Delta Air Lines Issues Statement on Northwest Flight 188 Investigation

ATLANTA, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today
issued a statement regarding the company's cooperation with the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) in the investigation of Northwest Flight 188. Delta and its Northwest
operating subsidiary continue to openly and fully cooperate with the NTSB and
FAA to complete the investigation. The pilots in command of Northwest Flight
188 remain suspended until the conclusion of the investigations into this
incident.

Using laptops or engaging in activity unrelated to the pilots' command of the
aircraft during flight is strictly against the airline's flight deck policies
and violations of that policy will result in termination.

Delta CEO Richard Anderson said: "Nothing is more important to Delta than
safety. We are going to continue to cooperate fully with the NTSB and the FAA
in their investigations."

The NTSB earlier today issued a public release highlighting the initial
findings of its investigation into the incident, including evidence that the
pilots involved said they were distracted at cruise altitude between San Diego
and Minneapolis-St. Paul. The NTSB's press release stated that the pilots
said in interviews that "there was a concentrated period of discussion where
they did not monitor the airplane or calls from ATC even though both stated
they heard conversation on the radio ... neither pilot noticed messages that
were sent by company dispatchers ... both said they lost track of time ...
(and) each pilot accessed and used his personal laptop computer while they
discussed the airline crew flight scheduling procedure."

SOURCE Delta Air Lines

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