Delta

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the CrowdStrike-Microsoft IT outages that disrupted airlines across the country on July 19 cost the company $500 million.

In an update to customers released on Wednesday, Bastian said that the airline expects to be fully recovered and operating normally on Thursday.

Delta executives told analysts to expect a “steady drumbeat” of aircraft retirements through next year as it continues to take delivery of new jets.

Citing aircraft delivery delays and normalizing attrition levels as reasons for the slowdown, airlines hired just over 3,600 pilots from January through June.

Delta Air Lines and Saudi Arabian-based start-up carrier Riyadh Air have announced a broad new strategic partnership, the first of any U.S. carrier.

SkyWest has begun CRJ-550 operations under the Delta Connection brand, the regional airline confirmed to AirlineGeeks on Monday.

Keith Rosenkranz grabs headlines when he charters an entire Delta Airbus A330 aircraft to celebrate his retirement in style.

In a memo this week, the airline told pilots that Boston was the first base outside its existing hubs opened in “quite a while.”

The CRJ-200 is again appearing on some Delta-marketed SkyWest regional flights from Detroit and Salt Lake City this summer.

The massive new Delta One Lounge features spaces that pay tribute to the lounge’s host city, a fine dining restaurant, and a designated wellness space.