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    Delta DC-9 Suffers Uncontained Engine Failure


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    Contact photographer Stefan Sonnenberg

    What: Delta Airlines Douglas DC-9-50 en route from Atlanta to Pittsburgh
    Where: Atlanta o
    When: Aug 6th 2011
    Why: On takeoff approach, the right engine made a banging noise, leading the pilots to reject takeoff, and stop on the runway, with locked up brakes and an uncontained engine failure (holes in the casing) and a disengaged fan blade. Passengers disembarked on to the runway and were ported to the terminal.

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    Delta Flats Land in Atlanta


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    Contact photographer Alessandro Lukas

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Denver to Atlanta
    Where: Denver
    When: Jun 24th 2011
    Who: 159 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: On takeoff, the flight blew two tires.

    Pilots continued to Atlanta where they made a safe landing on the blown tires. After landing, the plane stopped on the runway, the tires replaced, and then the flight continued to the gate, when passengers disembarked normally.

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    Emergency landing on Midway Atoll

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from Honolulu to Osaka
    Where: 300 nm southeast of Sand Island/Midway Atoll
    When: June 17, 2011
    Who: 359 passengers, 19 crew
    Why: While en route, a windshield cracked. Although they did not lose cabin pressure, the crew decided they had to land while it was daylight. The plane had two birdstrikes and had flap damage also.

    The pilots made a safe landing on a 7,900 foot runway on the atoll, Sand Island’s Henderson Field.

    Passengers waited on board until a replacement jet was provided within 16 hours. The replacement 747 jet left at 5:00 am before the “sea birds woke up.”

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    Emergency Landing in Caracas

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Atlanta,GA to Brasilia
    Where: Caracas
    When: Jun 19th 2011
    Who: 119 aboard
    Why: En route near Caracas, the plane developed an issue with the right hand engine.
    The crew diverted to Caracas where they made a safe landing.

    A replacement jet was provided within 20 hours.

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    Delta from Atlanta-Emergency Exit after Engine FIre


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    Contact the photographer John E. Jauchler

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles
    Where: Atlanta
    When: Jun 21st 2011
    Who: 174 passengers
    Why: Taking off out of Atlanta, the left hand engine indicated fire.

    The engine was shut down, and pilots made a landing back in Atlanta, ten minutes after takeoff. Passengers exited via emergency slides, resulting in three injuries.

    External examination of the engine reveals charring, and results of a fire inside the cowl.

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    Cracking Windshield Leads Delta to Vegas


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    Contact photographer Jason Whitebird

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Los Angeles to New York
    Where: Las Vegas
    When: Jun 16th 2011
    Why: While en route, the right windshield of the Boeing developed a crack.

    The flight crew diverted to Las Vegas where they made a safe landing. The disposition of the passengers is not known, though we presume that the passengers were provided alternative flights to Kennedy airport

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    Delta Flight Cancelled over Jacksonville—Engine Lost and Recovered

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Jacksonville FL to Atlanta.
    Where: Jacksonville
    When: Jun 15th 2011, 10:30 p.m
    Who: 135 aboard
    Why: Taking off from Jacksonville, they had a compressor stall.

    The pilots recovered the left engine, and made a safe landing back in Jacksonville, in spite of a loud bang that occurred. They stopped on the runway (which had been inspected for debris). A passenger told reporters that there was an engine sparking.

    Emergency vehicles were on hand.

    Passengers disembarked, and were provided an alternative flight.

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    Delta DC-9 Flaps Brouhaha Lands Safely In Florida


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    Contact photographer Gabriel Widyna

    What: Delta Airlines Douglas DC-9-50 en route from Atlanta Georgia to Melbourne Florida
    Where: Melbourne
    When: Jun 9th 2011, 6:30 pm
    Why: On approach to Melbourne, the flight developed a flaps problem.

    Brevard County hospitals were notified and emergency crews were on the scene in less than eight minutes.

    The pilot declared an emergency, aborted the approach and thirty minutes later made a safe landing. There were no injuries, and locals commended the pilot’s performance.

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    Delta/Skywest Makes Safe Landing on one set of Landing Gear

    What: Delta Air Lines/ SkyWest en route from Cincinnati to Milwaukee
    Where: Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee Wisconsin
    When: June 6, 2011
    Who: 41 passengers, 3 crew
    Why: On approach to the airport, the landing gear developed problems.

