Delta’s pilot union leadership has described the latest round of negotiations as “a highly uncharacteristic week of making meaningful progress at the table,” marking a sharp shift in tone from previous public statements.
The modifications are particularly tailored to address areas of interference and parasitic drag around the fuselage that have never previously been tackled or only partially treated over the life of the aircraft.
Pilot union leaders at Delta Air Lines have urged the company to offer up an industry-leading contract proposal and reaffirmed their commitment to pursue self-help actions, up to and including a strike, if management continues to stall.
Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for 12 additional Airbus A220-300s, building on its commitment for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, and notching Airbus’s biggest order so far at the Farnborough Airshow.