An Israeli study has concluded that the short-lived immunity and rapid waning of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine necessitates the reevaluation of future COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. The authors said that while the vaccine was effective in decreasing morbidity and mortality, “its relatively small effect on transmissibility of Omicron … and its rapid waning call for…
Rapid Waning of COVID Vaccine Requires Reevaluation of Future Booster Campaigns: Study
Delta Says It’s Investing $60 Million in Air Taxi Developer
ATLANTA—Delta Air Lines says it has invested $60 million in a startup that hopes to build electric helicopter-like air taxis to ferry passengers to the airport. Delta announced Tuesday that it has taken a 2 percent stake in Joby Aviation, and could invest up to another $140 million as the manufacturer hits key milestones. Joby…
US Allows Delta to Temporarily Cut Some New York, Washington Flights
WASHINGTON—Delta Air Lines can temporarily cut some flights at New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday. The FAA said as a condition of approval that Delta “should offer customers a refund or rebook them on Delta or another carrier…
Delta Hikes Q2 Revenue Outlook on Sharply Higher Airfares
To hear it from Delta Air Lines, happy days are here again, with travelers gladly paying sharply higher fares just to get on an airplane and go somewhere this summer. Delta said Wednesday that it expects second-quarter revenue will be back to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, even with fewer flights. The airline said revenue per seat…
Delta to Begin Paying Flight Attendants During Boarding
Delta Air Lines, which is facing another attempt to unionize its flight attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding, a first for a major U.S. airline. Across the airline industry in the United States, hourly pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close. Delta said the…
Beyond Bourbon Street: Touring the Delta
On a tour of the Mississippi River Delta, I hardly expected to find myself in a beautifully restored 1934 Art Deco airport terminal. But there I was, standing on a large marble compass inlay admiring the surrounding flight-themed murals by Xavier Gonzalez. Once called the “air hub of the Americas,” New Orleans’s diminutive Lakefront Airport…
Delta Gives Update About Mask ‘No-Fly’ List After Travel Mandate Lifts
Delta Air Lines will maintain its ban on some individuals who would not comply with a COVID-19 mask rule on Delta flights, although the company also revealed that it plans to restore flight privileges to about 2,000 customers who were barred from flights. “With masks now optional, Delta will restore flight privileges for customers on…
Commander: Situation in Mariupol ‘Critical’; DOJ to Appeal Ruling if CDC Says Masks Needed | NTD News Today
Ukrainian forces are refusing to surrender in the port city of Mariupol. Russia gave another ultimatum, and the Pentagon said bigger U.S. weapons would arrive in Ukraine soon. Delta airlines pilots are protesting the airline’s scheduling practices. They say they are being expected to pick up record amounts of overtime flying on their days off….
Delta Pilots Land Jet Safely After Cockpit Windshield Cracks
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The pilots on a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Washington decided to bring their jet down in Denver after the cockpit windshield shattered above 30,000 feet. The crew repeatedly told passengers to remain calm until they landed. “They came on the loudspeaker saying that the windshield had shattered,…
Delta Air Lines to Raise Pay by 4 Percent for Nearly All Employees
WASHINGTON—Delta Air Lines will raise pay by 4 percent for nearly all its employees globally effective May 1, according to a company memo seen by Reuters. A company spokeswoman, who confirmed the increase, said it would be received by about 75,000 employees, but that it would not apply to pilots, who are covered under a…
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