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Delta Air Lines to Resume Nonstop Stockholm – New York-JFK

Delta Air Lines to Resume Nonstop Copenhagen – New York Service

Delta to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Global Transportation Conference

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes and Delta Air Lines Announce Launch of Codeshare Expansion

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes y Delta Air Lines anuncian la expansión de su código compartido

Delta Announces Plan to Return More Than $1 Billion to Shareholders Over Next Three Years

Delta Air Lines to Resume Shannon – New York, JFK Daily Summer Service

Delta anuncia plano para retornar mais de US$ 1 bilhão para seus acionistas nos próximos três anos

Delta anuncia plan para devolver más de US$ 1 mil millones a sus accionistas durante los próximos 3 años

Delta Air Lines to Resume Venice – Atlanta Summer Service

Airline offering over 2,000 weekly seats to and from United States

Airline offering nearly 3,200 weekly seats to and from United States

Key milestone also to include the signature of commercial agreement for corporate clients

Este hito clave incluye además la firma de un acuerdo comercial para clientes corporativos

Board of Directors initiates $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, authorizes $500 million share repurchase

Balanced capital deployment creates up to $5 billion of value for shareholders through further debt reduction, return of cash to shareholders, and management of pension liability

Airline offering over 2,300 weekly seats to and from United States

O Conselho de Administração abriu com o valor de US$ 0,06 por ação, pelos dividendos trimestrais e autoriza US$ 500 milhões para recompra de ações

A entrega equilibrada de capital incrementa em até US$ 5 bilhões o valor dos papéis para os acionistas através de uma maior redução da dívida, do retorno de caixa para os acionistas e na gestão de pensões

La Junta Directiva inicia con un dividendo cuatrimestral de US$ 0,06 por acción y autoriza recompra de acciones por US$ 500 millones

El despliegue del capital balanceado crea hasta US$ 5 mil millones de valor para los accionistas a través de mayor reducción de deuda, retorno de efectivo a accionistas y administración de pasivos por pensiones

Airline offering over 2,500 additional weekly seats between Venice and United States

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

May 16, 2013

STOCKHOLM, 16 May 2013 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) seasonal nonstop service between Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport will recommence on Sunday 2 June 2013. The flight will operate up to six times weekly during the peak summer season using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 170 seats, in conjunction with Delta’s joint venture partner Air France KLM.

“The return of our summer seasonal flight between Stockholm and New York provides our customers with nonstop convenience as well as the opportunity to connect to over 60 U.S. destinations such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orlando from New York, JFK,” said Perry Cantarutti, Delta’s senior vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. “The route is popular with both business and leisure travellers and we are already seeing very positive booking figures.”

In 2012, Delta carried nearly 35,000 passengers between Sweden and the U.S. on its summer service, with an average load factor of 92% on the route.

Delta’s flight from Arlanda Airport features 15 seats in BusinessElite. The aircraft is also equipped with Economy Comfort, Delta’s premium economy cabin product. Customers flying in Economy Comfort benefit from up to four additional inches of legroom and 50 percent more recline than Delta’s standard Economy class seat, as well as priority boarding.

Delta is making a number of significant investments in its products and services to improve its customer’s experience on the ground and in the air. These include Delta’s state-of-the-art, $1.4bn Terminal 4 at New York-JFK that will open on 24 May. Customers flying between Stockholm and New York-JFK this summer will benefit from a greatly enhanced airport experience on arrival and departure at the airport. One of the largest terminals in North America, Terminal 4 offers travellers a spacious environment with a wide variety of shopping and dining options. For BusinessElite customers, the Delta Sky Club at Terminal 4 features a Sky Deck – an outdoor airport terrace offering unprecedented runway views.

Delta’s seasonal nonstop service between Stockholm and New York, JFK will operate as follows:

Flight

Departs

Arrives

Days of week

DL203

Stockholm at 14.20

New York at 16.50

Six times weekly service in June;

Five times weekly service in July;

Four times weekly services in August

DL202

New York at 21.45

Stockholm at 12.20 (next day)

Six times weekly service in June;

Five times weekly service in July;

Four times weekly services in August

Delta flights between Sweden and the United States and destinations beyond are available for booking via travel agents, Delta and KLM’s dedicated Sweden reservations teams on 08-587 6918 01 (Delta) and 08-587 99 757 (KLM) or online via the websites: www.delta.com and www.klm.se

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. Delta was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2013 World’s Most Admired Companies airline industry list, topping the list for the second time in three years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 317 destinations in 58 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. Delta is investing more than $3 billion in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta and Facebook.com/delta.

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

May 16, 2013

COPENHAGEN, 16 May 2013 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) seasonal nonstop service between Copenhagen’s Castrup Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport will recommence on Sunday 2 June 2013. The flight will initially operate four times weekly and increase to daily effective 17 June. The flight will operate throughout the peak summer season using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft, in conjunction with Delta’s joint venture partner Air France KLM.

“We are delighted to see the return of our summer seasonal flight between Copenhagen and New York, offering customers more choice, nonstop convenience and onward connections to more destinations in the U.S. than any other carrier,” said Perry Cantarutti, Delta’s senior vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. “The route is popular with both business and leisure travelers, and we’re already seeing significant demand for the route. This summer, our passengers can enjoy a range of new in-flight amenities, complementing Delta’s award winning onboard service.”

