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Delta executives revealed the airline has started experimenting with AI to determine pricing and assist with reservations as part of a growing industry trend.
Meghna Maharishi | 4 months ago
Airline Weekly
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.
1 year ago
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.
Aishwarya Nair and David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago
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?
David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago
3 years ago
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.
Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 3 years ago
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.
Tracy Rucinski, Reuters | 3 years ago
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.
Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago
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.
Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago
The technology is fun. But Delta's biggest strength is the consistency of its product.