Gerald Grinstein
Gerald Grinstein
GeraldGrinsteinis an American businessman, the former Chief Executive Officerof Delta Air Lines. He was CEO of Burlington Northern Railroad from 1985 to 1995, and joined Delta's board of directors in 1987. He became CEO of Delta in 2004, a time of financial crisis for the airline. After overseeing the firm's survival through bankruptcy and implementing a restructuring program, he retired as CEO in 2007...
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The action we have taken is a necessary and responsible step to preserve Delta's value for our creditors, customers, employees, business partners and other stakeholders as we address our financial challenges and work to secure our future, ... Delta is open for business as usual and will continue normal operations throughout the reorganization process. Our customers can be confident that they remain our number one priority and that their travel plans and SkyMiles are secure.
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The action we have taken is a necessary and responsible step for our creditors, customers, employees, business partners and other stakeholders, as we address our financial challenges and work to secure our future.
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The sale of ASA to SkyWest represents another important milestone in Delta's transformation as it enhances our ability to operate our business as efficiently and cost effectively as we can,
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Emotions are running high. Our customers have expressed concern. Now more than ever, we need to support and respect one another.
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We're working hard and fast to avoid it,
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We continue to believe an out of court restructuring is the best way.
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We expect to be able to man that equipment.
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Without Atlanta, there would not be a Delta. And without a Delta, there would not be the same Atlanta. You could say we are in a mutual nonaggression pact.
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We have to recognize this is not going to be a painless process. There will be additional layoffs ... There is going to be some pay pain. There will be increased work burdens.
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Given the critical nature of our financial situation, this provides much needed financial relief while we seek to reach a comprehensive agreement with ALPA. We greatly appreciate the additional sacrifices Delta employees - including our pilots - are making to help save the company. Working together, everyone's efforts are contributing to the operational progress and network improvements being made under the company's transformation plan.
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If we had fuel at the price it was three years ago, we would have had probably record operating profits in the first and second quarters of the year. That's how much fuel has impacted Delta.
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If we had a work stoppage that had a substantial effect on our operations for 48 hours, they have the right to call the loans, and I think they would call them.
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On the one hand, I'm very confident about the future, but it is also important to see that this is a very fragile period for the company.
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We would not be successful. I don't think the company could survive that and we would not plan to try.