From aerial crop dusting pioneer to global megacarrier – marking 100 years of operations of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines.

Delta Air Lines is celebrating its 100th anniversary ... In 1959, Delta began using the Douglas DC-8, followed by the Convair jet in 1960. It was not possible to fly across the country nonstop.

Federal aviation officials are investigating a close call between a Delta Air Lines passenger plane and an Air Force jet outside Washington, D.C., that triggered a collision warning and ...