Impact Link This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Stephens, a 68-year-old retired Delta Air Lines pilot who completed his career as an Airbus A350 captain in November 2021.

“DEI is not something that’s going to stop at Delta Airlines,” said Eric Hendricks, Delta’s director of pilot outreach ... “have a diverse customer base, and they have a diverse employee ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A former Delta pilot, previously accused of threatening his captain on a 2022 flight to Salt Lake City, is now suing Delta Airlines, a handful of Utah pilots and others in U.S ...