• More than 2,000 Delta pilots volunteer to take exit packages

    More than 2,000 Delta pilots volunteer to take exit packages

    The union representing pilots at Delta Air Lines said Monday that 2,235 pilots volunteered for an early departure package ahead of a Sunday deadline. News of the buyouts comes amid the crushing blow the coronavirus has dealt to the air travel industry in the US and beyond. In May, Delta and the Air Line Pilots …
  • Delta to have 7,000 more pilots than it needs this fall

    Delta to have 7,000 more pilots than it needs this fall

    Delta Air Lines, with more than 14,000 pilots on its roster, expects to have 7,000 more than it needs in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic weighs on its operations, according to a memo to flight operations employees seen by Reuters. The memo follows Delta’s announcement earlier on Thursday that it would no longer fly …