airline

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Delta Air Lines’ domestic-flight cancellation rate has been higher than the industry average this year, a setback for an airline that nearly always tops rankings for reliability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The airline faulted its heavy reliance on CrowdStrike, while the tech companies pointed to Delta’s own technology and decisions in the outage’s immediate aftermath.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

British conductor Daniel Harding, who combines classical music with being a part-time commercial airline pilot, has landed the top job with one of the leading orchestras in the US.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Despite the delay to the initial delivery, the subsequent planes will arrive in quick succession, allowing the airline to return to its original schedule by November, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

As the geodesic is the shortest path between any two airports, this is the route an airline navigator will tell the pilot to fly along.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking