Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.

May 14, 2007

Delta plans expansion; will offer inflight services Delta Air Lines will turn Los Angeles International Airport into a hub for service to Asia and Latin America. The airline on Thursday said it would add 21 daily departures, giving it up to 100 flights to 48 cities. Delta has also indicated it will expand at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The airline announced two new inflight services for passengers: seat-back movies and special cocktails mixed by flight attendants. May 11, 2007

Delta's Grinstein remains humble in successful tenure: Delta Air Lines CEO Gerald Grinstein helped steer the airline out of bankruptcy protection and emerge as a stronger competitor in the industry. Grinstein remains humble even as employees ask him for his autograph. "Everyone gets their Warholian 15 minutes of fame," he says. "I've been around the industry long enough to know that either one of two things happen: Either you get a turn of the barrel later or people are going to forget about it." May 11, 2007

Delta Air Lines said it will add 21 new daily flights at Los Angeles International Airport, which it plans to turn into a future hub for service to Asia and Latin America. With the expansion, which begins July 1, Delta will have up to 100 daily departures to 48 cities from Los Angeles. The new Delta flights, which will be operated by regional partner ExpressJet, connect LA with cities such as Denver, Phoenix and Boise. May 10, 2007

Delta focuses on international growth, will scale back domestic flights Delta Air Lines is focusing on expanding internationally and will cut its domestic capacity over the next several years, Chief Financial Officer Ed Bastian said Wednesday. The majority of Delta's growth will be in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, he said. May 10, 2007

An executive vice president of air carrier Delta Air Lines Inc. sold 9,349 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. May 10, 2007

Delta Vacations Increases Commissions On Disney Delta Vacations recently announced it is increasing commissions on telephone bookings to Walt Disney World by 1 percent, matching the 11 percent commission already available on electronic bookings. May 10, 2007

Delta to overhaul New York terminals as part of global expansion Delta Air Lines will spend up to $1 billion to overhaul its terminals at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The effort is part of the airline's plan to expand internationally. "We can make a much better home [at JFK] for not much more money than we're already spending," said Glen Hauenstein, executive vice president for network, revenue management and alliances. Delta today is expected to announce a plan to add more flights from Los Angeles International Airport. May 9, 2007

Delta launches post-bankruptcy campaign A new multimillion-dollar ad campaign launched by Delta Monday could help the company get out of post-bankruptcy doldrums. "Change" is the key word, and the key factor, in the new campaign, which will target major cities and magazines. May 8, 2007

Delta Extends Incentive Delta Vacations is extending its "More for 4" incentive to the end of May. May 8, 2007

Delta to announce Los Angeles expansion. Observers say Delta Air Lines is expected to announce a plan to expand service at Los Angeles International Airport, where it is now the fourth-largest airline. The airline may boost the number of flights operating out of Los Angeles by 50%. Delta also hopes its re-energized workforce, spotless jetliners and focus on operations will help it attract travelers. May 7, 2007

Korean Air and Delta Air Lines will increase the number of codeshare flights between Atlanta and Seoul to 11 each week from seven, using DL aircraft for the first time beginning June 4. May 9, 2007

Airline shares down early; Delta Air falls 5%. Airline shares sank in early trading, including Pinnacle Airlines Corp. stock after it reported a smaller profit, as crude-oil futures crept higher. Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. fell 5%. The Amex Airline Iwas last down 0.5% at 51.15 points. May 8, 2007

US Helicopter forms partnership with Delta US Helicopter has selected Delta Air Lines as its partner out of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. US Helicopter, which offers eight-minute shuttle services to Kennedy and Newark airports, also says it will make its inventory available in Sabre. May 11, 2007

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