Delta CEO Ed Bastian had some harsh words for Microsoft in the aftermath of last month's CrowdStrike crisis which, he says, cost his company over half a billion dollars.
The airline took the brunt of the damage, after a faulty update from the cyber security firm knocked Windows machines into the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Whilst other airlines recovered after a couple of days, Delta was still cancelling flights five days later. In total, the airline had to cancel more than 5,000 flights and pay out compensation because, clearly, a lot of its systems run on Windows.
