun checking passenger temperatures at Los Angeles International Airport in a trial that may roll out systemwide if successful. Delta Adds Temperature Checks At LAX Stating today, Delta will begin a three-week trial program in...

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Delta’s Seat Blocking Policy Has A Crack In It…

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020 12 Comments
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One thing Delta does particularly well is recognizing market trends and capitalizing on them. Its policy of blocking middle seats may be marketed under the guise of safety, but it’s really about winning business on both a short- and...

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No Mask, No Flight…Delta Requires Doctor’s Waiver To Avoid Face Coverings

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 18, 2020July 18, 2020 25 Comments
Delta Mask Exemption

If you thought the old “I’ve got a medical condition” excuse would work, Delta has news for you: you’ll at least need to forge a doctor’s note or sound convincing. Yes, I’m being facetious, but on a serious note,...

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Mayor Sues Delta Air Lines…Over Dog Bite

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2020July 13, 2020 14 Comments
Mayor Sues Delta

The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut is suing Delta Air Lines after suffering a nasty bite on a flight. Mayor Sues Delta Air Lines For Dog Bite Mayor Joe Ganim was on a Delta flight 1841 in November 2018 when...

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Delta CEO Indirectly Hints At Second Airline Bailout

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 11, 2020November 14, 2023 13 Comments
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Reading between the lines of a recent interview, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is laying the groundwork for a second bailout to protect airline employees. Delta CEO Ties Government Funding To Job Preservation, Hints At Second Bailout Speaking...

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Mexican President Flies Delta Economy Class To Trump Meeting

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 8, 2020November 14, 2023 14 Comments
a group of people sitting on an airplane

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump today. With nonstop flights cancelled and López Obrador refusing to fly on a private jet, he flew Delta instead…in economy class. Why Would The Mexican President...

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Review: Delta Private Jets Citation X Los Angeles To Scottsdale, AZ

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 22, 2020November 14, 2023 12 Comments
the inside of a plane with seats

Delta Private Jets, now partnering with Wheels Up, provides membership and on-demand private jet travel. With a fleet of over 70 jets, a wide variety of seating options are available. I had the chance to fly a Citation X...

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How A Woman Snuck Onboard Delta Flight With No ID Or Boarding Pass

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 16, 2020November 14, 2023 4 Comments
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It apparently doesn’t take much these days to slip past both TSA agents and airline employees onto an airplane. The story of one Delta stowaway in Orlando is a reminder that our many layers of security may still fall...

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U.S. And China Reach 妥协 On Air Service…Delta Will Resume Flights Next Week

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 16, 2020November 14, 2023 4 Comments
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The United States and China reached a compromise (妥协) on air service, with each nation now permitted to operate four flights per week between the world’s two largest economies. But is the new US – China flight compromise just...

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Was Feisty Delta Flight Attendant Forced Out For Conservative Tweets?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 12, 2020November 14, 2023 47 Comments
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A feisty, conservative, union-busting, award-winning Delta flight attendant has left the company after mounting outrage over a series of incendiary tweets. Kevin Lee Jennings, who also goes by Lee Gross, was a long-time Delta flight attendant. Well-known from within, she...

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Delta’s Bid To Become The Premium U.S. Airline

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 6, 2020November 14, 2023 29 Comments
Delta Premium Airline

Delta’s decision to continue to block seats while other airlines squeeze passengers in represents an interesting new dynamic within the U.S. market. Will Delta become America’s new premium airline? Some may argue Delta already is the nation’s premium airline....

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What Delta And United Are Saying About Death Of George Floyd

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 2, 2020November 14, 2023 14 Comments
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United Airlines and Delta Air Lines are talking about the death of George Floyd without mentioning him by name. Both carriers, one more publicly than the other, are stressing general principles of equality rather than addressing the incident directly....

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Delta 777-200 Diverts After Pilot Becomes Incapacitated

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 26, 2020November 14, 2023 10 Comments
the engine of a plane

Delta may not be running passenger flights on the Boeing 777, but continues to run cargo flights, including on some unusual routes. One flight, however, made a very unusual landing after a pilot became incapacitated. Last Thursday, Delta 3343,...

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Delta’s New Triangle Route To Cape Town Puts Heat On United

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 21, 2020November 14, 2023 7 Comments
Delta Triangle Route

When Delta Air Lines announced plans to retire its 777-200 fleet, one unanswered question was the status of its longest flight, Atlanta to Johannesburg. But Delta has come up with a creative “triangle route” solution that puts immediate pressure...

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Delta Pilot Now Flies U-2 Spy Plane For U.S. Air Force

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 19, 2020November 14, 2023 12 Comments
a black airplane flying over mountains

A Delta Air Lines pilot has pivoted from commercial to back to military and is now flying the U-2 spy plane, one of the most exclusive airplanes in the world. We love flying vintage aircraft at Live and Let’s...

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Thank You Delta For Doing The Right Thing…

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 15, 2020May 15, 2020 38 Comments
Delta Refunds

As we close out the week, I want to give props to Delta for doing such a great job of processing refunds. It’s something that we should take for granted, but unfortunately has not been the case for every...

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Why Will Delta Retire 777 Fleet?

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 15, 2020November 14, 2023 10 Comments
a white airplane in the sky

Delta Air Lines surprised us all yesterday by announcing it would retire its Boeing 777 fleet by the end of 2020. Why would Delta retire this iconic long-range aircraft that it only recently retrofitted with new seats? I’ve outlined...

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