GUV those figures seem a bit exaggerated if they came from Delta "themselves"would that be Delta management? now I donīt know, but if Delta has 5000 pilots a half billion increase in costs works out at 100.000 US$ per head ,& they work pretty tough schedules so could this be bollocks?,I smell a rat,the press releases sometimes get out of hand...what do you think? a half billion is 500,000,000..canīt swallow that one.