Delta Pilot Charters Entire A330 for Retirement Send-Off

Wow! That had to be a pretty expensive retirement ride. Takes the $100 hamburger trip to a whole new level.

wow..i wish him well..he must have a sizeable retirement fund or 401K to afford such a personal sendoff!i hope del gave him an employee discount~!

This would have cost at least $500,000

It costs about $30,000 / hour to charter an A330 - Dallas to Honolulu via San Francisco is about 9 hours give or take half an hour so right there $540,000 to which we have to add catering for 100 guests so the final tab would be substantial.

I am happy for Captain Keith and I wish him a long and happy retirement.

Good for him!! It was his earned money and he did what he wanted. I was a 747 driver, but PA folded before I could do the same!!!

How much fun is this? It can't be easy to take off your wings after such a long career. I'm hoping that one day I flew with him! Who knows? Happy landings, Captain.

Contratulations Captain !! glad Seniority still matters and what a ride out into retirement . Always loved Delta as hometown behemoth , but after $1 billion bailout during pandemic , which they split up amongst themselves , hard to care much ... nearly impossible for normal people to even catch a flight in ATL anymore .

Go big or go home

Good for him. I'm sure everyone on board had a lovely time and the Aloha spirit was a great way to retire.

This is my all time favorite squeak!!! Truth be told, Keith and I went to flight school together out in Lubbock, land of the full right rudder, so I'm a little prejudice. Great pilot, husband, father, and friend.

Congrats! Good for him! Well deserved it after 33 years!

Great article. Tears in my eyes, along with the great respect for the Captain and for Delta.

I wish him the best of retirement... I cannot wait til I can start mine!

Congrats! Good for him!

That's a pretty cool send off! Upwards of $100k ...

His union must have got him some pretty damn good pay raises to afford this.