Delta Pilot Shortages

[A320LGW]

Don't let the flight schools see this one :p

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/27/pilot-shortage-prompts-rare-flight-cancellations-at-delta-over-thanksgiving-break.html#:~:text=Pilot%20shortage%20prompts%20rare%20fligh t%20cancellations%20at%20Delta%20over%20Thanksgiving%20break ,-Published%20Fri%2C%20Nov&text=Delta%20has%20canceled%20hundreds%20of,has%20spiked%20o ver%20the%20holiday.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/business/money-report/pilot-shortage-prompts-rare-flight-cancellations-at-delta-over-thanksgiving-break/2456117/

[bafanguy]

As much as I'd like to fault Delta for this, I can't. It's not a shortage; it's an error in allocation of resources. There's hardly a "shortage" since they've got ~2K pilots too many.

Every airline is playing Pin The Tail On The Donkey in deciding how many pilots are needed...and in what seats...and in what fleets. I don't see how any airline comes up with the right answer in the current circumstances.

Some carriers have done better than others but it may very well be dumb luck. We'll never know.

[bafanguy]

Circumstances have again conspired to cause Delta to cancel lots of flights. Some nasty weather involved this time...and some speculation about staffing issues:

https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/delta-cancels-250-flights-xmas-day/