In yet another expansion bid, Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL has announced a new route from New York. The carrier will begin nonstop service connecting New York-JFK with Orange County, CA from Oct 15, 2018 onward.This new West Coast operation is a result of rising demand for air travel to the region. The new route adds to the existing 10 daily nonstop flights between JFK and Los Angeles.A Boeing 737-700 aircraft will ply on the route to run the flights six days a week except Saturday. Moreover, passengers on board will have access to complimentary Delta Studio featuring several in-flight entertainment facilities like free live satellite TV and an optional Wi-Fi availability.Delta Air Lines, Inc. Price Delta Air Lines, Inc. Price | Delta Air Lines, Inc. Quote Additionally, Delta will introduce several other destinations from New York-JFK this fall. The airline will initiate a daily service to San Jose, CA on Jun 8. Also, it will introduce a year-round service to Portland, ME beginning this September. It will also offer services to the Caribbean cities of Kingston, Jamaica and Port-au-Prince, Haiti from December 2018.Delta will also ramp up services from New York-JFK to Nashville, Charleston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Indianapolis, Norfolk and Seattle effective this summer and fall.Further from New York-LaGuardia Airport, Delta will launch daily flights to Chattanooga, TN starting Jul 9. The carrier will also increase frequencies to Des Moines; Grand Rapids, MI; Greensboro, N.C.; Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.; Memphis, TN.; Madison, WI.; Omaha, NE.; Chicago, IL (Chicago O’Hare airport) and Knoxville, TN.Delta has been making continued efforts to expand operations across the globe. To this end, last September, the carrier announced a series of expansion initiatives between United States and Europe. Delta will offer seasonal operations from the New York-JFK airport to Ponta Delgada-Azores hub in Portugal, beginning May 24 this year. On the same date, Delta will also begin a daily seasonal service to Lisbon from Atlanta. Further, the carrier will start nonstop flights connecting Los Angeles with Paris and Amsterdam from Jun 16, 2018 onward.Zacks Rank & Key PicksDelta carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Transportation sector are SkyWest, Inc. SKYW, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. EXPD and GATX Corporation GATX. While Expeditors sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), SkyWest and GATX carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Shares of SkyWest, Expeditors and GATX have rallied more than 67%, 36% and 22%, respectively, in a year.The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of AllLast year, it generated $8 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $47 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.See Zacks' 3 Best Stocks to Play This Trend >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL): Free Stock Analysis Report SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW): Free Stock Analysis Report GATX Corporation (GATX): Free Stock Analysis Report Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research