News Archive

Aetna will no longer sell new group long-term care coverage; Prudential is new vendor 06/5/08

Delta selected Prudential to provide group long-term care (LTC) coverage to Delta employees and retirees replacing the current vendor, Aetna, who advised us that they will no longer be selling new group LTC coverage. Current LTC participants can choose to keep their coverage with Aetna or to switch to Prudential. More

Update on bankruptcy claims from Rob Kight 06/5/08

Recently we have had a few questions asking for an update on the bankruptcy claims process. As you may recall, the majority of retiree claims were resolved last year in connection with Delta’s emergence from Chapter 11. Here is some information to bring you up to date on the status of the final distributions. More

Manage Life Insurance Beneficiaries Online 06/2/08

What could be easier than reviewing or editing your life insurance beneficiaries with just a few clicks of a mouse? Since January 1, over 5,600 Delta employees and retirees have taken advantage of MetLife’s Beneficiary Management Web site. Join the e-generation by going online to add, change or delete your basic life and optional life insurance beneficiaries. You can assign contingent beneficiaries to your coverages online, too.  More

Update from Ed to May 19 Letter 05/21/08

In a recent letter to all of you on Monday of this week, I responded to some of the misleading and inaccurate statements in last week’s DALRC Board publication. Minutes after posting that response, we received a copy of yet another of their letters, this one even more inflammatory than the last. The manner in which the DALRC Board chooses to express its views will not lead to constructive, professional interaction or benefit Delta people. As a result, I have concluded that it would be both unproductive and inappropriate for me to meet with this group under these circumstances. Rob Kight, Vice President – Compensation, Benefits and Services, will continue with the meeting to which we committed weeks ago. Read the entire letter.

Letter from Ed in response to DALRC 05/19/08

On Wednesday of last week, Richard and I published a letter to you about the planned merger with Northwest that explained the impact that transaction will have on your Delta benefits.  The bottom line is that this transaction will strengthen Delta and enhance our ability to support all those benefits going forward. More

Retiree memo clarifies merger impact 05/13/08

In a memo to Delta retirees and survivors mailed Tuesday, Richard Anderson and Ed Bastian clarify what the Delta/Northwest merger will mean to retirees and survivors. More

Log-on to your new Retiree & Survivor Connection site today 05/05/08

Retirees and survivors are invited to click to your new connection site on DeltaNet. The site is your one-stop-shop for Delta news and retiree- and survivor-specific:

• Delta updates,

• Benefits information, and

• Pass travel privilege details.

It also includes a special scrapbook where you can get updates on your Delta friends and former colleagues and submit your own updates.

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Fly Together plan is our first DL-NW benefit 04/29/08

Beginning May 6, when you nonrev on Northwest, it will be free and you will have a higher boarding priority. Northwest employees also will be able to enjoy reciprocal privileges when nonrevving on Delta.

In their Delta-Northwest merger memo on April 14, Richard and Ed announced one of the early benefits for employees – reciprocal pass privileges on both airlines’ worldwide networks, beginning as soon as possible.  More