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Delta Air Lines to bring back hundreds of pilots by summer after receiving federal aid Print this article Delta Air Lines is planning to restore 400 pilots to full-time positions by this summer, according to a memo obtained by the Washington Examiner. "Last month, we committed to make good use of the time the extension of the federal payroll support program (PSP) afforded us to evaluate customer demand and our recovery as important factors further developed, especially the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine," wrote John Laughter, Delta Air Lines's senior vice president and chief of operat...

Coldwater, MI, USA / WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County Jan 25, 2021 11:46 AM (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines plans to bring back 400 full-time pilots by this summer, according to a company memo on Monday seen by Reuters. Having avoided furloughs last year, the company said it was restoring the pilots to full-flying status due to the federal payroll support program and available training capacity starting in March and April. "We're cautiously optimistic that demand will increase as vaccinations roll out across the world, and we look forward to restoring all affected pilots...

Delta plans to return 400 pilots to active flying by summer The airline says it's increasing its staffing earlier than expected. The pilots' union said Monday it was encouraged. Author: Associated Press Updated: 3:33 PM EST January 25, 2021 Delta Air Lines plans to return 400 pilots to regular flying duties by this summer in a sign that it expects travel to increase over the peak vacation season from current, low pandemic levels. The airline's senior vice president of flight operations, John Laughter, said in a memo that the airline is bringing back pilots to a...

More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more It goes without saying that the airlines collectively are eager for travelers to return in significant numbers. Only then can they begin to build back their decimated flight schedules, return furloughed staff to work and bring their balance sheets back into the black. Not too much to ask for, right? But when flyers will return in a notable numbers, ratcheting up the stalled travel recovery, is one of the top questions in airline C-suites. One thing everyone agrees on: tr...