Delta CEO thanks employees for efforts amid $500M loss from CrowdStrike software update, pursuing legal action.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian thanked employees for their "heroic" efforts during recent flight cancellations and technical issues caused by a botched CrowdStrike software update. As a gesture of appreciation, Delta offered employees two free travel passes. The company is pursuing legal action against CrowdStrike and Microsoft to recover losses from the incident, which cost Delta $500 million and led to over 5,000 flight cancellations.

August 02, 2024
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