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Delta's managing Director of Airport Experience, Greg Forbes, demonstrates self check-in during a tour of Delta's facial recognition system at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
Delta to roll out facial recognition in Atlanta domestic terminal
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An XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location has opened at Hartsfield-Jackson.
XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opens at Hartsfield-Jackson
Trooper First Class Young, with the Georgia State Patrol, trains with his K-9, Appa, on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
Drug-sniffing K9s get training at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson
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TSA works to increase 60% employee vaccination rate ahead of mandate
October 7, 2021 Atlanta - Mayoral candidates (from left) Felicia Moore, Andre Dickens, Antonio Brown, Kasim Reed and Sharon Gay during City of Atlanta Mayoral Debate at The Gathering Spot in Atlanta on Thursday, October 7, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta’s next mayor could determine future of airport
TSA detected a record number of guns at airport security checkpoints this year to date. Source: TSA
Hartsfield-Jackson No. 1 in firearms uncovered at checkpoints
Delta Air Lines employees work the ticket counter in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Delta is requiring new hires to be vaccinated. But for existing employees it is instead penalizing unvaccinated workers with a monthly $200 health insurance surcharge starting in November, along with requiring them to take weekly COVID-19 tests and wear masks. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Delta says 90% of employees are now vaccinated
A Delta Air Lines airplane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Friday, September 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Hartsfield-Jackson rebids five land parcels for development
Delta Air Lines employees assist customers in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Updated: Delta posts 3Q profit but warns of future losses
Southwest Airlines canceled some of its flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday after a weekend operational meltdown. Credit: John Spink / ajc.com
Southwest Airlines flight cancellations carry into Monday
Runners cross the finish line in the inaugural 5K on the 5th Runway. The race will be run again this year after a hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM
Hartsfield-Jackson prepares for return of 5K on the 5th Runway
At the security check point at Hartsfield-Jackson's international terminal, TSA employee Phillip Oree clears a passenger who used facial recognition for screening. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM
Delta to expand facial recognition to Atlanta domestic passengers
October 5, 2021 Atlanta - A Delta Air Lines employee works in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Delta is requiring new hires to be vaccinated. But for existing employees it is instead penalizing unvaccinated workers with a monthly $200 health insurance surcharge starting in November, along with requiring them to take weekly COVID-19 tests and wear masks. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
All major U.S. airlines but Delta now have employee vaccine mandate
The Flint River just south of Hartsfield-Jackson.
Jet fuel spill into Flint River requires no public notice, officials say
2017 file photo of downtown Reno, Nev. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
ExpressJet relaunches as aha! with Reno-based leisure flights
AJC file photo of Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport
Paulding deal blocks county airport commercialization for 25 years
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 file photo of Frontier Airlines self check-in kiosks inside the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Frontier Airlines to start Atlanta flights to Punta Cana
Flint River south of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, with the approach lights of the fifth runway in the background.
Hartsfield-Jackson fuel spill kills fish in Flint River
A rendering of a hotel to be built next to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Source: Majestic Realty Co.
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson scales back ‘Airport City’ plans
06/11/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Convention goers walk around as they explore The USA-CBD Expo convention at the Georgia World Congress Center, Friday, June 11, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Atlanta convention business disrupted by delta variant concerns
Delta Air Lines wants all air carriers to share no-fly lists with the FAA. Unruly passengers have become a problem for airlines during the pandemic. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Delta pushes airlines to share no-fly lists names
Casa Alterna volunteer Yehimi Cambrón speaks with an American Airlines customer service representative in order to change the flight of an immigrant at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Thursday, August 19, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Survey: Satisfaction with airports fell as traffic returned this year
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
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
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