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Bastian

American  
[bahs-tee-ahn] / ˈbɑs tiˌɑn /

noun

  1. Adolf 1826–1905, German anthropologist.


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Bastian said fare increases only managed to cover 60% of the increase in Delta’s fuel costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Chief Executive Ed Bastian welcomed the Berkshire news and said he had hoped the firm would become an investor again once the pandemic was in the rearview mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Delta CEO Ed Bastian in April said that travel demand was still strong.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

“The premium consumer is candidly immune or becoming more immune to the headlines and not delaying their investment in the experience economy,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said on the earnings call.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Other nights a prefect yells Achtung! and the boys stand at their benches and Bastian the commandant waddles in.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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