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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.

Fortune

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.

Fortune

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

The Independent UK

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.

Fortune

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?"

Fortune

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.

Benzinga

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.

Fortune

Macs are safe — PCs? Not so much, says Apple in a campaign that pulls no punches

While it's clear Microsoft wasn't responsible for the buggy CrowdStrike update that left over 8.5 million Windows PCs with BSoDs for hours, Apple is still capitalizing on the situation with a new ad to persuade users to switch over to its ecosystem.

Windows Central

Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today

Ed Bastian says it’s still safe to fly, though.

Fortune

From his first flight at age 25 to Delta CEO: Ed Bastian's advice on leading into the next century

Bastian discusses the most important aspect of a CEO's job.

Fortune

Delta's struggles with the airport lounge and the angst of the upper middle class in the age of 'elite overproduction,' explained

Peter Turchin argues that societies collapse when there isn't enough room at the top. "There is a limited amount of space, but many more elites now ... low-rank elites.

Fortune

Delta Air Lines Weathers The Storm: CEO Expects 'Demand To Accelerate' To Wrap 2025

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) delivered a jolt of optimism to Wall Street Thursday, as its stock surged 12% after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and reinstated its full-year profit outlook.

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Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today

Ed Bastian says it’s still safe to fly, though.

Fortune

For Delta and Accenture CEOs, helping employees navigate the trade and tariffs uncertainty fits the company culture

Accenture launched tariff education initiatives, and Delta stuck with planned pay hikes despite weaker business confidence.

Fortune

The CEOs of Accenture and Delta on how they deal with ‘fear and uncertainty’

Also: McDonald’s says consumers are cutting back, Kohl fired its CEO after only 3 months.

The Independent UK

New Delta lounge the size of a soccer field opens at world’s busiest airport

The new space is equivalent to about a third of the floor space of the White House

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KLM CEO runs the Netherlands' top airline

Marjan Rintel runs the Netherland's major airline.

The Independent UK

Ryanair boss issues warning over Trump’s tariffs for aviation industry

Ryanair is due to receive another 25 aircraft from Boeing – though they could be delayed

The Guardian - US

US’s $2.36tn tourism business fears ‘Trump slump’ over tariff turmoil

Warnings emerge even as effect of economic and political turbulence on the foreign visitors to the US is hard to define

Kiplinger

Stock Market Today: Tariff Pause Triggers 3,000-Point Dow Rally

The bond market is sending concerning signals as the Trump administration executes its rapid reordering of global trade relationships.

International Business Times

Delta To Trim Capacity In Light Of Weakening Travel Demand

Delta Air Lines withdrew its full-year profit forecast Wednesday and shelved some planned capacity hikes, pointing to a weakening demand outlook amid recession worries and whipsawing trade wars.

The Independent UK

Airlines and vacation hot spots were ready for a banner year. Then Trump announced his tariffs

The stock market has been extremely volatile since Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announcement

Fortune

Delta CEO warns Trump tariffs are already threatening the $300 billion revenge travel market: 'We're acting as if we're going into a recession'

Bastian called Trump's tariffs "the wrong approach" as markets spiral.

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