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   Delta Air Lines will take 400 pilots who have been disabled back into active   
   service this summer. The pilots are needed to be ready for the real recovery   
   of air traffic in the summer of 2022. These pilots will undergo training in   
   the coming months.   
       
   This is evident from an internal memo in the possession of CNBC. Last year,   
   Delta gave 1,700 young pilots home a reduced salary, of which four hundred are   
   now returning to active service. Thanks to government support, Delta was able   
   to avoid forced layoffs.   
       
   "As we looked at ways to better position ourselves to support the expected   
   recovery, we saw an opportunity to strengthen the flying corps ahead of the   
   summer of 2022 with 400 pilots returning to main duty ", Operations manager   
   John Laughter in the memo.   
       
   The training courses are necessary in view of the shifts that have taken place   
   within Delta. Older pilots, for example, retired and aircraft such as the   
   MD-80 / MD-90 and Boeing 717 were taken out of service. In addition, the fact   
   that pilots have not flown for months makes training necessary.   
       
   Although a real recovery is only expected in the summer of 2022, Delta CEO Ed   
   Bastian showed himself optimistic for 2021 when the deep red annual figures   
   were announced earlier this month. He even expects that the company will be   
   profitable again as soon as more vaccines in the summer are available.   
       
   John Laughter speaks in similar terms in the memo. Remember that the road to   
   recovery ahead will be long and bumpy. However, we are cautiously optimistic   
   that demand will increase as vaccinations are rolled out around the world, and   
   are looking forward to seeing all full flight status as recovery continues.    
      
   --- DB4 - Dec.21 2020   
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