Category: Ed Bastian

Delta CEO Warns More Government Regulations Could Raise Ticket Prices

May 19, 2023
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Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, revealed Wednesday that government regulations recently unveiled by the Biden administration could lead to higher ticket prices. Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced plans for new rules that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover expenses for meals and hotel rooms should flights be delayed…

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Delta CEO Asks CDC to Cut Quarantine Time for Breakthrough COVID Cases

December 22, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Delta Air Lines Inc’s chief executive asked the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday to shrink quarantine guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals who experience breakthrough COVID-19 infections, citing the impact on the carrier’s workforce. CEO Ed Bastian, along with the company’s chief health officer and a medical adviser, asked…

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Wealthy and Woke

April 7, 2021
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Commentary Ed Bastian made $17 million in 2019 as chief executive officer of Delta Airlines, Georgia’s largest employer. Bastian just blasted Georgia’s new voting law. He thinks it is racist to require the same sort of ID to vote that Delta requires for its passengers to check in. Yet most Americans believe voting is a…

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A Message to Delta CEO Bastian From a Delta Diamond Flyer

April 7, 2021
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Commentary The controversy surrounding the new voting law in the state of Georgia raises important issues regarding the governance of our country and the role of corporations. Corporations are big and have a lot of economic clout, so there is justified concern about them abusing this economic power. It’s why there are such strict lobbying…

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