Jim Graham, the CEO of Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air, has announced he will be stepping down by the end of May.
A Bloomberg report cited an internal memo sent to the airline’s team Thursday confirming 13-year Delta veteran Timothy Wang will take over as CEO on June 1. Wang is currently the managing director of Delta Connection and will also keep that title.
According to the report, Graham said his departure as Endeavor’s CEO is part of a nearly year-long plan by the company. Delta told Bloomberg that he will keep his role as senior vice president with the Delta Connection regional operation.
The announcement comes months after an Endeavor flight flipped over while landing at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada on Feb. 17.
A month later, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada released a preliminary report on the incident, indicating a “high rate of descent” from the aircraft before the crash. When the right main landing gear hit the runway at a 7.5-degree right bank angle, it fractured and collapsed.
The right wing was detached during the subsequent flip, spilling fuel that then ignited. All 80 people aboard the aircraft were evacuated, with 21 reporting injuries.
AirlineGeeks reached out to Delta for comment.
