Amtrak Names Another Airline Exec as Top Boss to Replace Former Delta CEO Richard Anderson
Photo Credit: Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson (right) speaks at Skift Global Forum in New York City on Sept. 19, 2019. Skift
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Richard Anderson deserves kudos for having helped to revitalize Amtrak in his three years as CEO. The former Delta Air Lines top boss put the U.S. railway operator on track to its first-ever operating profit while also improving its safety record.
Amtrak said Monday that William J. Flynn will replace Richard Anderson as CEO of Amtrak.
Flynn was chairman and CEO of Atlas Air, a cargo company, through last year. The 66-year-old previously held senior positions at CSX, a freight company.
"Bill has a consistent track record of growing and improv
