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To: Sam who wrote (1331)	8/24/2020 6:25:54 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 1868

Ed Bastian to Delta Colleagues Worldwide Gil West Gil West, our Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has informed me of his plans to retire from Delta after 12 years of service. In his time here, Gil has led the team that has been essential in making Delta what it is today -– the safest, most reliable airline on the planet, with an unmatched drive for innovation in every part of our business. After joining us in 2008, Gil helped lead the merger integration of Delta and Northwest operations and set the standard for combining the best of both companies. In subsequent years, Gil’s team brought Delta from the bottom of the industry in operational performance to the worldwide gold standard in reliability – something validated in recent years by the Wall Street Journal, FlightGlobal and many others. That journey invigorated Delta’s culture of continuous improvement in safety, efficiency and performance across all of our operational divisions. In recent years, Gil has also led Delta’s portfolio of ancillary businesses and growth opportunities like the Delta Hangar, Technical Operations MRO services, Delta Flight Products and Delta Material Services. Like so many Delta people, Gil’s commitment to the community extends far beyond our business. A champion of the American Cancer Society, Gil led Delta’s Relay for Life efforts for years, served as a member of the American Cancer Society board of directors and was the Honoree of the 2018 American Cancer Society Hope Ball. Gil will stay with us through the end of September as we evaluate how to best transition his responsibilities in the current environment. While we will miss Gil, his greatest contribution to Delta was the creation of the world’s best operational team. We’re thankful for the foundation of operational excellence that our team will stand on and lead us forward in the years ahead. Please join me in congratulating our great friend Gil West as well as Kim, his wife of 34 years, and their two sons on his well-earned retirement from Delta, and our best wishes to him on his next chapter. Ed

To: Sam who wrote (1331)

8/24/2020 10:48:46 PM

From: Sam

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more on delta--

Delta set to furlough over 1,900 pilots in October

Reuters August 24, 2020 09:57:00 PM ET

CHICAGO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines is set to furlough 1,941 pilots in October, the carrier said in a memo to employees on Monday that noted the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and plunging air travel demand.

U.S. airlines have warned they will need to furlough tens of thousands of workers once $25 billion in U.S. government stimulus funds run out in September. The aid, which covered employees' pay, was meant to help them weather the pandemic and preserve jobs until a recovery, but travel remains depressed.

"We are six months into this pandemic and only 25% of our revenues have been recovered. Unfortunately, we see few catalysts over the next six months to meaningful change this trajectory," Delta's head of flight operations John Laughter said in the memo.

He said the airline is "simply overstaffed."

Atlanta-based Delta had originally estimated a surplus of 2,558 pilots but reduced the number of involuntary furloughs following early retirement and voluntary departure programs, a spokeswoman said.

But there were still roughly 11,200 active pilots on Delta's roster, Laughter said, with only about 9,450 needed for the summer 2021 schedule, which the carrier expects will be the peak flying period for the next 12-18 months.

The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents Delta's pilots, said it was "extremely disappointed" in the decision.

Pilots are the only unionized work group at Delta, which last month said furloughs could be avoided if pilots agreed to a 15% cut to minimum pay.

U.S. airline unions, however, have been reluctant to negotiate pay cuts, having only recently recouped wages lost after the 2001 Sept. 11 attacks and a string of bankruptcies and mergers that followed.

Peers such as American Airlines have said they are trying to keep as many pilots as possible on board due to the costly and timely training required to bring them back in a recovery.

Airlines and unions have been lobbying Washington to extend another $25 billion in aid to protect jobs through March, but talks are at a standstill.

Delta also announced on Monday the retirement of Chief Operating Officer Gil West, who helped lead the integration of Delta and Northwest after joining the company in 2008.