After reaching a contract agreement with pilots, Delta Air Lines' Leo Mullin will step aside as president and chief operating officer. Continental President Greg Brenneman is also quitting. They both have replacements. But in Capitol Hill hearings on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Inspector General and Transportation agencies underwent a grilling. As you make your commitments, you will get off the island, and I know none of you wants to be the last survivor here with me.
Labor problems continue, though.
For the moment, Delta management has put the brakes on a strike that would have had about 10,000 pilots walking off the job. Their union has yet to ratify the contract, however. Still, many believe the passenger-rights bill is a sign of progress. Last year, airlines enforced such protections. Now, Washington politicians have jumped onboard in an effort to write it into law.