Delta Air Lines To Furlough 1,941 Pilots In October

By Fox Business
Posted on 08/25/20 | News Source: MATZAV


Delta Air Lines is set to furlough 1,941 pilots in October, the carrier said in a memo seen by Reuters on Monday that noted the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and plunging air travel demand.

In a memo to pilots, Delta’s head of flight operations John Laughter said there were roughly 11,200 active pilots still on Delta’s roster after a voluntary early departure program.

“We are simply overstaffed, and we are faced with an incredibly difficult decision,” Laughter said.

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