This morning, a Delta flight that took off from Laguardia Airport, headed toward Boston, was forced to land after a bird strike. NYC Aviation reports, "A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 suffered an engine failure after hitting a bird over New York late Thursday morning. The flight made an emergency landing 20 minutes later without incident." more ›

Jewish groups are slamming Delta Airlines for entering into a partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines, which, like all airlines, must comply with that country's rules about who flies into the Kingdom, and how. Saudi Arabia bans anyone with an Israeli stamp in their passport from entering the country, and it's widely believed that travelers with Jewish-sounding names are also kept out. Women flying into Saudi Arabia must adhere to the dress code and have a male escort waiting for them at the airport, and non-Islamic religious artifacts are not permitted. Of course, some of these nuances were lost in yesterday's sensational headlines about Delta Vs. Jews, with USA Today retracting an inaccurate article claiming that Delta flights traveling to Saudi Arabia would ban Jews. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, a fuel truck collided into a Delta Airlines plane at LaGuardia Airport. According to NY1, Delta said "all 106 passengers aboard flight 2879 were sitting down and the plane wasn't moving when the accident occurred." However, the flight, which was scheduled to fly to Fort Lauderdale, was canceled. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, a Delta Air Lines flight headed for Salt Lake City from JFK didn't get too far: One of the plane's tires blew out during takeoff, forcing the plane to circle the airport and dump fuel before making an emergency landing back at JFK. The AP reports, "Passengers say they heard a loud explosion and started praying." According to Delta, there were no injuries and passengers are being rebooked to other flights. Additionally, it's unclear when the tires of the 737-800 were last replaced. It hasn't been a good week for Delta passengers--a flight from JFK to Las Vegas sat on the tarmac for seven hours on Sunday. more ›

A Manhattan lawyer blames Delta Airlines for ruining his mother's 80th birthday celebration and is suing the airline for $1 million. Richard Roth says a Delta employee made them miss a flight to South America and losing their luggage for days, telling the Post, "It was the most outrageous experience I've ever had in my life. It was an absolute disaster. One catastrophe after another." more ›