Delta Air Lines CFO Paul Jacobson has scrapped his retirement plans to help the carrier manage through the Covid-19 crisis, CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo on Tuesday. Jacobson, who has been with Delta since 1997 and served as CFO since 2012, in February announced plans to retire later this year, but Bastian said he now has decided to "stay with Delta not only as we rebuild but for many years to come as we continue to climb." Bastian said that Jacobson's leadership through the crisis so far has "boosted our liquidity through commercial markets and expanded our cash position to help us weather the storm in the months to come. Paul and his team have been instrumental in executing our strategy for cost reduction while forging the path ahead so that Delta is positioned to lead the industry when the recovery comes."