Companies Trim Outlooks, Travel and Staff as Virus Spreads

The Associated Press Mar 4, 2020 The coronavirus is changing the way companies do business — in the U.S. and across the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Delta, American Suspend Flights Between U.S. and China

CATHY BUSSEWITZ, JOSEPH PISANI and RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 They are the first U.S. airlines to join several international carriers that have halted flights as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Jittery Wall Street Has a Lot to Be Nervous About

STAN CHOE / The Associated Press Jan 7, 2019 Investors have been careening from fear to relief and back again as they react to news about trade talks and the health of the economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pro-Gun Georgia Lawmakers Punish Delta Air Lines for Crossing the NRA

BEN NADLER and R.J. RICO / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2018 The Legislature strikes back at the Atlanta-based company by killing a proposed tax break on jet fuel that would have saved the airline millions. The action comes after Delta ended discounts to National Rifle Association members. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kroger Joins Other Big Retailers Tightening Gun Restrictions

The Associated Press Mar 1, 2018 The company, which sells firearms at 44 of its Fred Meyer stores in the West, announces it will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 at any of its outlets. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Companies Face Pressure to Pick Sides in Gun Debate

DAMIAN J. TROISE / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2018 Following the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting, dozens of companies are ending deals for members of the National Rifle Association. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politician Threatens Delta for Its Stance on the NRA

Mehreen Kasana / AlterNet Feb 27, 2018 Georgia's Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle says he would nix a tax break for the airline company because it is distancing itself from the National Rifle Association. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Coulter Flies

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Air Travel Is Getting More Aggravating and Complicated

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2014 More stratified levels of service, workers who are underpaid and overworked, and a climate that is increasingly hostile to human activity -- the experience of privatized air travel worldwide is rapidly deteriorating. Journalist Scott Smith lists six ways how. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Congress Fails to End FAA Shutdown

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2011 Lawmakers failed Tuesday to extend the power of the Federal Aviation Administration to regulate tax funding, leaving thousands of airline employees out of work while Congress takes a monthlong holiday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslims Say They Were Booted Off Plane

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2011 Two Muslim religious leaders said a Delta pilot refused to take off from Memphis, Tenn., to Charlotte, N.C., with them on board, removing the traditionally dressed men as they tried to get to a conference addressing prejudice against Muslims. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rising Mississippi River Threatens Residents

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2011 People living along the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., are being asked to evacuate their homes after rising floodwater levels broke an 80-year record high earlier this week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )