Scott McCartney with Delta CEO Ed Bastian. Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt. Also: Leadership changes at American Airlines - is it enough? The two American #2482 flights; Apollo to acquire EasyJet; Additions to AA &amp; SWA Boards of Directors; European passport control delays; Listener Q: Did the AA Board make a mistake?

350 - Scott McCartney with Delta CEO Ed Bastian. Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt

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[SPEAKER_05] Welcome to Airlines Confidential. I'm Scott McCartney and we have a lot to catch up on this week. A management shuffle at American Airlines, a winner in the bidding for EasyJet, and I'm most excited to bring you a recent chat I had with Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, who covers everything from how demand is shaping up for tickets this fall to how his management focus has changed over the past 10 years that he's been CEO of the most profitable airline.

[SPEAKER_05] I think you're really going to enjoy this one. But maybe not as much as globetrotting travel analyst, researcher, and overall savant Henry Harteveldt is enjoying France right now. Bonjour, Henri. Welcome back. Thanks for joining us.

[SPEAKER_04] Well, bonjour, Scott, and hello from Aix-en-Provence in France. I am here with some of my San Francisco friends and we're spending a few weeks in France enjoying all of it. I've started this trip in Iceland. I've got some stories for you about that when the time is appropriate and involving both United and Icelandair.

350 - Scott McCartney with Delta CEO Ed Bastian. Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

350 - Scott McCartney with Delta CEO Ed Bastian. Guest Co-Host Henry Harteveldt

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.