Articles tagged “Ed Bastian”

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Delta Is Using AI For Pricing and Reservations

Delta executives revealed the airline has started experimenting with AI to determine pricing and assist with reservations as part of a growing industry trend.

Delta Is Using AI For Pricing and Reservations

Airline Weekly

To Hear CEO Ed Bastian, It’s Delta’s World, We Just Live In It

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has been out and about a lot lately telling his airline's story. What a change three years can make. Read what is making Bastian so optimistic.

To Hear CEO Ed Bastian, It’s Delta’s World, We Just Live In It

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Delta Air Lines to Raise Pay by 4 Percent for Almost All Staff

Delta hasn't offered raises in two years so this decision is long overdue — and most probably necessary when the labor market is so tight. It doesn't hurt that the least unionized major airline in the U.S. can do this without protracted tussles with labor leaders.

Delta Air Lines to Raise Pay by 4 Percent for Almost All Staff

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Delta CEO Asks CDC to Cut Quarantine in Breakthrough Covid Cases

The Omicron variant is not only threatening the bottom line of major U.S. airlines, it's also exacerbating the labor shortage plaguing an industry already struggling to hire enough workers to serve large numbers of travelers. Ed Bastian steps up. Will other C-suiters follow?

Delta CEO Asks CDC to Cut Quarantine in Breakthrough Covid Cases

Airline Weekly

Delta Nearly Loses Tax Benefit in Georgia Over Elections Law Retribution

Delta Nearly Loses Tax Benefit in Georgia Over Elections Law Retribution

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Delta CEO Reverses Course By Now Calling Georgia Elections Law ‘Unacceptable’

In the latest chapter of what has become a public relations nightmare for Delta Air Lines, CEO Ed Bastian, clearly bowing to pressure, forcefully condemned Georgia's new election law. He has faced intense blowback in recent days and calls for a boycott for his initial tepid response.

Delta CEO Reverses Course By Now Calling Georgia Elections Law ‘Unacceptable’

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Delta Air Lines to Stop Blocking Middle Seats in May

Social distancing ends at 36,000 feet for most airlines now. Filling formerly empty seats will help Delta at a time when U.S. carriers are competing doggedly for travelers.

Delta Air Lines to Stop Blocking Middle Seats in May

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Here’s Where Travel Donated During the 2020 Election Cycle

The various sectors of the U.S. travel industry favor former Vice President Joe Biden and shifted support from Republican to Democratic congressional candidates since 2016.

Here’s Where Travel Donated During the 2020 Election Cycle

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Delta CEO’s Optimistic View Is Covid-19 Will Be a ‘Two-Year Journey’

Under Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines has taken a prudent approach to managing through this pandemic. The airline is not expecting a recovery for about two years.

Airlines

Why Delta’s Biggest Innovation Isn’t Flashy Tech: It’s Consistency

The technology is fun. But Delta's biggest strength is the consistency of its product.

Why Delta’s Biggest Innovation Isn’t Flashy Tech: It’s Consistency