It was not a political statement that we were making in the least.I told the White House I was willing to make any meeting, any week, it just couldn’t be that week.
President Donald J. Trump (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Bastian also told employees that the meeting with the President "was not about the whole Middle Eastern issue, it was really very limited to Qatar and the Air Italy situation." Please remember that you will continue to have access to your health and flight benefits while on leave.As we draw down our operation, I know how painful it is to essentially hit the “pause button” on so many things that are core to what we do for our customers and our mission to connect the world. But leadership is not a popularity contest. As an accountant you have different clients. Making swift decisions now to reduce the losses and preserve cash will provide us the resources to rebound from the other side of this crisis and protect Delta’s future.We are deferring nearly all of our capital spending, including all new aircraft deliveries, until we have better clarity on the duration and severity of the situation.In addition, we are looking to secure more than $4 billion in cash savings in the June quarter alone. Delta CEO Ed Bastian ended up on President Donald Trump’s bad side by missing a meeting of airline leaders with the president, according to a report by NBC News. Now, for five years running, we’ve paid over $1 billion a year to our employees in profit-sharing. So I threw it away and sat down and wrote it myself. https://www.nytimes.com/.../delta-ceo-ed-bastian-corner-office.html
They’ve renewed their complaints recently over the expansion of service to the U.S. by Air Italy, which is 49%-owned by Qatar Airways.With the prodding of White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, the President took a meeting with American CEO Doug Parker and United CEO Oscar Munoz to hear their case. That marriage wound up breaking up shortly after that period. Starting very slow. Trump reportedly took offense that Ed Bastian didn't show up to a White House meeting that the CEOs of American, United, FedEx and Qatar Airways attended. I’ve talked to many of our Senators particularly that have been strong supporters of us in Washington following the meeting and they are just as fired up as ever that we’re going to make certain that the U.S. jobs that Delta provides as well as American and United are protected and that we’re going to continue to push forward with our campaign with the Middle Eastern carriers. There was a letter agreement signed a year ago that the administration pushed through that insisted on the U.A.E. came at us hard, and went after the state representatives, and they decided not to go ahead with the elimination of the tax, which was going to cost us $40 million. I’m the oldest of nine kids. Angry tourist wanted to beat me up!Oahu beaches including Waikiki Beach and Ala Moana Beach Park are closed, 300+ parks are closed and the wearing of a facem...The best time to invest in African Tourism is now, and the place may be Sierra LeoneMeet Ambassador Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon joining from Freetown, Sierra Leone.Honolulu Airport New Arrival Procedure includes a thermal temperature screeningThe Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division is pleased to announce the thermal temperature screening ...Kenya Tourism and Wildlife Minister Najib Balala celebrates World Ranger DayWorld Ranger Day is celebrated on 31 July to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate th...The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME), will be appointed Senior ...Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has indicated his commitment to ensuring that tourism entities, especially the small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs), are COVID ...The Nature Island of the Caribbean, Dominica will re-open its borders to international travelers on August 7.