Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Delta fires back at angry lawmakers amid NRA backlash: 'Our values are not for sale'

Delta CEO Ed Bastian defended his company's decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association in a memo issued to employees on Friday. Since Delta ended its relationship with the NRA last Saturday, the company has faced backlash from some customers and Georgia lawmakers. On Thursday, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that would end the company's jet fuel tax exemption. Bastian said that the company's decision to end its relationship with the NRA was not made for "economic gain" and that its "values are not for sale. ...


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Delta could face a $40 million blow over the NRA after backlash from Georgia lawmakers — but the airline still won't move its headquarters (DAL)

The Georgia legislature passed a tax reform bill on Thursday which excluded a provision that allowed airlines to re-fuel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport without paying the state's sales tax. The exclusion was motivated by Delta Air Lines' announcement that it would join a number of businesses in ending its discount program for National Rifle Association members. The bill will cost the airline, which uses Hartsfield-Jackson as its main hub and whose headquarters are located in Atlanta, $40 million.


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