Delta looking to hire 300 pilots this year

Delta Air Lines plans to add about 300 pilots later this year to it\s workforce of 12,000.  The new recruits are required to help fill vacancies due to retirements and meet needs as it increases the number of wide body aircraft being operated.

The airline says the move does not necessarily indicate plans to grow.  Delta still expects to end the year with a reduced number of aircraft as the number of retirements outstrip the additions.  The carrier is however updating its fleet with an increased number of wide body aircraft.  Delta, the world's biggest airline, has also said it expects capacity to be kept flat throughout the remainder of this year.

Delta said earlier this year that it would spend $1 billion over the next few years to upgrade the cabins of numerous aircraft within its fleet.  The improvements include the addition of lie flat-bed seats, extra legroom, enhanced lighting and greater overhead bin space. 

Source: Reuters