DELTA FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST REGIONAL PARTNER

November 5, 2015

Delta has filed a lawsuit against regional partner Republic Airways alleging that Republic has failed to fly certain Delta Connection flights as required under the parties’ contract.  Republic has been facing a pilot shortage that has forced it to curtail certain flying.  In a state court filing in Atlanta, Delta alleged that it has suffered millions in lost profits because of Republic’s inability to operate all of the flights promised in the two airlines’ contract.  The dispute comes at a time of great uncertainty as the regional airline industry faces new FAA requirements for minimum number of hours of flight experience before regional airlines can hire pilots.  This has in turn exacerbated a pilot shortage.

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