IT News on October 10th: According to a report by "Business Insider," on the 9th local time, Delta Air Lines' CEO Ed Bastian was interviewed by CNBC. When asked about Musk's recent consecutive criticisms of Delta Air Lines on X, he said, "At least in my opinion, we haven't been attacking each other. I really like Starlink and appreciate what Elon is doing. I drive a Tesla myself, you know? So there's no conflict there. To say we have personal grudges is completely nonsense."

From what is publicly available, this dispute, which was almost entirely initiated by Musk on his own, began in March of this year. At that time, Delta Air Lines chose Amazon Leo as the provider for the next generation of in-flight satellite internet services, abandoning Starlink, which is under SpaceX. Musk subsequently posted a warning to Delta Air Lines: "They have no idea how significant this decision will be."

In the past two weeks, Musk's criticism of Bastian and Delta Air Lines has become increasingly fierce. Previously, an aviation industry account JonNYC posted some unverified statements allegedly attributed to Bastian, which included, "We don't want to cooperate with Elon Musk. Believe me."

On that day, Musk reposted an article containing these remarks and even went so far as to say that Bastian would "lose his job as a result."

Thereafter, Musk made several posts mocking Delta Air Lines' in-flight internet service options. In late September, he wrote: "The best way to put AI in a sandbox isolation is to have it fly on Delta Air Lines' planes."

IT has learned that Musk has also had disputes with airline executives before. In January of this year, he and Michael O'Leary from the European low-cost airline CEO Ryanair exchanged taunts on X. The dispute arose because Ryanair did not install Starlink equipment on its fleet, with Ryanair citing cost concerns as the reason.

At that time, Musk also initiated a poll on X to ask whether Ryanair should be acquired, and then suggested that someone named Ryan should take over as the CEO. O'Leary, who is known for his bold and outspoken personality, responded with a promotional campaign offering "Big Fool" airline tickets as a countermeasure.

In contrast, the attitude of Bastian from Delta Air Lines CEO is quite different. “I simply don’t pay any attention to that. Everyone has the right to express their own opinions.”