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  Delta's Corporate Responsibility Results

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 3:09 PM on Jun 13, 2011

  Delta has published its 2010 corporate responsibility report, highlighting performance in several key areas, including environmental and safety. Among the interesting MRO-related t... Read More >>

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  Delta's First-Class Upgrades

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 4:07 AM on Dec 17, 2010

  Delta is in the midst of a major upgrade to its domestic first-class cabins, adding seats to CRJ-700s, MD-88s, MD-90s, 757s, and 767s. The company's multimedia press release has so... Read More >>

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  Photo Op: Delta 747-400s Lie-Flat Seats

  Posted by Elyse Moody 3:30 PM on Oct 05, 2010

  Lie-flat seats are part of Delta's plan to revitalize the Boeing 747-400s that mainly fly from Tokyo-Narita, the Atlanta-based carrier said earlier this week. It aims to retrofit i... Read More >>

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  Northwest/FAA Oversight Whistleblower Case: The Documents

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 1:54 PM on Jul 25, 2010

  The Dallas Morning News Airline Biz blog has pulled together the documentation in the FAA whistleblower case involving inadequate oversight of Northwest Airlines, unveiled Thursday... Read More >>

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  Delta Completes 500th WiFi

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 8:00 PM on Jun 10, 2010

  Kudos to Delta TechOps for completing its 500th WiFi installation with help from Aircell/Gogo.Aircraft that now feature WiFi, thanks to their work, include Airbus A3... Read More >>

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  Airport's Social Media Effort Provides First Look, Info On Rejected Takeoff

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 4:34 PM on Feb 08, 2010

  Charleston, West Virginia's Yeager Airport halted operations this morning when Delta Flight 6121, a Bombardier CRJ, aborted a takeoff and was stuck on the runway with some minor da... Read More >>

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  Tweeting Away From Hamburg

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 1:27 PM on Sep 24, 2009

  A while back, I noted that Delta Tech Ops was one of the few bona fide MRO businesses on Twitter (at least, that I could find at the time). This week's MRO Europe show gave the Tec... Read More >>

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  Kudos to Delta for Reinstating ASAP

  Posted by Frank Jackman 3:34 PM on Jan 29, 2009

  I have been quick to criticize those carriers who, in recent months, have withdrawn from or otherwise halted participation in Aviation Safety Action Programs, so I wanted to b... Read More >>

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  Heico Sees Delta/Northwest as PMA Positive

  Posted by Frank Jackman 2:00 AM on Dec 19, 2008

  Northwest Airlines traditionally has not been as keen on PMA parts as Delta, but Eric Mendelson, who runs the PMA component of Heico Corp., said today he believes the merger of the... Read More >>

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