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Delta’s CEO says AI’s biggest opportunity in aviation isn’t inside the plane—it’s air traffic control

Partly because of air traffic control issues, it takes longer to fly from Atlanta to New York today than it did in the 1950s, Bastian said.

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Delta started sharing profits with its 100,000 employees two decades ago. CEO Ed Bastian says shareholders love it

At first, Delta shareholders couldn’t believe Ed Bastian was going to create a profit-sharing scheme. Now, Bastian said, they’ll be the first to stop him from getting rid of it.

Fortune

How Delta uses Tom Brady to train its 100,000 workforce on leadership and a winner’s mindset

Delta CEO Ed Bastian says seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady helps the $42.2 billion airline giant “push the envelope” and continue to succeed at the top.

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How Delta CEO Ed Bastian built a massive partnership with American Express that now generates over 10% of the airline’s revenue

Bastian said the two companies learned to stop competing for slices of the pie and start asking, “How do we make the pie bigger?”

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12 Fortune 500 CEOs worked for Pepsi. Delta’s Ed Bastian explains why it’s a leadership factory

On Fortune’s Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast, Bastian explained how PepsiCo’s cutthroat talent culture prepared him to lead the most profitable airline in the U.S.

Fortune

In the age of AI anxiety, the 100 Best Companies to Work For are betting on their people

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Inside Delta CEO Ed Bastian's turnaround playbook—from bankruptcy to most profitable U.S. airline

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Largest federal workers union warns ICE agents are not trained to replace TSA and putting them in airports ‘does not fill a gap. It creates one’

President Donald Trump said the ICE officers would be able to conduct immigration arrests, though it was not their primary purpose.

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Travel Demand Soars Despite Fuel Costs—Are Airline Stocks a Buy?

Airlines boost outlooks despite higher fuel costs as travel demand surges. Some stocks look attractive, but analysts remain mixed on which carriers to buy.

MarketBeat

Delta CEO slams Washington over unpaid TSA agents, says front-line workers are being used as ‘political chips’

More than 300 agents have quit since the partial shutdown began Feb. 14, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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Delta CEO Reveals 8 Record Sales Days This Quarter as Iran War Fails to Dent Bookings

Delta, American, and United raise Q1 revenue guidance at J.P. Morgan conference as bookings surge despite jet fuel costs rising over 50%.

International Business Times UK

Jet fuel prices and airfares are rising. Travelers are still booking flights, US airlines say

Rising jet fuel costs tied to the war in the Middle East are adding hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses for some major U.S. airlines

The Independent UK

AI is changing the CEO's role—and could lead to a changing of the guard

Even seasoned CEOs must show they can match the speed of technological change—and generate tangible returns from investments in it.

Fortune

Delta sees wealthy high fliers leading to another record year—but its CEO sees the main cabin 'struggling greatly'

Investors are glum about tariffs taking a bite out of Delta's guidance, sending shares down 3% as the carrier capped a banner year.

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Longest US government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million

Delta Air Lines estimates that it lost $200 million due to the longest government shutdown on record

Fortune

Delta CEO slams 'inexcusable' shutdown that led to canceled flights and workers doing high-stress jobs without pay

"There was stress, there was strain, it was completely unnecessary," Ed Bastian told Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi.

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Delta CEO Ed Bastian rejected a mentor’s advice on how to run the $38 billion airline

Delta CEO Ed Bastian says he reads through thousands of customer emails while flying in coach.

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The air travel nightmare: TSA lines stretch for hours while workers go without pay amid the government shutdown

Delays could last as long as the government is shut down, Houston airports exec says after passengers waited hours in security lines.

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Delta CEO Ed Bastian says one key to building customer loyalty is 'obsessing' over your own staff

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Delta launches controversial flight route as CEO believes Americans will soon have a new favorite vacation destination

The new 7,000-mile route will be flown three times a week and will stretch over 7,000 miles

Fortune

Delta CEO predicts Americans will soon be ready to travel to Riyadh as he launches first-ever direct flights from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia

Acknowledging that “Americans aren’t quite sure” about visiting, Delta CEO Ed Bastian told Fortune that the route will be popular—eventually.

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The CEO of corporate credit card unicorn Ramp says the company's counterintuitive secret to success is helping customers spend less

"What if actually we wanted the same things as our customers, and what if our goal was," Glyman told Fortune, "actually just help them spend less?"

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Delta’s bet on wealthy Americans driving the economy is working: Premium seats are set to overtake main cabin for the first time in history

Premium is on track to overtake main cabin in 2026, a year ahead of schedule, per the third-quarter earnings call from America’s most profitable airline.

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Delta Air Lines Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) released its third-quarter financial results before Thursday’s opening bell.

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You're 10 times more likely to have a flight delay during the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary says: 'These controllers are stressed out'

Historically, 5% of delays can be attributed to air traffic controller staffing issues. This week, it’s been 53%, Sean Duffy said.

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