The fact is, there won't be a consensus agreement reached before the deadline. It's not practical given how far apart the two sides are. But there's no light switch today. It's not turning off of one, turning on of the other. |
The fear I had was Rita would be the knockout punch to a city that still had its heart and soul. |
The panel asked us to work privately and quietly and we're doing everything we can to honor their requests. |
The question is whether American restructures its costs outside of bankruptcy court or through the court system. One way or another we will restructure our costs. |
The recovery plan does foresee a return to profitability and some upsides for the employees through profit sharing and stock options. What the unions asked was, 'What if the company becomes wildly profitable, beyond any projection.' We said that's a legitimate issue. That [return to investment grade debt] would signify things are very different than they are today, performing well above plan. |
The traveling public can continue to book Delta with confidence, and we appreciate their business and look forward to serving them. In the meantime, Delta remains committed to seeking a consensual agreement with our pilots and is working hard to do so. |
There's no disruption to our service or to our customers. Our focus remains on doing everything we can do to reach a consensual, comprehensive agreement with the pilots union. Our energies will continue to be focused on that goal, which we believe is achievable. |
They're not at that stage yet. ... The time will come. |
This is an informational picket. It is not impacting our operations, and we don't expect that it will. |
This is informational picketing only and is not causing any disturbance to our service. |
Though our financial situation remains fragile, working together, we're making great progress on our restructuring. |
Today's outcome will not disrupt Delta service. Together with our pilots and all of our employees, we remain focused on our number-one priority -- taking good care of our customers. The traveling public can continue to book Delta with confidence, and we appreciate their business and look forward to serving them. In the meantime, Delta remains committed to seeking a consensual agreement with our pilots and is working hard to do so. |
Together with our pilots and all of our employees we remain focused on our No. 1 priority, which is taking good care of our customers. |
We believe an agreement can be reached. A strike by the pilots would be fatal to Delta. |
We believe that's the best way, and that commitment hasn't changed. We recognize that we must get a consensual agreement if we are to get out of bankruptcy, and we've made significant changes and movement in our position to try to demonstrate that commitment. |