Delta Air Lines Stock News

Oil's return above $100 a barrel has made airline investing a tougher proposition. As of writing, US crude sits comfortably above $100 while Brent is hovering around $114 as Middle East supply concerns intensify.

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Delta Air Lines' decision to avoid Elon Musk's Starlink has attracted plenty of critics. However, its WiFi provider, ViaSat, recently launched a new satellite for the Pacific region.

Delta is overhauling its top-tier cabin with new suites for its largest A350 plane, starting next year. The company is also ordering more Porsches to take its highest-end customers from the terminal to aircraft transfers.

Delta Air Lines planned to launch a route from Atlanta to Riyadh later this month. The Saudi capital's airport has suffered a number of Houthi missile attacks recently.

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The carrier said it now expects to debut the flight in March, pushing back previous plans for an Oct. 23 rollout, after several fatal strikes at Riyadh's international airport.

Delta Air Lines will delay the launch of its nonstop service between Atlanta and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, until March. Delta planned to begin the route on Oct. 23, in what would have marked the first nonstop commercial flight between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.