Real Charlie Bryan vibes. (Eastern Airlines Mechanics Union)
But Delta isn't Eastern, and Ed isn't Frank Lorenzo.(thank god)
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Nice little obit about him in Forbes. Love him or hate him, he was both colorful and a fighter. Very much a part of airline history, but , well, lots of asterisks to the story.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed...h=3ce4a6f81456