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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Delta Resumes Flights to Tel Aviv
Earlier this month, Delta Air Lines suspended its daily nonstop service to Tel Aviv, Israel, as a result of the ongoing conflict in the area. But the airline has decided to resume its service effective immediately. The Atlanta-based airline announced on Tuesday that it would be resuming its daily non-stop, direct flight from New York's John F. Kennedy airport to Tel Aviv on May 20. "Delta resumes daily nonstop service to Tel Aviv (TLV) from New York-JFK on May 20, operating the route on an Airbus A330-900neo," Delta wrote in a statement on Tuesday. "The decision to resume the route on May 20, which was temporarily suspended in response to ongoing conflict in the region, follows an extensive security risk assessment by the airline." While Delta is resuming service after the brief suspension, the airline did indicate that it will continue to monitor the situation, given the active conflict in the area. "Delta is continuously monitoring the evolving security environment and assessing operations based on security guidance and intelligence reports. Any further updates to operations will be shared on Delta News Hub," Delta wrote in its statement. The airline says that all travelers who booked flights to Tel Aviv between May 4, 2025, and May 25, 2025, are eligible for travel waivers.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Major airline partners with startup on mind-blowing new airplane design: 'Looks and feels like nothing flying today's commercial skies'
It's a bird, it's a plane — it's a brand-new sustainable aircraft. Airline company Delta is partnering with aviation startup JetZero to develop a sleek and sustainable aircraft that "looks and feels like nothing flying today's commercial skies," per Delta News Hub. Delta's Sustainable Skies Lab, which launched in 2023, will help bring JetZero's blended-wing-body aircraft to life. The plane is "expected to be up to 50% more fuel-efficient than aircraft in operation today, with flight range and seat capacity comparable to today's mid-range international aircraft — all with existing engine technology," Delta News Hub reported. The goal is not only to help Delta reach their net-zero emissions goal by 2050, but to develop and implement new technology that could change the aviation industry completely. JetZero insists their design will fly within this decade. Early last year, their scaled-down Pathfinder model received an airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing JetZero to do official test flights. Energy-efficient, sustainable aircraft development like JetZero's could pave the way for net-zero aviation pollution. Globally, the aviation industry is responsible for 2.5% of carbon dioxide emissions, and has "grown faster between 2000 and 2019 than rail, road or shipping," per the International Energy Agency. Delta has already made good progress on their path to sustainability. A sustainable aviation fuel blending facility is under construction in Minnesota, and will help Delta replace planet-polluting jet fuel. Tom O'Leary, the cofounder and CEO of JetZero, told Delta News Hub that "JetZero is working to change the world by bringing to market an aircraft that aims to fly this decade and make immediate and marked progress toward reducing airline energy costs, and the associated emissions." "The ability to realize such significant efficiency gains in the near future meaningfully impacts the industry's commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and will serve as the foundation on which other technologies and efficiencies can be realized," O'Leary said. Which of the following sustainable changes would make you most likely to choose a particular airline? Using cleaner fuel Reducing in-flight waste Making it easy to choose low-emissions itineraries I don't pay attention to sustainability when I fly Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
