How Delta&#39;s cash cushion pushed it off course
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ATLANTA - In the days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Delta Air Lines stood apart from its embattled rivals. AMR Corp.&#39;s American Airlines and UAL Corp.
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Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. jumped on Thursday after the company and its pilots union reached a tentative contract that will save the cash-strapped carrier $1 billion a year.
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Delta Air Lines inched closer to bankruptcy Wednesday after posting a whopping third quarter loss. For Wall Street and security analysts, the mood is to prepare for bankruptcy, but at Delta, it&#39;s a different story.
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The third-quarter losses loomed largest at Delta Air Lines Inc., which faces bankruptcy unless it can quickly win concessions from its pilots and debt holders.
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With a tentative deal to cut $1 billion in pilot costs, Delta Air Lines appears to have beaten back the threat of bankruptcy -- at least for now, analysts say.
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By capping fares and simplifying prices, Delta Air Lines provoked a price war this week, as it became the first big airline to join forces with low-fare players.
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Delta Air Lines&#39; plan to restructure some of its debt outside of bankruptcy has raised concerns among credit analysts who believe the move could be tantamount to defaulting on the money the struggling carrier owes.
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Delta Air Lines Inc., which is transforming its business to reduce costs and attract more fliers, blamed high fuel prices, low fares and hefty charges as it reported a $2.2 billion fourth quarter loss that was much steeper than a year ago.
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NEW YORK, October 20  - Delta Air Lines (DAL.NYS) has inched further towards a potential bankruptcy, with the company&#39;s 3Q04 losses nearly quadrupling from the year-ago levels.
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A broad-based fare increase, initiated last week by Delta Air Lines Inc. and matched by US rivals, has unraveled, prompting expectations yesterday that the chances for further fare hikes are fading.
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When US Airways made its unsolicited takeover bid for Delta Air Lines last month, it jolted the recovering airline industry and sparked talk about a wave of potential mergers.
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While much of the public focus surrounding Delta Air Lines Inc.&#39;s turnaround efforts has been on the need for pilot concessions, some analysts believe the carrier&#39;s massive debt is a bigger challenge and the one more difficult to resolve
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Delta Air Lines Inc., the No. 3 U.S. carrier struggling to avoid bankruptcy, has slashed its U.S. fares, an industry analyst said, in a move industry watchers fear could trigger a price war.
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Delta Air Lines Inc., the third- largest US carrier, said its third-quarter net loss widened to as much as $675 million because of higher fuel prices and lower average ticket prices.
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BY THE NUMERS: Delta Air Lines Inc. reported a $651 million loss in the three months ending Sept. 30, nearly four times its loss compared to a year ago.
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THE US Airways bid to acquire Delta Air Lines benefited investors throughout the airline sector Â except for Delta shareholders. Shares of US Airways and other major carriers leaped when the bid was announced, but DeltaÂs plunged after a small initial rally.
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Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. jumped  on Thursday after the company and its pilots union reached a  tentative contract that will save the cash-strapped carrier $1  billion a year.