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It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
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George on Friday: Ukraine War Peace Talks Begin, A New Take on Schrödinger’s Cat, Nation’s Third Largest Commuter Rail System Goes on Strike, Parade to Honor the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army May Cost as much as $45 Million
Good morning! Today is Friday, the 16th of May, 2025. In this issue, George looks at the cost of the massive parade to honor the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which are proceeding better than many officials had projected, the strike of the nation’s third largest commuter rail system, and the death of Charles Strouse, composer of “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” and “Those Were the …
Checking In »
It Was a Bad Week to Be Ed Bastian. His Airline Has Been Melting Down. There’s No End in Sight, and Customers Are Abandoning Ship.
“I should probably have stayed in bed that morning.”
That’s probably what Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is thinking, reflecting on his appearance on a news segment on the television program “CBS Mornings” before the Fourth of July.
The hostess, Gayle King, began by asking: “Is Delta ready, how do you know you’re prepared?” referencing the summer travel season, adding “this is the part where you say, ‘no Gayle, we not …
In Flight »
George on Friday: Ukraine War Peace Talks Begin, A New Take on Schrödinger’s Cat, Nation’s Third Largest Commuter Rail System Goes on Strike, Parade to Honor the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army May Cost as much as $45 Million
Good morning! Today is Friday, the 16th of May, 2025. In this issue, George looks at the cost of the massive parade to honor the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which are proceeding better than many officials had projected, the strike of the nation’s third largest commuter rail system, and the death of Charles Strouse, composer of “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” and “Those Were the …
