# Ed Bastian on The No Agenda Show Ed Bastian comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2016 to October 2021. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** August 2016 – October 2021 - **Related topics:** [Delta Air Lines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/delta-air-lines.md), [Delta Airlines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/delta-airlines.md), [Air Travel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/air-travel.md), [Biometrics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biometrics.md), [Cbp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cbp.md), [Class Action](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/class-action.md), [Data Center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-center.md), [Facial Recognition](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facial-recognition.md), [Jfk Airport](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jfk-airport.md), [Klm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/klm.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### Delta Airlines Vaccine Strategy, Unvaccinated Insurance Surcharges - **Episode:** [1391: Clown World](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1391-clown-world.md) - **Published:** 2021-10-17 - **Time:** 31:42–34:09 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1391-clown-world/chapter/delta-airlines-vaccine-strategy-unvaccinated-insurance-surcharges.md Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian reported that 90% of his workforce is vaccinated without a formal mandate, opting for a collaborative approach. Conversely, reports suggest insurance companies are implementing $200 surcharges for unvaccinated employees, leading to predictions of future class-action lawsuits. Keywords: [delta airlines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/delta-airlines.md), [ed bastian](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ed-bastian.md), insurance surcharge, [vaccine mandate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccine-mandate.md), [class action](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/class-action.md) ### Delta Air Lines Middle Seat Policy - **Episode:** [1334: Kackling Kamala](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1334-kackling-kamala.md) - **Published:** 2021-04-01 - **Time:** 1:13:57–1:15:21 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1334-kackling-kamala/chapter/delta-air-lines-middle-seat-policy.md Delta Air Lines announced it will stop blocking middle seats on its aircraft starting in May 2021, ending a year-long policy intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19. CEO Ed Bastian cited internal data showing that 65% of Delta's customers expect to be vaccinated by May 1. Delta was the last major U.S. carrier to maintain the social distancing measure on flights. Keywords: [delta air lines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/delta-air-lines.md), [ed bastian](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ed-bastian.md), middle seats, [air travel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/air-travel.md), [vaccination](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccination.md) ### Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian, Biometric Facial Recognition - **Episode:** [1149: Couple of Reds](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1149-couple-of-reds.md) - **Published:** 2019-06-27 - **Time:** 10:09–15:16 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1149-couple-of-reds/chapter/delta-air-lines-ed-bastian-biometric-facial-recognition.md Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian discusses the implementation of full biometric facilities at international concourses, utilizing facial recognition for check-in and security. Adam Curry expresses deep privacy concerns regarding the government's collaboration with commercial airlines to share citizen data. The discussion touches on the inevitability of these systems and the potential for non-users to be deemed suspicious by authorities. Keywords: [delta air lines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/delta-air-lines.md), [ed bastian](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ed-bastian.md), [facial recognition](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facial-recognition.md), [biometrics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biometrics.md), [tsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tsa.md), [cbp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cbp.md) ### Delta Airlines Data Center Meltdown, Travel Delays - **Episode:** [851: Captain Talking Points](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/851-captain-talking-points.md) - **Published:** 2016-08-14 - **Time:** 23:03–26:13 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/851-captain-talking-points/chapter/delta-airlines-data-center-meltdown-travel-delays.md Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian addressed a massive system failure caused by a power outage at a data center, which led to thousands of flight cancellations. Adam Curry experienced the fallout of this "meltdown" while traveling through JFK Airport. He describes the failure of Delta's redundant systems and the subsequent challenges with ground personnel and flight upgrades. Keywords: [delta airlines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/delta-airlines.md), [klm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/klm.md), [jfk airport](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jfk-airport.md), [ed bastian](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ed-bastian.md), [data center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-center.md), [power outage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/power-outage.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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