Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: A clumsy comment from Delta's CEO, apparently linking Gulf-based air carriers with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has sent the Atlanta-based airline into a PR tailspin. 
  
 The comment came amid a war of words between U.S.-based air carriers and their Arabian counterparts over what they say is unfair government help. 
  
 U.S. carriers claim that the "Gulf Three," Etihad, Qatar, and Emirates airlines are receiving billions of dollars in subsidies and have done so for many years, if not decades. They also allege that government handouts to Etihad have enabled the funding of new routes and new aircraft. 
  
 The Gulf airlines reject those claims. Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker said he gets "equity" from the government, not subsidies. 
  
 In retort, the Gulf airlines point out that U.S.-based carriers themselves benefited from government help in the aftermath of 9/11. 
  
 This is where things began to go off the rails for Delta and its CEO Richard Anderson. On Monday he said that it was "a great irony" for Middle Eastern airlines to bring up the post-9/11 government assistance, especially since the terrorists who flew planes into New York's World Trade Center were from the Arabian Peninsula. 
  
 But it's not clear exactly what he meant. He said: "And it's a great irony to have the United Arab Emirates from the Arabian Peninsula talk about that, given the fact that our industry was really shocked by the terrorism of 9/11, which came from terrorists from the Arabian Peninsula, that caused us to go through a massive restructuring." 
  
 Delta (DAL) apologized Wednesday for Anderson's remarks, which he made on CNN's "Quest Means Business." 
  
 "He didn't mean to suggest the gulf carriers or their governments are linked to the 9/11 terrorists," the company said in a statement. 
  
 "We apologize if anyone was offended." ||||| About 800 applicants to one of SCS’s master’s programs, the Master of Science in Computer Science program in the Computer Science Department, on Monday were erroneously sent acceptance letters via email. This error was the result of serious mistakes in our process for generating acceptance letters. Once the error was discovered, the university moved quickly to notify affected applicants. 
  
 We understand the disappointment created by this mistake, and deeply apologize to the applicants for this miscommunication. We are currently reviewing our notification process to help ensure this does not happen in the future. 
  
 Applicants can direct any questions or concerns to Tracy Farbacher, program coordinator, via email at tracyf@cs.cmu.edu. |||||
Student:
Can A-Rod get back in fans' good graces? Probably not, but his handwritten note was among the public apologies that generated headlines this week: A-Rod, again: "I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season. I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be. To Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association and you, the fans, I can only say I'm sorry."—Alex Rodriguez, in a handwritten letter of apology "to the fans" that makes no mention of why he got suspended. You are not accepted: "We understand the disappointment created by this mistake, and deeply apologize to the applicants for this miscommunication. We are currently reviewing our notification process to help ensure this does not happen in the future."—Carnegie Mellon, after 800 applicants to a graduate program got mistaken letters of acceptance. Watch those acronyms: “Krispy Kreme apologizes unreservedly for the inappropriate name of a customer promotion at one of our stores. This promotion was never intended to cause offence. All material has been withdrawn and an internal investigation is currently underway.”—Krispy Kreme, after, wait for it, a KKK promotion. The last K stood for Klub. The last two hit on more serious topics: 9/11 comments: "He didn't mean to suggest the Gulf carriers or their governments are linked to the 9/11 terrorists. We apologize if anyone was offended."—Delta Air Lines, referring to CEO Richard Anderson, who ticked off Gulf-based airlines with comments on CNN. 'Excessive force': "I deeply regret the unfortunate use of excessive force by the Madison Police Department on Sureshbhai Patel and for the injuries sustained by Mr. Patel. I sincerely hope that Mr. Patel continues to improve and that he will regain full use of his legs."—Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, to India's government, after a visitor from India was paralyzed during a police stop.