    The plane made a safe landing at 10 pm Monday night on one set of landing gear. Passengers were bussed to the terminal. Once passenger was hospitalized.

    According to news crews covering the incident, the plane looked tilted on the runway. The airport was closed for two hours after the landing.

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    Angels Land at LAX sans Hydraulics

    What: Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 en route from Kansas to Irvine
    Where: LAX
    When: 6:30 pm
    Who: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team
    Why: While en route the plane developed hydraulic issues and diverted to LAX.
    The landing gear had to be manipulated manually.

    The plane had been slated to land at John Wayne Airport in Irvine.

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    Delta: Engine Smoking in Atlanta


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    Contact photographer Klaus Ecker

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Las Vegas to Atlanta,GA
    Where: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atlanta
    When: Jun 2nd 2011, 5:53 p.m
    Why: While en route to Atlanta, on approach the left engine developed issues and began smoking. Pilots made a safe landing.

    Passengers disembarked on the runway and were provided transportation to the terminal.

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    Delta Flat Catches Fire Landing in Atlanta

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Pittsburg, to Atlanta
    Where: Atlanta
    When: May 28th 2011
    Who: 43 passengers and 5 crew
    Why: On landing in Atlanta, the right main gear tire blew and started a fire. The runway was vacated and the passengers disembarked via emergency slides.

    Emergency services responded to contain the fire. Foam was employed.

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    Green Bay-DC-9 Emergency Landing


    Pictured: Delta DC-9 Similar to the one in the incident
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    Contact photographer Christopher Weyer

    What: Delta Airlines DC-9 en route from Detroit to Minneapolis
    Where: Ashwaubenon
    When: May 21, 2011
    Who: 81 passengers, 5 crew
    Why: The plane was en route when the pilot smelled smoke from burning plastic in the cabin, and announced to passengers they would be diverting to Green Bay with rescue services from De Pere, Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Hobart and Howard on standby.

    They made a safe landing in Green Bay at Austin Straubel International Airport at 2:25 pm

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    Atlanta: Delta Emergency landing


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    Contact photographer Agustin Anaya

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Detroit to Sao Paulo
    Where: Atlanta,GA
    When: May 15th 2011
    Why: While en route, over Daytona, the plane developed an issue with their airspeed indication. Although the issue was fixed, the flight diverted to Atlanta where they made a safe landing. A fresh crew with adequate duty time flew them to Sao Paulo.

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    Delta Atlanta-DC flight, MD88 Engine Shut Down

    What: Delta Air Delta MD-88 en route from Atlanta to Washington DC
    Where: Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
    When: April 22, 2011 11:30
    Why: After takeoff, the plane experienced audible engine trouble loud enough to disturb the passengers, although there was no smoke. After a loud bang, the pilot shut down the affected engine.

    The pilot returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing. Passengers were in the air again on a replacement jet by 2 pm.

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    Vegas-Bound Passengers All Shook up

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90 en route from Minneapolis to Las Vegas
    Where: Aspen,CO
    When: Apr 17th 2011
    Who: 2 injured
    Why: While en route, the plane encountered unexpected turbulence.

    Two passengers were injured as the plane was over Aspen.

    The pilots continued on and made a safe landing in Las Vegas.

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    Delta Emergency Landing Ends in Bus trip and New Engine

    What: Delta twin-engine McDonnell Douglas MD-90, en route from Tampa, Fla to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
    Where: Rochester
    When: April 13, 2011 4 pm
    Who: 143 passengers 6 crew
    Why: While en route, passengers felt vibrations, and smelled smoke before the pilots made an emergency diversion at the Rochester airport. They landed with the fire department on standby.

    An engine was judged to be faulty and is being replaced while at the Rochester airport. Most of the stranded passengers finished the last leg of their trip on buses provided by Delta, though some rented cars.

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    Delta Flight Returns to Grand Rapids

    What: Delta en route from Grand Rapids to Detroit
    Where: Gerald R Ford International Airport
    When: March 19 2011
    Who: 55 passengers
    Why: After departure from Grand Rapids, the plane developed smoke in the cockpit. The pilot returned to the airport where he made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked on the runway and were ported back to the terminal.

