Delta Air Lines Inc. is negotiating with its pilots union to avoid potential layoffs after the carrier determined it would have 2,327 more aviators than necessary for its reduced schedule.
The Air Line Pilots Association is discussing ways with Delta to blunt any cuts by offering voluntary exit options, according to a union statement Monday. Another 7,000 pilots are already being displaced to other cities or aircraft types, or being lowered in rank, because of weak demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. Delta is also retiring its Boeing Co. MD-88 and MD-90 jets and about half its Boeing 717 planes.
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