On June 28, 2024, a Delta Air Lines aircraft was parked at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta.
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Delta Air LinesThe company said in a securities filing Friday that its chief operating officer will leave the company at the end of the month.
CEO Ed Bastian said in an employee memo that Chief Operating Officer Mike Spanos is taking a job at another company.
After his departure just over a year A few weeks ago, Delta Air Lines was devastated by a massive plane crash. mass strike There was a power outage in July. Delta Air Lines estimated the outages cost the airline about $500 million and said it would provide financial support to CrowdStrike and Microsoft.
However, Bastian said in Friday's memo that Spanos told him earlier this summer that he was “considering opportunities outside of Delta.”
Bastian said Delta has no plans to replace Spanos. Instead, John Laughter, Delta's chief operating officer and president of Maintenance and Overhaul TechOps, and Allison Ausband, chief customer experience officer, will report to Bastian.
Spanos joined Delta Air Lines in May 2023 and previously served as Delta Air Lines CEO six flags amusement park Entertainment and administrative positions Pepsi.