Exclusive: Delta to have 7,000 more pilots than needed in the fall - memo
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(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines , with more than 14,000 pilots on its roster, expects to have 7,000 more than it needs in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic weighs on its operations, according to a memo to flight operations employees seen by Reuters.The memo follows Delta's announcement earlier on Thursday that it would no longer fly Boeing Co's wide-body 777 aircraft and some of the other older, high-maintenance jets, as the U.S. carrier looks to cut costs amid a steep fall in bookings."I..