Delta to Hire More Than 1,000 Pilots as It Plots Recovery
- Move signals about an 8% gain in core operation’s pilot ranks
- Recovery powered by surge in demand for domestic flights
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Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to hire more than 1,000 pilots by next summer to support its expected recovery from the devastation of the pandemic and an expansion of its route network.
Domestic leisure travel will return to pre-pandemic volumes this month, John Laughter, Delta’s operations chief, said in a memo to flight-operations employees Monday. Travel restrictions across the Atlantic should ease in the second half of the year, he said, building on recent market openings in Spain, France, Italy and Greece.