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    Delta Boeing Engine Emergency


    What: Delta Boeing 737-800 en route from Fort Lauderdale to Minneapolis
    Where: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
    Who: 119 passengers 6 crew
    Why: After takeoff from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the Boeing suffered engine failure and had to turn back to the airport, sprinkling bits and pieces of the damaged engine over Florida. The plane made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked and transferred to an alternative flight which reached Minneapolis with considerable delay but no further trouble.

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    Delta: Whacked Tail at JFK

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 from New York JFK,NY to Sao Paulo
    Where: New York
    When: Mar 6th 2011
    Why: The Delta Boeing encountered heavy wind on takeoff and suffered a tail strike. The pilot returned to JFK and made a safe landing. According to Flight Aware, the duration of the flight was 49 minutes.

  • Delta Most Admired

    Delta Air Lines issued the following memo from CEO Richard Anderson to its more than 80,000 employees:

    FORTUNE magazine has ranked Delta the most admired airline worldwide in its 2011 World’s Most Admired Companies airline industry list, published today. This is a remarkable achievement and yet another testament to the hard work of Delta people. Congratulations!

    Delta has moved up in the airline rankings in the FORTUNE list from 10th in 2007, to sixth in 2008 and 2009, and third place in 2010. The airlines ranked second through 12th in the FORTUNE industry list, in order, are: Singapore Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Lufthansa Group, Air France-KLM Group, Cathay Pacific Airways, United Continental, Qantas Airways, British Airways, All Nippon Airways, US Airways Group and AMR.

    The annual FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies airlines list is based on results of a global survey of airline executives, directors and analysts who rate companies in their own industry on nine criteria: people management, quality of management, innovation, long-term investment, use of corporate assets, financial soundness, social responsibility, quality of product and services and global competitiveness. In addition to ranking top overall in the airline industry list, Delta ranked No. 1 among airlines in long-term investment, quality of management, global competitiveness and social responsibility.

    This award is proof of the great strides we have made in building a strong global business for our customers, employees, shareholders and the communities we serve. We’ve completed virtually all our merger integration, launched significant investments in our customer experience and the technology that supports the way we do business, strengthened our industry-leading joint venture and alliance relationships, and expanded our international reach. These are just a few of the things that have caused others to recognize what the more than 80,000 employees of Delta have achieved.

    The recognition is not only a testament to what we have accomplished, but also our path in getting to this point. Through all of this change, we’ve preserved a unique culture anchored in dignity and respect. Delta stayed true to its word, with no frontline involuntary furloughs as a result of the merger. We created new jobs in TechOps, Cargo, Airport Customer Service, Reservations, Flight Operations and In-flight Service to support our larger international network. In addition to frontline pay increases, Delta also has invested more than $2.5 billion in Delta people in the form of company equity, profit sharing, and operational performance bonuses over the last four years, all while maintaining low unit costs and reducing debt.

    Our progress and steadfast commitment to the Delta culture have been remarkable. Business leaders around the world have noticed all the hard work you have been doing. Your commitment to make Delta a better airline for our customers and investors, while building on our heritage as a great place to work is a point of pride for all of us.

    Thank you for all you do for Delta every day.

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    Smokey Delta Flight Overnights in Omaha

    What: Delta en route from New York City to Phoenix
    Where: Eppley Airfield
    When: Feb 28, 2011
    Why: While en route, the plane developed smoke in the cockpit.

    The flight diverted to Omaha and made a safe landing with rescue crews standing by.

    Passengers disembarked and were booked on an 8:15 am Omaha to Phoenix flight.

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    Engine Failure; Falling Parts

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Minneapolis
    Where: Fort Lauderdale
    When: Feb 20th 2011
    Who: 140 passengers
    Why: After taking off from Fort Lauderdale, the engine made an explosive noise, and pieces of the plane started falling off. A search made of the runway revealed nothing. However, after a left engine failed and the Boeing returned to make a safe landing, it was discovered that the falling parts were turbine blades which had exited through the engine exhaust.

    Passengers exited normally on the runway. They also entered an alternative plane provided for them, reaching Minneapolis four hours later.

    Parts were found at Port Everglades Cargo Entry Point.