MSP Voted a Top 10 Domestic Airport

It comes as no surprise to those of us that consider the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport our “home base”, that the Upper Midwest’s busiest airport is also considered one of the best in the country. Of course, everything airport related has been turned upside down by COVID19, but when air travel does return to someContinue reading “MSP Voted a Top 10 Domestic Airport”

Delta Tries a Creative Way to Avoid Pilot Furloughs

When October 1 arrives (just 75 days from today), Delta and other airlines that accepted Federal stimulus money will be free to do whatever is necessary to survive. And that includes furloughing staff whose jobs were protected to the end of September by the terms of the pandemic aid packages they accepted. The Atlanta-based carrierContinue reading “Delta Tries a Creative Way to Avoid Pilot Furloughs”

Airline Update – 7/13/2020

Fourteen Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant trainees have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending classes at the carrier’s Honolulu headquarters. The new-hires are now quarantined for two weeks, and the airline’s training facilites are undergoing a deep cleaning prior to be utilized again. Hawaiian has instituted a mandatory face mask policy for their headquarters (imagineContinue reading “Airline Update – 7/13/2020”

Delta and Mayo Clinic Teaming Up for Safer Air Travel

The world renowned Mayo Clinic, headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, and Delta Air Lines, have announced a strengthening of their relationship in order to make air travel safer in these days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As it has since the coronavirus became a threat earlier this year, Delta’s CareStandard program was developed to lessen the riskContinue reading “Delta and Mayo Clinic Teaming Up for Safer Air Travel”

Delta Introducing New Lobby and Gate Safety Barriers

Working with internal staff, Delta’s Flight Products team has created an additional layer of safety at airports for its customers, as well as the airline’s staff. Plexiglass safety barriers have been installed in airport check-in lobbies, at each departure gate, as well as at Delta Sky Club check-in counters. The Atlanta-based carrier has often amazedContinue reading “Delta Introducing New Lobby and Gate Safety Barriers”