Delta Air Lines ' chief operating officer is leaving at the end of the month, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. CEO Ed Bastian said in an employee memo that Chief Operations Officer Mike Spanos is taking a job at another company. Delta doesn't plan to replace Spanos, Bastian said. Instead, John Laughter, the chief of operations and president of Delta's TechOps maintenance-and-overhaul unit, and Allison Ausband, chief customer experience officer, will report to Bastian. Spanos joined Delta in May 2023 and previously held the role of CEO at Six Flags Entertainment and executive positions at PepsiCo .

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Persons: Ed Bastian, Mike Spanos, Bastian, Spanos, John Laughter, Allison Ausband Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Delta, Microsoft, Six Flags Entertainment, PepsiCo Locations: Delta