39 Quotes by Gerald Grinstein

As Delta takes steps to secure its future as a competitive airline, we will continue to take a hard look at all of our operations and assets to identify opportunities to strengthen our financial position in the face of continuing market pressures and factors outside of our control, including fuel prices.

As Delta continues its transformation to become a more customer-focused airline, we are incorporating the best of Song into the best of Delta, ... Our new Song service will set the standard in transcontinental travel, making Delta the first choice for customers on these routes.

This is a reflection of a shared commitment to work together to help deliver the cost savings the company needs to successfully emerge from bankruptcy and to become the fierce competitor we know we can be. Together we are making real progress on our business plan and this agreement represents an important piece of our restructuring puzzle. It also represents additional hardship for our pilots and I appreciate their consideration of something that is vitally important to the future of this company.

This means we will become a smaller, more cost-efficient airline, with a strengthened network and a stronger balance sheet.

It's a race against time. These companies in bankruptcy are very fragile.

It remains our strong preference to reach a consensual agreement that is equitable and that helps Delta realize the cost reductions that will enable it to survive and to successfully restructure. I believe these are not mutually exclusive goals and, in the best interest of the company and everyone concerned, we will proceed in good faith in an attempt to realize them.

It was a great learning experience, ... and it gave us the chance to test ideas and to bring them over.

I want to assure you. Delta is open for business as usual.

By merging the brands, we will also benefit from a more simplified operation, reduced overhead costs and more focused marketing resources.