Delta Air Lines

Baby gets cruel lesson in life early

2013-02-24 04:00:00

"The first kick I took was when I hit the ground." -- Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the USA." So now, Jonah has received a lesson in How Things Are. He is 19 months old. Sitting on his mother's lap on a recent Delta Airlines flight on approach to...

Exec accused of slapping toddler on flight loses job

2013-02-18 05:47:00

A company president accused of slapping a crying child on a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta has been let go, a spokesman for his parent company confirmed to The Associated Press Sunday. Joe Rickey Hundley, president of Unitech Composites and Structures...

To stay competitive, BWI 'moves at the speed of business'

2012-11-19 18:12:35

Massive girders and freshly poured concrete form a bump in the middle of the low-slung terminal, almost as if BWI Marshall Airport is expecting. In a way, it is. Before next summer, a glassed-in walkway, new shops and a modern security checkpoint will...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

2012-11-29 04:54:00

WEATHER: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Tonight is expected to be mostly clear, low around 36. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Former Oriole Doug DeCinces indicted on insider trading charges: Former Orioles...

Diverse coalition funded same-sex marriage effort

2012-11-28 18:25:29

A broad coalition of donors — including casino giant MGM, Delta Airlines, a Washington nightclub and thousands of individuals across the country — together gave nearly $6 million to the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland,...

As holiday nears, BWI moves to ease crunch on land, in air

2012-11-14 14:49:00

With the busiest travel period of the year just a few anxious days away, BWI Marshall Airport is in an all-out push to burnish its reputation as the "easy come, easy go" airport. Wednesday morning, federal security officials added BWI to a pre-...

Travelers in the region stranded by Sandy

2012-10-29 12:09:00

If you were hoping to escape the misery of Sandy's looming impact on the Mid-Atlantic, it's too late. Major air, rail and bus carriers have canceled most trips into Tuesday. Delta Airlines offered the last scheduled flights out of town Monday morning...

Both sides of marriage camp spending rapidly

2012-10-28 08:49:00

The campaigns to support and oppose same-sex marriage in Maryland have this in common: Both have nearly emptied their coffers. The Maryland Marriage Alliance, which opposes same-sex marriage, had $95,000 left in its bank account for the final stretch...

BWI has busiest June in history, 2ⁿ^d-busiest month ever

2012-07-30 11:23:00

A total of 2.18 million commercial passengers used Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in June, an increase of 2.9 percent over June 2011, the state announced Monday. Last month's traffic set a new mark for June, and it was second...

'It's more than just football'

2011-12-08 16:43:00

Marc Firlie calls comparisons between football and warfare a cliche. But he says the challenges of playing football at the U.S. Naval Academy — on top of a full academic course load and year-round military training — really did help prepare...

Dining at the Castle: How Classic Catering feeds the Ravens family

2012-01-14 10:50:00

Have you tried chef Nicholas Goff's apricot-glazed Chilean sea bass? Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said it's the best sea bass he's ever had, and health-conscious Ray Rice, who's always looking for clean and lean sources of protein, loves it, too. Ravens...

BWI plans a $100M expansion

2011-11-08 16:53:00

Travelers passing through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will see extensive changes over the next two years as officials launch a $100 million renovation project that will transform the central section of the airport —...

Following its launch in November 1989, the MD-90 first flew on Feb. 22, 1993. The first delivery was made to Delta Air Lines in February 1995. It belongs to the twinjet family of aircraft that started with the DC-9 and includes the Boeing 717 and MD-80. Production ended in 2000.

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Lakers center Dwight Howard makes boarding announcements at a Delta Air Lines counter before Flight 1553 to Honolulu on Thursday.

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Delta Air Lines plans to add new service and expand existing service to 14 destinations by summer.

2013-03-07 18:10:29