Delta Global Services Cutting Jobs at RIC as United Contract Ends

Aug. 27, 2018
The subsidiary of Delta Air Lines that provides mechanics, aircraft marshals, baggage services, customer-service agents and cargo handling, plans to lay off 92 employees in Richmond, according to an Aug. 6 filing with the Virginia Employment Commission.

A major airline has shrunk its local workforce as its contract with a competitor has run its course.

Delta Global Services, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines that provides mechanics, aircraft marshals, baggage services, customer-service agents and cargo handling, plans to lay off 92 employees in Richmond, according to an Aug. 6 filing with the Virginia Employment Commission.

Company spokeswoman Ashton Kang confirmed the layoffs and said the company is reducing staff at Richmond International Airport in response to a third-party contract ending.

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