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Greeted by a water turret salute, the Airbus A330-900neo touched down in Seattle just as the sun rose over the 85-foot-high aerial walkway at IAF, the largest in the world over an active taxi lane.
Seattle-bound Delta customers on Tuesday's flight 196 from Incheon, South Korea, were the very first to enter the stunning, new 450,000-square-foot International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This inaugural arrival officially kicked off the Port of Seattle's phased opening of the IAF.
Delta's first A321neo

Fuel-efficient aircraft elevates the customer experience as projected demand for travel grows in the years ahead.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian talks to Spelman College President Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell in the latest episode of Gaining Altitude.

The Delta Air Lines Foundation announced a $2 million grant to Spelman College for the Center for Innovation and Arts as part of the Spelman Ascends campaign. The grant totals $500,000 a year for four years, helping fund the historically Black college's integration of the arts into its already robust STEM education programs for women.

LAX Check-in

A joint $2.3 billion investment to modernize and upgrade one of the airline’s key global hubs.

Delta's First Airbus A321neo arrives in Atlanta

Delta expects to welcome 26 state-of-the-art A321neos to its fleet this year, with a total of 155 purchase commitments through 2027.

Jen Lee shows his gold medal after returning from the Paralympic Games.

Friends and families of U.S. Paralympians joined Delta employees to welcome home Team USA from the Paralympic Winter Games as part of a celebratory event at Salt Lake City International Airport.

Exterior view of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's International Arrivals Facility - Grand Hall

Delta has been closely engaged with the Port of Seattle on the construction of the International Arrivals Facility since teams broke ground in 2017. With this new facility, international customers arriving at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will get to experience more comfort and convenience than ever before.

Delta's U.S. Paralympic Team ambassadors.

On Friday, U.S. Paralympians departed from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, carried by Delta’s Team USA-only charter flight.

Team USA Olympic Team Homecoming at Salt Lake City (SLC)

As Team USA touched down from the Olympic Winter Games, Delta employees with friends and families of the athletes celebrated their return at Salt Lake City International Airport.

Delta partners with Instacart

Starting Feb. 22 Delta is teaming up with Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in the U.S., to give Delta loyalists more ways to earn miles when they link their SkyMiles and Instacart accounts, with special earning bonuses for Instacart Express members.

Two aviators stand outside of Hampton University.

As the airline works to better reflect the diversity of the world it serves, this partnership helps broaden diversity and builds upon the significant legacy people of color have contributed to aviation.

De-icing Delta aircraft at the MSP hub.

De-icing is a meticulous yearlong operation essential to ensuring Delta aircraft can take off safely and deliver the reliable, world-class operation customers expect.

Team USA Will to Fly

Developed in partnership with Delta’s advertising partner Wieden+Kennedy New York, the campaign will launch on Jan. 31. Spots will run on NBC’s TODAY show, the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, Late Night with Seth Meyers, That’s My Jam with Jimmy Fallon and more in the coming weeks.

Team USA Sendoff Delta Hangar at LAX

At the Delta-hosted LAX send-off event athletes walked a red carpet and boarded their aircraft in a private hangar.

A Someone Somewhere artisan holding a Delta One amenity kit.

Delta is accelerating its efforts to build a more sustainable and people-first future for air travel. Starting this month, the airline will refresh its onboard product offerings with artisan-made amenity kits, recycled bedding, reusable and biodegradable service ware and premium canned wine.

Someone Somewhere artisans at work.

The talents of expert artisans are finding their way to premium and more sustainable amenity kits for Delta One® customers next month, through a partnership with the Mexico-based brand Someone Somewhere.

Deicing Delta aircraft

Cirium’s new annual award is presented to an airline with outstanding performance considering the complexity of the airline’s operation, volume of flights, diversity of its network and other key operational factors.

A Reservation employee helps a customer.

Many customers may wonder how Delta makes decisions about cancellations and schedule changes and what Delta does to help them when those disruptions occur. Read on for more about how we take care of our customers when travel is interrupted – as well as tips on managing your next flight and when to arrive at the airport.

Delta Team USA Livery Reveal

The custom-painted A330-900, which will start flying Dec. 18, will be assigned primarily to trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes.

Ed Bastian joins New York officials at JFK.

The expansion continues Delta’s history of investments in New York and will allow Delta to offer customers a seamless travel experience by consolidating operations into Terminal 4.

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