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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, December, 2003
By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 7--Fred Buttrell is the kind of guy who will hike with his wife across the Grand Canyon, twice in two days --- and run most of the way back.
He's also the kind who, when his military career flying F-15 fighters was cut short by the onset of diabetes, was soon climbing the career ladder again at American Airlines --- this time on the ground.
Therefore, it shouldn't be surprising that, after switching to Delta Air Lines in 1996, the 41-year-old executive is sitting at the controls of one of the carrier's strategic plans: using small regional jets to cut costs and hang onto markets.
As president and chief executive of Delta Connection,...
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