Emma Hurt
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As a business reporter, Emma Hurt leads coverage of the Atlanta airport, Delta Air Lines, UPS, Norfolk Southern and other travel and logistics companies. Prior to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution she worked as an editor and Atlanta reporter for Axios, a politics reporter for WABE News and a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Latest from Emma Hurt
Interview with Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw

Norfolk Southern sale to Union Pacific to come with heavy Atlanta job losses

Norfolk Southern’s safety revamp after East Palestine derailment

Opposition grows against Norfolk Southern merger with two unions taking a stand

Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein

He helped make Delta a ‘premium’ airline. Now he’s stepping down.

Pre-Christmas holiday rush

Watch out for these busy days at the Atlanta airport this holiday season

UPS’ rough year

After a difficult 2025, here’s what could be ahead for UPS

PDK expansion continues to anger neighbors

Residents blast DeKalb Commission for approving PDK hangar expansion

Hartsfield-Jackson ATL centennial canopy

How the AJC covered Delta, Hartsfield-Jackson over their 100-year histories

Ribbon cutting Concourse D expansion

Two centennials, one story: Delta and the Atlanta airport

Louisville-US Plane Crash

UPS hit with first wrongful death lawsuits from Louisville plane crash

Mass cancellations hit Atlanta airport, shutdown causes uncertainty

Delta took a nine-figure hit from the fed shutdown. But holidays look strong.