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The skyline of midtown Atlanta is visible from Atlantic Station on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. (Christine Tannous / christine.tannous@ajc.com)
Metro Atlanta hotels hurt by steep drop in business trips
Margherita Pizza from Antico Pizza / Photo by Chris Hunt
Delta adds Antico Pizza to international business class menu
UPS plans to hire 100,000 seasonal workers beginning in October. It is taking applications now. Source: UPS
UPS hiring 100,000 temporary workers for holiday shipping season
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010721 DORAVILLE: Moderna COVID-19 vaccines sit on a tray as they are prepared to be administered to health care workers at the DeKalb COVID-19 BrandsMart USA drive through testing site on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Doraville. Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
More Delta employees get vaccinated after insurance surcharge announced
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Delta sees slower recovery amid surge in COVID-19 cases
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Decades-old airport Sheraton imploded
May 17, 2021 Atlanta: The main security checkpoint was full for Memorial Day travel at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Delta variant adds variable for Labor Day travel
Delta is hiring 1,500 flight attendants as it ramps up after the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the industry.
Delta hiring 1,500 flight attendants
Crowds swelled in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s domestic atrium in early July with travelers heading out on the Fourth of July Holiday. John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Air travel recovery loses steam amid delta variant, EU restriction
A Delta Air Lines employee handles a passenger's luggage while wearing goggle, gloves and a face mask in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Delta says workforce diversity growing, but big gaps in management
UPS is delivering COVID-19 vaccines by drone at the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist medical campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. Source: UPS
UPS delivers first COVID-19 vaccines by drone
Delta crews volunteered to work Afghanistan evacuee flights as part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet this week. Source: Delta
Delta crews volunteer for Afghanistan evacuee flights
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Delta to levy $200/mth health care surcharge on unvaccinated employees
The possibility of starting commercial airline service at the Paulding County Airport took a blow after a federal court ruling allowed the airport authority to withdraw from a contract,
Judge upholds cancellation of lease to commercialize Paulding County airport
Delta’s Airbus A350. Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Defense secretary calls on Delta, other carriers for aircraft for Afghanistan evacuees
As airlines flights have picked back up in 2021, so have incidents of unruly behavior by passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration has levied record fines against bad actors in 2021. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
FAA attempts to wrangle airlines’ unruly passengers
Timothy Hosea, regional manager with Hallmark Aviation Services, meets with job seekers at ATL Airport Career Fair at Georgia International Convention Center on Wednesday in June. The next job fair will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday Aug. 25 at the airport. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Hartsfield-Jackson to host job fair Aug. 25
Crowds swelled in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s domestic atrium in early July. Some delays in delivering emergency services to customers has caused the airport to try to beef up services. John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Ambulance delays at Hartsfield-Jackson prompt moves to improve
Main cabin passengers pass the time aboard American Airlines flight 2331, a Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner, an route from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, on March 5, 2018. (Jerome Adamstein/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
NTSB warns about risks to lap children when planes hit turbulence
Delta Air Lines passengers check into their flights in the South Domestic Terminal during an early morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Orthodox Jewish passenger group removed from Delta, KLM flights
A rendering of the new design for the hotel to be built next to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Source: Majestic Realty Co.
Hartsfield-Jackson’s delayed hotel project set to get another extension
Delta Air Lines customers check-in at the electric kiosk during an early morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Delta waives fee for many same-day standby flight changes
Hermeus' Quarterhorse aircraft. Source: Hermeus.
Hypersonic plane startup Hermeus gets $60M contract with Air Force
Passengers seek assistance at the Spirit Airlines check-in counter at Hartsfield-Jackson.
Spirit Airlines’ flight cancellations frustrate local passengers
Passengers check in and wait by the Spirit Airlines ticket counter in Terminal 4 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. (Chris Day/Sun Sentinel/TNS)
Spirit Airlines flight cancellations leave passengers in limbo
Job seekers meet with recruiters at ATL Airport Career Fair at Georgia International Convention Center on June 20. Airport concessionaires are having difficulty hiring enough workers to reopen all the shops and restaurants. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Some airport restaurants and shops still closed amid labor shortage
A UPS delivery truck in May 2018 in Chicago. (Jonathan Weiss/Dreamstime/TNS)
UPDATE: UPS 2Q sales, profit soar despite fewer packages
Timothy Hosea, regional manager with Hallmark Aviation Services, meets with job seekers at ATL Airport Career Fair at Georgia International Convention Center on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Hartsfield-Jackson, short airport workers, to host job fair next week
The ATL West deck at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
New Atlanta airport parking deck to accept Peach Pass
The Frontier Airlines self check-in kiosks were empty on Tuesday April 14, 2020 as the ticket counter was temporarily closed inside the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. After scaling back flights early in the pandemic, the airline is expanding routes from Atlanta, including international flights. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Frontier Airlines to expand in Atlanta, include international flights
Delta pilot Craig Alexander. Source: Morgan & Morgan.
