Word: delta
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...plane's two engines. That possibility was discounted when the NTSB announced that the engines revealed no evidence of fire or early disintegration. Wind shear was also deemed a possible culprit. Abrupt wind shifts were responsible for the last major crash of a U.S. carrier, a Delta Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 jet in Dallas on Aug. 2, 1985. In Detroit, Flight 255 had been rerouted to another runway to avoid a gust of wind from a distant thunderstorm. Still another hypothesis concerned the baggage loading: investigators examined the possibility that too much cargo may have been placed toward...
...fuss at Eastern drew attention away from Delta's continuing bad luck. At Los Angeles International Airport, a SkyWest commuter plane collided on a taxiway with a Delta 767. Both planes were damaged, but no one was injured. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. Meanwhile, two Delta jets had to make unscheduled landings: a 727 flying from Calgary, Alta., to Salt Lake City touched down in Great Falls, Mont., because of a pressurization problem, and an Atlanta-bound DC-8 returned to Las Vegas after it developed engine trouble...
...airline's woes are surprising, given its reputation for reliability. In a Government study released last week, Delta had fewer consumer complaints than all but five of 22 carriers. Most passengers appear unfazed by the airline's difficulties, and few have canceled reservations...
...Delta did not have enough troubles, a monkey broke loose last week in the baggage hold of a 727 about to take off from Atlanta for Columbus. It took an hour to corral the animal, and the flight was canceled. The incident might normally have been good for a chuckle, but Delta officials are in no mood to laugh...
Riding the bull: investors learn how to play a volatile market. -- An Australian raider closes in on Texaco. -- Probing Delta' s foul...