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Study Blames Climate Change for Summer Wildfire Rise in California

A study out this week shows that nearly all of the observed increase in summer wildfires in California over the past half-century is attributable to man-made climate change. An international team of scientists looked at data from record-breaking summer forest …

Delta Air Lines Faces Proposed Class Action Over Carbon Neutral Claims

Delta Air Lines is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over advertising touting the U.S. carrier as carbon-neutral, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in California federal court. The complaint, filed on behalf of a California resident who bought …

Connecticut Mayor Sues Delta Airlines Over Dog Bite

Bridgeport’s mayor is suing Delta Airlines over a dog bite he says he suffered on a flight. A suit filed in state Superior Court alleges Mayor Joe Ganim was sitting in his seat on a Delta flight in November 2018 …

Cathay Pacific Cyber Attack Is World’s Biggest Airline Data Breach

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said a hacker accessed personal information of 9.4 million customers, becoming the target of the world’s biggest airline data breach. The airline’s shares sank the most in almost two years, shaving $201 million off its market …

Delta Projects Revenue Hit of Up to $50M From Atlanta Airport Outage

The CEO of Delta Air Lines says the company will seek compensation for its losses after a power outage knocked out the Atlanta airport’s power supply and also its backup electricity for about 11 hours Sunday. The blackout stranded thousands …

400 Delta Flights Scrapped After Atlanta Airport Outage Chaos

Delta Air Lines Inc. and other carriers worked to get thousands of stranded passengers onto planes after a major electrical disruption in Atlanta crippled service at the world’s busiest hub, extending flight cancellations into a second day. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International …