Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0996990119 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 454 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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And while redefining itself, Delta also redefined an industry.. Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era tells the story of Delta’s dramatic tumble into bankruptcy and how it climbed its way back to pre-eminence despite hurricane-force headwinds: high fuel prices, a hostile takeover bid, relentless competition, economic meltdowns and geopolitical shocks.This book stems from a decade of research and countless interviews by Airline Weekly’sSeth Kaplan and Jay Shabat. “When the history book is written on the restructuring of this industry, Delta will be the greatest turnaround story in it.” —Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein, December 19, 2006Its reputation was now as tattered as the interiors of its airplanes. On this day, Delta found itself surrounded by lawyers, dejectedly filing for bankruptcy. Delta did the unimaginable by simultaneously resurrecting its finances and the spirits of its employees and customers. Few believed
good read. Amazon Customer Not only a blow by blow business history of Delta over the last couple decades, but very detailed background on remainder of U.S airline sector as well. Broad insight as to how industry chess moves interacted with each other. Well researched, good read.. I would highly recommend Tim As a former Delta employee that retired at the end of 2014, the book feels spot on!Great job by the authors.. Graham C. Hanson said Good, but it's a shame no one did some. Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 7"Good, but it's a shame no one did some" according to Graham C. Hanson. Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 197Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. but they entered service years before then.And in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. they had 115 727's on order and 1Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. .I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. 7's in 197Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. but they entered service years before then.And in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. they had 115 7"Good, but it's a shame no one did some" according to Graham C. Hanson. Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 197Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. but they entered service years before then.And in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. they had 115 727's on order and 1Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. .I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. 7's on order and 1Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. DC8's !The 7"Good, but it's a shame no one did some" according to Graham C. Hanson. Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 197Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. but they entered service years before then.And in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. they had 115 727's on order and 1Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. .I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. 7 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 198Good, but it's a shame no one did some Graham C. Hanson Good, but it's a shame no one did some more research, I don't think the writers know one aircraft from another, according to them Delta started receiving 727's in 1973 but they entered service years before then.And in 1983 they had 115 727's on order and 13 DC8's !The 727 production line stopped in 1984, I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. , I think he meant to say 757 and the DC8 hadn't been made for years, you certainly couldn't order one in 1983.I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr. .I've just started reading this with great interest as I lived and worked in the industry for many of these years but i'm alr