Delta Air Lines reports first-quarter profit
The airline was able to make up for loses in its day-to-day operations from hedging its fuel costs. Delta’s net income was $124 million. Revenue rose 9 percent to $8.41 billion.
The airline was able to make up for loses in its day-to-day operations from hedging its fuel costs. Delta’s net income was $124 million. Revenue rose 9 percent to $8.41 billion.
Numerous reports of tornadoes and nearly 100 mph straight-line winds.
Of the four, only one was wearing a lifejacket when the boat capsized Wednesday.
The pushback includes loosening restrictions on growler sales for bigger craft breweries and a more direct line of spirit sales to customers.
It's the second night in a row that severe storms are hitting the metro.
Photo above is a view from Marshall as the line of storms moved through Thursday evening.
The tornado watch is in effect until midnight.
The single-story home was fully engulfed in flames when first responders arrived early Wednesday morning.
The warning covers an area of Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska.
A devastating house fire happened early Thursday morning.
The incident happened Wednesday night near a shopping center and Cub.
Alexander John Odegaard was sentenced in U.S. District Court Tuesday.
Martha Llanos Rodriguez died in the wreck on I-90.
Delta will pay $150 million for a refinery near Philadelphia, according to the Associated Press. The airline hopes to cut fuel costs by making its own jet fuel.
The Atlanta-based carrier is looking into using crude oil from western North Dakota to supply its new refinery in Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reports. Delta Air Lines bought the refinery near Philadelphia from Phillips 66 for $150 million in May with hopes of cutting fuel costs by making its own jet fuel.
The government says Delta Air Lines Inc. continues to improve its customer service and on-time statistics. Delta's flights were on time 87.3 percent of the time in the first quarter, good for third-best out of the 18 major carriers, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the dominant carrier at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is studying the possible acquisition. The No. 2 airline was also considering buying the parent company of American Airlines. The Atlanta-based carrier acquired Northwest Airlines in 2008.
The Star Tribune reports the Atlanta-based airline appears to be swapping newer Airbus planes with older Boeing or McDonnell Douglas jets at MSP. Delta told the newspaper, "We always work to deploy the most efficient aircraft to each route, which is critical to the success of our hub at MSP." Some travelers and airport officials have complained the older planes are noisier and more cramped.
The Atlanta-based airline says the Twin Cities is a key part of its operations. Delta's senior vice president of Minnesota operations told the Star Tribune the airline is investing more than $3 million in new equipment at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Delta already employs 12,000 people in Minnesota and plans to add 400 positions in June.
The airline announced its expecting big profits this year despite spending $3 billion more on fuel.
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