
THE $8,400 AI TICKET SCANDAL & BROKEN CARBON PROMISES
How America’s “Premium” Airline Became a Case Study in Corporate ArroganceBy JAMES CARTER, Senior Aviation AnalystAugust 3, 2025 | Updated 11:47 AM ET ATLANTA – The MD-90’s engines screamed like a dying animal as it lurched off the Hong Kong runway. In seat 7A, tech exec Mara Shimoda paid $4,200 for Delta One. Instead, her…