Delta will avoid pilot furloughs if they agree to reduced minimum pay: memo
Delta draws a line in the sand to save jobs
Delta Air Lines told pilots on Friday it would avoid furloughs if they agreed to reduced guaranteed minimum pay, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
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Delta is still struggling due to a dramatic decline in travel demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This week it reported second-quarter revenue fell 91% and a $3.9 billion adjusted pre-tax loss.
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| DAL | DELTA AIR LINES INC. | 64.96 | +0.48 | +0.74% |
The airline is working to further cut costs and more than 17,000 employees are taking voluntary departure packages, including more than 1,700 of 7,900 pilot ahead of a Sunday deadline for pilots to accept voluntary packages.
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Delta flight operations senior vice president John Laughter said in a memo the company is “committed to preventing involuntary furloughs for as many, if not all, Delta people.”
Laughter said the company proposed reducing guaranteed minimum pilot pay by 15% for 12 months in exchange for a guarantee of no furloughs for one year.
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“Our approach is to spread the work of a smaller airline among all our pilots to preserve all jobs – that would be unheard of in our history,” Laughter wrote.
Laughter said Delta pilots are currently being paid for more hours than they are actually flying. In June pilots flew about 10 actual hours and it will be 15.5 in July.