On Monday, my colleague, Dave Orrico, upgraded to first class on Delta and got to go ahead of me in line.

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More than 800 Delta aircraft, including all Delta Connection two-class regional jets, are equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi service offering more than 400, 000 customers per day access to the internet above 10, 000 feet.

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In any case, the world-class agriculture in the delta employs advanced seed technology and chemical fertilisers, and does not depend on river-borne sediment of negligible nutrient value.

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For Delta, which eliminated international first class years ago, the new herringbone layout yields 48 business-class seats on the Boeing 747, 17 fewer in the same amount of space as the older design, which didn't have horizontal flat beds and direct aisle access for every passenger.

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The final study looked at a new class of drugs called PI3K delta inhibitors, being tested in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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This would put it in a similar class to current American vehicles such as the Delta 4 or Atlas 5, and the European Ariane 5.

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