by Spyros | Apr 25, 2021 | News
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-900 had to return to Kansas shortly after departure, because the Captain’s instrumentation wasn’t working properly. The incident happened on the 20th of April. The aircraft was performing flight DL-9950, from Kansas City (KMCI) to Atlanta...
by Spyros | Apr 23, 2021 | News
Yesterday, Delta announced that it has taken options for 25 more Airbus A321neo aircraft. What does this do to their MAX order prospects? Strong from returning 87.3% of its fleet back in the air, Delta turns its attention to its A321neo orders. The airline already had...
by Spyros | Apr 17, 2021 | News
Delta revealed that nearly 90% of their fleet is now in flying status. The airline ended March cash-positive, while deliberately underutilizing its fleet! The information is coming from the airline’s first quarter earnings call. And according to...
by Spyros | Mar 31, 2021 | News
A Delta Airlines 757 chartered to carry the Utah Jazz basketball team returned to Salt Lake City after suffering a bird strike. The Delta 757 was performing flight DL8944, a charter flight. It would fly from Salt Lake City (KSLC) to Memphis (KMEM). It departed from...
by Spyros | Mar 2, 2021 | News
The pilot profession went from a shortage to a surplus in the pandemic. But is this about to switch back to a shortage? Some analysts believe so. It seems like it’s been years since the worry of a pilot shortage loomed large in the airlines’ and the industry’s...
