"Delta Airlines" news and stories

Airline food has always struggled with having "quality" attached to its reputation and yesterday's report from the USA Today isn't doing much to help. The two biggest global airline caterers -- Gate Gourmet and LSG Sky Chefs -- were cited as having major hygiene issues in their processing plants as well as using improper storing techniques.

Through the Freedom of Information Act, the USA Today obtained FDA inspection reports of the food facilities over the last two years, with the most disturbing finding occurring at the LSG Sky Chefs' Denver facility, where live roaches were found living amongst dead roach carcasses "too numerous to count." Other pests found included ants and flies, along with positive samples of Listeria bacteria obtained from the facility's floors. And Denver wasn't just the only flawed facility cited: In 2009, rodent evidence was reported in LSG Sky Chefs' Minneapolis facility.

LSG Sky Chefs is a subsidiary of German airline Lufthansa AG and is considered to be the world's second largest supplier of airline meals, behind Gate Gourmet. Along with Lufthansa, LSG Sky Chefs' clients include Delta, America Airlines, United, and Alaska Airlines.

Fashion Week, the spectacle that descends upon New York City's Bryant Park, is winding down. I don't follow couture, but I'm aware that the show is as well-known for previewing bleeding-edge styles as it is for creative cross-promotions.

One of this year's marketing efforts surely takes the cake, or perhaps I should say cookie. Sugary, calorie-laden treats have never been big among the fashion set. That is unless they're adorned with images of models and designers.

Eleni's Bakery created the cookies, which feature such luminaries as Vera Wang (pictured), Diane Von Furstenberg and Anna Sui. The fashionable treats go for $6 a pop, but Delta Airlines is giving them away at the show. Oh by the way, if seeing The Devil Wears Prada didn't quench any hatred for Anna Wintour, now you can literally bite her head off.

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