Bozeman will have a daily nonstop flight to Atlanta beginning next summer.

The CEO of Delta Air Lines, Richard Anderson, told those gathered at the Economic Summit in Butte that flights to Bozeman have done so well that the company is expanding service.
He noted that air passenger travel in Montana expands almost in lockstep with growth in the state’s economy.

“So in the summer of 2014, based on how well that market has done, Atlanta-Bozeman will fly daily instead of just a few times a week. That’s a great, great step,” Anderson said.

Anderson said Delta is also considering adding a nonstop flight from Bozeman to JFK in New York.
Business has been good for Delta and prospects look even better.

“This past summer we flew Atlanta-Missoula nonstop, we are very pleased with how that did,” Anderson said. “We flew Atlanta-Kalispell nonstop during the summer, and then next summer we will be adding Atlanta-Billings with a nonstop flight.”

The new Billings flight is expected to fly on Saturdays.

Bigger flights for Packers games

By Katie Kozak

CREATED Sep. 12, 2013

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GREEN BAY — Delta Airlines at Austin Straubel Airport is making some changes to get football fans back home after Sunday’s Packers vs. Redskins game at Lambeau Field.

Delta expecting a big crowd wanting to fly out on Monday, so they’re bringing in bigger planes to help with the overflow. Some of those plans can hold as many as 150 people.

“They’ve actually been able to fill all of those airplanes, there’s just a handful of seats available right now and I would expect that they would be gone by Sunday or Monday morning when those flights actually depart,” says Airport Director Tom Miller.

Leaders with Delta say the larger flights may continue on future game weekends.

Detroit A strong odor Friday morning has forced the diversion of a Delta Airlines flight that was headed from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

According to Delta, flight 143 made an unscheduled landing at Dublin International Airport out of an abundance of caution to examine the source of an odor in the aircraft.

The flight landed without incident and passengers deplaned normally while the source of the odor was investigated. According to Delta, an alternate aircraft was made available to the passengers.

Detroit A strong odor Friday morning has forced the diversion of a Delta Airlines flight that was headed from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

According to Delta, flight 143 made an unscheduled landing at Dublin International Airport out of an abundance of caution to examine the source of an odor in the aircraft.

The flight landed without incident and passengers deplaned normally while the source of the odor was investigated. According to Delta, an alternate aircraft was made available to the passengers.

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(Reuters) – Delta Airlines will join the SP 500 index after the close of trading on September 10, replacing BMC Software , Standard Poor’s said on Friday.

Shares of Delta, the second largest carrier behind United Continental , rose 4.6 percent to $20.80 in after-hours trading.

BMC will be replaced in the index on Tuesday because Bain Capital LLC is expected to complete its acquisition of BMC on or around that day, SP said.

Delta, which filed for bankruptcy in 2005 and acquired Northwest Airlines in 2008, has improved profits and reduced debt in recent years. It last paid a common stock dividend in 2003, and its last share buyback plan was in 2000.

To cut costs, Delta has been retiring fuel-guzzling planes and acquiring used aircraft, and it bought a Pennsylvania oil refinery last year.

In May, Delta said it planned to return $1 billion to shareholders over the next three years, starting with its first dividend in a decade and a $500 million share buyback program. The initiatives are part of a five-year plan that seeks to generate as much as $5 billion in value for investors.

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NEW YOEK: Delta Airlines will join the SP 500 index after the close of trading on September 10, replacing BMC Software, Standard Poor’s said on Friday.

Shares of Delta, the second largest carrier behind United Continental UAL.N, rose 4.6 percent to $20.80 in after-hours trading.

BMC will be replaced in the index on Tuesday because Bain Capital LLC is expected to complete its acquisition of BMC on or around that day, SP said.

Delta, which filed for bankruptcy in 2005 and acquired Northwest Airlines in 2008, has improved profits and reduced debt in recent years. It last paid a common stock dividend in 2003, and its last share buyback plan was in 2000.

To cut costs, Delta has been retiring fuel-guzzling planes and acquiring used aircraft, and it bought aPennsylvania oil refinery last year.

In May, Delta said it planned to return $1 billion to shareholders over the next three years, starting with its first dividend in a decade and a $500 million share buyback program. The initiatives are part of a five-year plan that seeks to generate as much as $5 billion in value for investors.

Airlines, which weathered a tough decade after the September 11, 2001, attacks, have gained more solid financial footing and are now focusing on improving their investment potential.- Reuters

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