Delta wrestles with too many pilots, too many planes

Delta Air Lines moved to retire its Boeing Co 777 fleet and reduce its pilot ranks on Thursday as it joins other airlines wrestling with the need to shrink their operations to match reduced air travel due to the coronavirus crisis......»»

Reuters Four teachers at an elementary school in California are suing Delta after one of its planes jettisoned jet fuel that landed on a neighborhood, during an emergency landing. While the practice isn't uncommon, questions remain over why the pilots de.....»»

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Piedmont Airlines says it did not have enough backup pilots to fly while others received the vaccine at a pop-up clinic at Charlotte airport. An America.....»»

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Delta began requiring all employees and customers to wear masks on board its planes in May 2020......»»

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Delta Air Lines plans to return 400 pilots to regular flying duties by this summer in a sign that it expects travel to increas.....»»

The COVID-19 death of an airline passenger, and pilots' and flight attendants' complaints about other incidents, illustrate deficiencies in the systems meant to stop people from brin.....»»

Many Americans are postponing or canceling their travel plans, and airlines are trying to hold on to the profits for as long as they can. FILE PHOTO: Delta Airlines planes and a .....»»

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......»»

As it attempts to extinguish the daily cash burn caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Delta has set an "iconic" line of long-haul jets for early retirement. In a memo to employees Thursday, Delta Airlines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) CEO Ed Bastian said th.....»»

Christiane Cordero reports, though the year started strong for Delta and its employees, the airline is trying to cut costs with voluntary unpaid leaves, and parking 650 planes in its fleet (2:43). WCCO 4 News At Noon — April 22, 2020.....»»

The Air Line Pilots Association says airlines aren't always doing enough to clean planes and alert crews when colleagues test positive for COVID-19......»»

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Screenshot/Delta As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, the airline industry cont.....»»

Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to give its carriers $58 billion in aid, including payroll support......»»

Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate neared a vote on a bill to give its carriers $58 billion in aid, including payroll support......»»

Delta has been through difficult times before, including a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2005......»»