Airline dealt a blow as Burns moves to Mirant In a move that has surprised some analysts, Michele Burns resigned as executive vice-president and chief financial officer at troubled airline Delta Air Lines on April 30 to take up the CFO position at similarly unstable electricity firm Mirant, which has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since July 2003. Burns (pictured) is well-qualified for the job – she has been widely credited with stabilising Delta’s