Delta CEO: Company Suing Microsoft and CrowdStrike After $500M Loss

ROUGH AIR

The tech glitch caused the airline to cancel over 5,000 flights and dole out millions in customer reimbursements.

Published Jul. 31 2024 1:09PM EDT

Delta CEO Ed Bastian at SXSW 2024. — JASONBO.COM/Getty

Following a nationwide IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update gone awry, Delta Air Lines said the incident cost them $500 million. The company’s CEO, Ed Bastian, revealed the loss in a Wednesday

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Delta CEO: Company Suing Microsoft and CrowdStrike After $500M Loss

The tech glitch caused the airline to cancel over 5,000 flights and dole out millions in customer reimbursements.

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Clay Walker