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.
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After East Palestine crash, a rail safety win but health questions remain

Torry Wallace (right) waits with friends and family in Terminal North for a flight to Las Vegas at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on July 19, 2024. A massive outage affected Microsoft users around the globe and Atlanta-based Delta grounded its entire global flight schedule. (John Spink/AJC 2024)

DOT drops investigation of Delta for CrowdStrike outage

A new sphere, screening tech and parking: How the Atlanta airport has prepared for FIFA

Kick It: The transportation edition

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Norfolk Southern doesn’t have the crews to keep trains moving, union says

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

After Spirit exit, other airlines flood into its former Atlanta routes

A new sphere, screening tech and parking: How the Atlanta airport has prepared for FIFA

Sphere, parking and security upgrades ready at Atlanta airport for World Cup

Mayor Dickens unveils Nelson Mandela Statue at the ATL International Airport

Atlanta airports are ready for World Cup’s private jets. Are they coming?

New Atlanta airport parking deck

The Atlanta airport’s shiny new parking deck is ‘just Phase 1’

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Regulators accept Norfolk Southern rail merger application — with a catch

Waymo in flood water

Waymo Atlanta operations paused after robotaxis got stuck in flash floods