Most of the article are things we're been talking about on FT since the merger. There were a couple things that raised the eyebrow:
Explains why I see more broken stuff on the plane
They cite the fact that Delta stripped NWA flight attendants of their log books, where they had noted things like ovens that needed work. Instead, they must now inform the pilots, who are often too busy flying to care.
This one seems like a big step back for safety
Under NWA, flight crews received turbulence maps before take-off; route changes due to forecasted turbulence were pre-planned. That sophistication ended when Delta took over, as pilots now get turbulence information in-flight from pilots flying ahead of them—sometimes too late to avoid trouble.