Pilot files intellectual property lawsuit against Delta
A U.S. ten dollar bills sits among ten and twenty euro banknotes in this arranged photograph taken inside a Travelex store, operated by Travelex Holdings Ltd., in London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
New company taking over currency exchange locations at Hartsfield-Jackson
Delta’s Airbus A350. Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Delta adding more used jets to its fleet
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for the Memorial Day weekend travel period as seen on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
UPDATE: Delta books 2Q profit with govt aid; airline recovery choppy
Crowds swelled in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s domestic atrium on July 2, 2021 with travelers heading out on the Fourth of July holiday weekend. John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Biden order targets airline fee refunds for delayed bags, Wi-Fi issues
Balram Bheodari (left), General Manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport talks with Dwayne Mitchell, artist, during an event to announce the exhibition of the Atlanta Children's Memorial Portraits at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Hartsfield-Jackson’s new manager Bheodari to get $310,000 salary
A motorist at a gas station
Fourth of July road trippers face higher gas prices than last year
With the launch of a nonstop Eastern Airlines flight from Atlanta to Mexico City 50 years ago in 1971, Atlanta marked its arrival as an international city. EASTERN AIRLINES COLLECTION / GA. STATE UNIV. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
Atlanta airport went international 50 years ago with Mexico City flight
Cars line up at the Delta Air Museum when it was one of the four mass COVID-19 vaccination sites, Monday morning, February 22, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Delta Flight Museum reopens
June 30, 2021 Atlanta - Airport travelers appreciate the exhibition of the Atlanta ChildrenÕs Memorial Portraits at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Hartsfield-Jackson Honors Atlanta Child Murder Victims with Portrait Art Exhibit ATLÕs award-winning art program is hosting the Atlanta ChildrenÕs Memorial Portraits exhibition from June 25 Ð Sept. 8, 2021. Selected from a competition of over 100 regional visual art professionals, artist Dwayne Mitchell was commissioned to create 30 portraits memorializing each victim of the Atlanta Child Murders. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Art exhibit at Hartsfield-Jackson honors Atlanta Child Murder victims
June 30, 2021 Atlanta - Timothy Hosea, regional manager with Hallmark Aviation Services, meets with job seekers at ATL Airport Career Fair at Georgia International Convention Center on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. The ATL Airport Career Fair will be held at the Georgia International Convention Center. This is the perfect opportunity for qualified applicants to apply for positions including managerial roles, jobs with airlines, cargo, maintenance, concessions, and other companies that make Hartsfield-Jackson an industry leader. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Hartsfield-Jackson officials see lighter turnout for job fair
Hartsfield-Jackson deputy general manager Balram Bheodari. File photo. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
City Council committee backs Balram Bheodari as Atlanta airport chief
Passengers walk through the domestic terminal during an early morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Hartsfield-Jackson calls for all restaurants, shops to reopen by August
A Feb. 13 hearing will concern the transfer of almost 3 acres from Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport to the state of Georgia for an aircraft mechanic school. AJC file photo
Developer fights cancellation of lease to commercialize Paulding airport
Travelers walk into the Domestic Terminal off the escalators early Tuesday morning, June 15, 2021, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Business travel faces long road to recovery from pandemic
09/04/2020 -Atlanta, Georgia - Delta Air Lines employees work the ticket counter in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, September 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Delta hiring as air travel bounces back from COVID-19
There are high hopes for a celebratory Fourth of July. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Fourth of July expected to bring near-record travel volumes
11/23/2020 � Atlanta, Georgia �Delta Air Lines pilots talk amongst themselves as they walk through the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta , Monday, November 23, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Delta to hire 1,000 pilots as pandemic recovery continues
The parking lots start to fill up at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, May 9, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Amid parking crunch, Hartsfield-Jackson opens new park-ride lot
In this file photo, cleaning crew thoroughly wipe down aircraft cabin on Concourse A at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Despite recieving the CARES Act funding from the goverment, the aviation still laid off and furloughed its employees. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Hartsfield-Jackson to hold job fair
A member of a Delta ground crew prepares a jet for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in this file photo. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Delta shareholders vote for climate lobbying transparency
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