Delta Air Lines is taking steps to stablize its operations after several significant meltdowns that executives acknowledge could repeat through the summer. When bad weather or other problems hit, Delta has problems with the recovery and issues spiral. They still run a good operation when everything goes according to plan, but when storms create open pilot trips, its current duty assignment system is too slow and too fragile. Seniority rules, automated callout limits, penalty provisions, overtime dependence, thin spare staffing, and scheduler turnover mean flights can remain uncovered even when pilots exist and are ready to fly. This causes cancellations to snowball. Aviation watchdog JonNYC shares Delta’s internal plan to fix the problem. delta summer plan While we continue to lead the industry in on-time performance and set new records in baggage performance, we know we need to improve controllable cancels and IROP recovery.…