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Delta Air Lines

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: In this image provided by Delta Air Lines, Serena Williams challenges Delta travellers to an impromptu game of table tennis at Heathrow Airport on June 18, 2013 in London, England. Delta flew the tennis icon from New York's JFK to London where she will compete at the All England Club.

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  • Delta to drop Memphis as hub airport

    -- Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that it will drop its money-losing hub in Memphis, Tenn., this fall, slashing flights there and eliminating 230 jobs.The cuts begin Sept. 3, right after Labor Day weekend and the end of the busy summer travel season.It's the   Read more »

  • Delta launching flights between Newark, Paris

    -- Delta Air Lines Inc. will begin flying between Newark, N.J., and Paris on Saturday as it seeks to become the biggest airline in the New York City-area travel market.In Newark, Delta will take on United Airlines, which inherited a hub operation at Liberty   Read more »

  • Delta to start dividend and share buyback

    Air Lines Inc. says it will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares -- investor-friendly moves that are common in other industries but rare for airlines.Delta said on Wednesday that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 6 cents per   Read more »

  • Delta Air Lines boosts CEO pay 42 percent

    -- The CEO of Delta Air Lines saw his compensation jump 42 percent last year as the airline boosted his long-term incentive pay and the airline made more money than its peers.Richard Anderson's compensation rose to almost $12.6 million, up from $8.9 million   Read more »

  • TSA stands by plan to allow small knives on planes

    be used to harm flight attendants and other passengers, critics say.Several airline CEOs have also expressed qualms. Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson said in a letter to Pistole last week that he shares the "legitimate concerns" of the airline's   Read more »

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About Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (IATA: DL, ICAO: DAL, and Callsign: DELTA) (NYSE: DAL) is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta operates an expansive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. Delta has indicated plans to initiate service to Australia in 2009, which will make it the only current American carrier to serve every continent, excluding Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries fly to over 375 destinations in 66 countries (excluding codeshare), across 5 continents. Delta is the only major U.S. carrier that flies to Africa. On October 29, 2008, Delta closed its merger with Northwest Airlines to form the world's largest carrier.

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