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Massive Turbulence Lands 25 on Delta Flight in Hospital

Injuries trigger emergency landing in Minneapolis

(Newser) - Twenty five people on board a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to the hospital Wednesday after they were injured during severe turbulence, prompting an emergency landing. Flight DL56, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, ultimately landed at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, where emergency personnel met the plane around...

Child Forgot iPad on Plane. Then Came Explicit Videos

Parents say Delta Air Lines failed to act after worker stole device, filmed himself masturbating

(Newser) - A family's vacation took a disturbing turn after their child's lost iPad was allegedly stolen by an Delta Air Lines worker, who used it to make explicit videos that surfaced in the family's cloud storage. Those claims appear in a federal lawsuit filed against the airline...

Delta Pilot Lands Plane, Is Immediately Arrested

Passengers watched as officers escorted Flight 2809 co-pilot off plane in San Francisco

(Newser) - Passengers on a Delta flight were left stunned when federal agents stormed the cockpit and arrested the co-pilot moments after landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night, turning a routine arrival into a scene of confusion. Flight 2809 from Minneapolis, arriving around 9:35pm after a fog-related...

One Jet Lands as Another Tries to Take Off on Same Runway

Aeromexico, Delta planes have a 200-foot near miss in Mexico City

(Newser) - In the ideal world of air travel, "coming in for a landing" does not mean "nearly on top of another aircraft." Yet CNN reports this is nearly what transpired at Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport on Monday, with one incoming Aeromexico jet flying over a...

Delta Pilot Uses 'Aggressive' Move to Avoid B-52 Bomber

Another Delta flight had an engine fire

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines suffered some not-so-great headlines over the weekend thanks to two frightening incidents, though fortunately none seem to have resulted in any injuries. Both happened Friday:
  • The pilot of a Delta regional jet, SkyWest flight 3788, was forced to undertake an "aggressive maneuver" that same day as
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Delta Passengers Stuck on Remote Island After Engine Issue
On Flight to NYC,
an Unplanned Stop
on Remote Island
in case you missed it
Jul 12, 2025 7:59 AM CDT

On Flight to NYC, an Unplanned Stop on Remote Island

Replacement plane was dispatched after emergency landing in the Azores

(Newser) - Delta passengers headed from Madrid to New York found themselves making an unexpected stop this week—on a remote island more than 900 miles off Portugal's coast. Flight 127, an Airbus A330, departed Madrid Sunday afternoon but reversed course about four hours into the trip after the crew...

Airline Stowaway Sentenced After Blaming Poisoning

Judge imposes time served on Svetlana Dali

(Newser) - A woman who stowed away on a New York-to-Paris flight in November was sentenced on Thursday to time served, after blaming her crime on poisoning by the US military. "My actions were directed toward only one purpose: to save my life," Svetlana Dali told the Brooklyn court in...

'We Really Dodged a Bullet' as Plane Part Falls in Driveway

No injuries reported after Delta plane's mid-flight loss of wing flap over Raleigh

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines is investigating after a piece of a wing flap from one of its jets turned up in the driveway of a home in Raleigh, North Carolina, the FAA confirmed Wednesday. The part was traced to Delta Flight 3247, a Boeing 737-900 that flew from Atlanta to...

US Airlines, Ranked
US Airlines, Ranked
Jun 20, 2025 2:20 PM CDT

US Airlines, Ranked

Delta is No. 1 in the eyes of The Points Guy

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines retained its spot atop the annual ranking of US airlines by The Points Guy . The ranking takes into account factors such as reliability, cost, loyalty programs, flight availability, and other metrics, and Delta has come out on top for seven straight years now, reports USA Today . The...

'There's a Pigeon on the Airplane and It Won't Go Away'

Delta flight out of Minneapolis delayed, twice, after 2 pigeons make their way on board

(Newser) - Pilots are constantly on the lookout for bird strikes , but for one recent flight out of Minneapolis, the birds found their way onto the plane. Per ABC News , a pigeon was discovered on Delta Air Lines Flight 2348, bound for Madison, Wisconsin, shortly after the 119 passengers had boarded at...

