Tag Archives: Delta Air Lines

Not so fast, Justice tells Delta, US Airways

Delta Air Lines’ plan to swap airport slots in Washington and New York with US Airways raises some antitrust questions at the Justice Department . . .

Tags: airport slots , antitrust , Delta Air Lines , Justice Department , New York , US Airways , Washington

Political Notes – Georgia crop losses said to be nearly $1 billion

Crop losses continue to mount up for Georgia’s farmers, with the latest estimate on the economic impact of the labor shortage nearing $1 billion . . .

Tags: Bryan Tolar , Delta Air Lines , Diamond Medallion , farm workers , immigration law , Keith Olbermann , Matt Ramsey , Nathan Deal

Political Notes – How are those probationers working out?

Ag Commissioner Gary Black says only a few big farms have signed up to hire probationers to harvest the crops . . .

Tags: agriculture labor shortage , Delta Air Lines , Gary Black , medallion upgrades , Nathan Deal , Newt Gingrich , probationers

It’s a cost of doing business

Delta Air Lines spent a lot of money last year on campaign contributions, but the legislative payoff was more than worth the expenditures . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Delta Air Lines , frequent flyer upgrades , Legislators , tax break

Delta gets a good return on its lobbying investment

Delta gave frequent flyer upgrades worth thousands of dollars, on top of campaign contributions, to influential legislators; the airline got tax breaks worth $30 million in return . . .

Tags: campaign contributions , Delta Air Lines , frequent flyer upgrades , Gulfstream , tax breaks

Deal signs tax break for Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines gets a tax break worth $30 million from the state under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Nathan Deal . . .

Tags: corporate tax break , Delta Air Lines , Nathan Deal

Tax break could mean big bucks for Ehrhart, other developers

Lawmakers pass several bills on the last day that provide generous tax breaks and exemptions to businesses and developers . . .

Tags: Delta Air Lines , Earl Ehrhart , Gulfstream , tax breaks , tourist attraction developers

House votes to extend tax break for Delta

House votes to extend a state sales tax exemption for Delta, after the airline reported large profits for 2010 . . .

Tags: Delta Air Lines , Georgia House , tax break