Emma Hurt

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

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

Delta has seen a recent spike in delays and cancellations due to a pilot staffing crunch and scheduling issues.

Delta Air Lines flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that will be affected by the airline's food and beverage service changes include nonstop flights to Jacksonville, Florida, and Memphis, Tennessee. (John Spink/AJC 2023)

Hungry? Plan ahead. Delta to end snack, drink service on shorter flights.

Delta Air Lines is cutting food and beverage service for Delta Comfort and main cabins on all flights shorter than 350 miles.

In Louisville, where UPS is a ‘hometown company,’ crash recovery continues

Six months after the UPS plane crash in Louisville, 15 people are dead, litigation is pending and the environmental cleanup is ongoing.

Take 2: Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific again put merger bid to regulators

The new filing will restart the clock, which leaves a likely timeline of rejection or approval by the Surface Transportation Board sometime next year.

The first pre-fabbed section of Concourse D to be transported to the airport

Judge shields Atlanta from Trump executive orders in federal funding case

A federal judge is temporarily prohibiting a handful of federal agencies from enforcing immigration enforcement and antidiversity conditions on federal grants.

The tiny RFID chip has revolutionized how UPS ships packages

UPS sees profit, revenue decline but promises ‘inflection’ ahead in 2026

UPS saw revenues and profit decline in the first quarter, but executives say the back half of 2026 will be where its major strategic shift starts to pay off.

Mass cancellations hit Atlanta airport, shutdown causes uncertainty

As Delta flight delays mount, pilots and management point fingers

Delta’s cancellations from pilot staffing are up tenfold as the airline heads into a busy summer.

Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific ‘on track’ to refile for merger next week

Among those protesting the deal are all of the railroad’s major competitors, warning it consolidates nearly half of the nation’s rail volume into the hands of one entity.

Why UPS wants to ship your returns more than your online orders

The company sees immense opportunity in “reverse logistics” and on Tuesday announced a further expansion of the network of its subsidiary Happy Returns.

Current and former Atlanta Mayors gather at Big Bethel AME Church to push to protect DEI initiatives in the City of Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta quietly joins fight against the Trump administration’s anti-DEI push

The Fresno v. Turner lawsuit is one of several filed by groups of municipalities and authorities against the Trump administration over the last year.