NTSB: Plane in Emergency Landing Had 'No Oil' in Engine

None was visible in the right engine of the Delta plane in February incident, per NTSB report

(Newser) - Smoke in the cabin led to an emergency landing of a Delta flight in February. Only later did officials realize there was little to no oil in the aircraft's right engine. That reveal, coming in a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Wednesday, raises new questions about what...

The Best and Worst US Airlines
The Best and Worst US Airlines
May 16, 2025 7:47 AM CDT

The Best and Worst US Airlines

Frontier, Spirit falter on US PIRG Education Fund's list of US airline delays, cancellations, and more

(Newser) - Not everyone loves to fly, and that wariness is often made worse by flight delays, cancellations, lost luggage, etc. Complaints among air travelers have spiked since the pandemic, and last year there were a record 66,675 of them against US airlines, according to the US PIRG and Education Fund...

Biggest Inauguration Donor Was a Poultry Company

Pilgrim's Pride gave $5M of Trump's record $239M haul

(Newser) - President Trump not only won the 2024 election, the campaign to raise cash for his inauguration also hit the jackpot. As NBC News reports, Trump's inaugural committee raised a staggering $239 million, smashing the previous record—also held by Trump from his first inauguration—of about $107 million. Bloomberg...

Delta Plane Catches Fire at Orlando Airport

Passengers were evacuated via emergency slides

(Newser) - A Delta Air Lines plane with almost 300 people on board caught fire at Orlando International Airport on Monday morning, but the airline says it was safely evacuated with no reports of injuries. The Federal Aviation Authority says an engine caught fire on Flight 1213, bound for Atlanta, as it...

Most Affordable Airline Is Also the Safest
The Best US Airlines
Apr 14, 2025 11:46 AM CDT

The Best US Airlines

WalletHub ranks Spirit as its top airline for 2025

(Newser) - When choosing an airline, price is key. But it's hardly the only consideration, according to WalletHub , which analyzed "other, overlooked aspects of air travel"—including canceled and delayed flights, mishandled baggage, and in-flight comfort—to rank the best from among the nine largest US airlines and two...

Trump's Tariffs Prod Delta to Yank Its 2025 Guidance

The airline had originally expected best financial year ever

(Newser) - As trade tensions ripple through the economy, Delta Air Lines yanked its full-year guidance on Wednesday. CNBC sees it as a big "shift" for the country's most profitable airline, which had initially expected the "best financial year in our history." In March it trimmed its...

Senator Slams an 'Unbelievably Dangerous' Close Call

Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar isn't happy about Air Force jet that came way too close to Delta flight

(Newser) - Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from the DC area to Minneapolis had quite the close call on Friday: NBC News reports that Flight 2983, which had 136 people on board, took off around 3pm local time from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and just avoided a collision with...

Plane That Flipped in Toronto Dropped 'Much Too Fast'
In Toronto Plane Flip,
Another Clue
Mar 21, 2025 6:24 AM CDT

In Toronto Plane Flip, Another Clue

Preliminary report from Canada's TSB shows Delta flight descended at high rate of speed

(Newser) - Some more insight is now available into what may have led a Delta plane to flip over upon landing last month in Toronto, via a preliminary report released Thursday by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. NBC News notes that although the report didn't pin down a definitive cause...

Wing Clips Runway as Delta Flight Lands in New York

But no one was injured in the airline's latest mishap

(Newser) - The latest aviation incident in the US fortunately caused no injuries: A Delta Air Lines plane that took off from Jacksonville, Florida, clipped one of its wings on the runway as it landed at New York's LaGuardia Airport Sunday night, the Federal Aviation Administration says. An FAA spokesperson says...

Delta to Passengers on Plane That Overturned: Here's $30K

Airline says gesture has no strings attached

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 each to passengers who were on board the flight that flipped on landing in Toronto on Monday, a gesture that will cost it almost $2.3 million if all 76 passengers take them up on it. An airline spokesperson says the money "...

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