Mar 2, 2018

Delta CEO on ending NRA discount: "our values are not for sale"

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Delta CEO Edward Bastian defended the company's decision to end their NRA discount in an internal memo to employees Friday, despite Georgia lawmakers killing a proposed tax break on jet fuel, that would have saved Delta millions, in retaliation to the company's decision:

Our decision was not made for economic gain and our values are not for sale.
— Delta CEO Edward Bastian

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