Delta to Outsource IT work to IBM

Delta Air Lines has asked a US bankruptcy court to approve outsourcing some computer-related work to IBM in a move that could cut 200 jobs. Delta has its own computer infrastructure used for reservations, record-keeping and communications, through its unit Delta Technology. Delta also outsourced 1000 call-center jobs to India in 2003. And, they have handed off operation of human-resources functions to Affiliated Computer Services. Now, if they could only outsource the flying...