BusinessElite customers will have the opportunity to experience the new Westin Heavenly® In-Flight bedding, designed and manufactured exclusively for Delta by Westin Hotels & Resorts. In addition, Delta has also introduced a new BusinessElite amenity kit featuring Tumi and Malin+Goetz products.

In 2012, Delta carried nearly 35,000 passengers between Denmark and the U.S. on its summer service, with an average load factor of over 92% on the route.

Delta is making a number of significant investments in its products and services to improve its customer’s experience on the ground and in the air. These include Delta’s state-of-the-art, $1.4bn Terminal 4 at New York-JFK that will open on 24 May. Customers flying between Copenhagen and New York-JFK this summer will benefit from a greatly enhanced airport experience on arrival and departure at the airport. One of the largest terminals in North America, Terminal 4 offers travellers a spacious environment with a wide variety of shopping and dining options. For BusinessElite customers, the Delta Sky Club at Terminal 4 features a Sky Deck – an outdoor airport terrace offering unprecedented runway views.

Delta’s seasonal nonstop service between Copenhagen and New York, JFK will operate as follows:

Flight	Departs	Arrives	Days of week
DL119	Copenhagen at 11.30	New York at 13.50	Four to Seven times weekly
DL118	New York at 19.30	Copenhagen at 09.45 (next day)	Four to Seven times weekly

Customers wishing to book travel on Delta’s nonstop service to New York-JFK can see their travel agent, call Air France KLM’s dedicated reservations team on +45 823 32 721 or visit delta.com or klm.de.

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

May 13, 2013

ATLANTA, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Global Transportation Conference at 9:20 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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A live webcast of this event can be accessed via the internet at:
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/about-delta/investor-relations/analyst-coverage-and-webcasts.html

The online replay will be available at the same site shortly after the webcast is complete until June 15, 2013.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. Delta was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2013 World's Most Admired Companies airline industry list, topping the list for the second time in three years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 317 destinations in 58 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. Delta is investing more than $3 billion in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta and Facebook.com/delta.

SOURCE Delta Air Lines

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

May 9, 2013

ATLANTA and SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 9, 2013— Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL) announced a key milestone in their partnership with the implementation of GOL codeshare on Delta’s flight from Brasilia to Atlanta. GOL will now sell Delta’s international tickets through its sales channels which include www.voegol.com, Voe GOL stores, call centers and travel agencies. Next month other markets will be included in the codeshare including all Delta flights between Brazil and the United States, as well as key connecting markets operated by Delta.

“These are exciting times for GOL and Delta. Today’s announcement of expanded implementation of our codeshare agreement is confirmation of our companies’ mutual desire to provide our customers with seamless and efficient service,” said Nicolas Ferri, vice president for Delta’s Latin America and Caribbean division.

The companies together offer over 380 destinations in more than 62 countries and will meet 99% of Brazilian and U.S. passenger demand between the countries.

“The codeshare expansion will give our clients who fly combined routes with the two airlines more flight options with all the convenience that this alliance already offers,” said Eduardo Bernardes, GOL’s Commercial Officer. “This initiative only reinforces GOL’s commitment to always offer its clients more benefits and convenience.”

The codeshare agreement implementation also means that commercial clients who choose to will have a single contract and a dedicated executive to facilitate negotiations in all destinations operated by the airlines. Furthermore, the companies will share commercial and promotional activities. The first of these activities will be a joint advertising campaign to be launched in early June.

“Since December 2011, Delta and GOL have worked diligently to develop GOL’s code on Delta operated flights. The implementation has now started and will be completed in six phases, said Paulo Miranda, managing director Strategy and Alliances for Delta Air Lines. “In addition to the route from Brasilia to Atlanta, we will soon phase in all Delta operated flights between Brazil and the U.S., including to Atlanta, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and Detroit.”

The first phase of the Codeshare Agreement includes the Brasilia to Atlanta route and will be in operation by late May. The second phase will include Goiania, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Porto Alegre all via Brasilia to Atlanta.

The codeshare will eventually include routes from Sao Paulo to Atlanta, New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Detroit; Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta; and connecting destinations in the US.

Part of what the codeshare agreement means to GOL and Delta customers is that they will now choose their preferred channel to purchase tickets, in addition to already implemented accumulation and redemption of miles between the Smiles and Delta SkyMiles programs; access to select VIP lounges; access to enhanced check-in, boarding, and luggage benefits for select elite customers, and have their baggage labeled and dispatched to the final destination.

About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 970 daily flights to 65 destinations in 10 countries in South America, Caribbean and the United States under the GOL and VARIG brands, using a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, the safest, most efficient and most economical of their type. The SMILES loyalty program allows members to accumulate miles and redeem tickets to more than 560 locations around the world via flights with foreign partner airlines. The Company also operates Gollog, a logistics service which retrieves and delivers cargo and packages to and from more than 3,500 cities in Brazil and eight abroad. With its portfolio of innovative products and services, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes offers the best cost-benefit ratio in the market.

About Delta Air Lines

Delta is working to become the best U.S. carrier in Latin America and the Caribbean and was just recognized with the Best Airline to North America award by Prêmio Destaque Companhia de Viagem, by Grupo Companhia. As part of that goal Delta has established a long-term exclusive alliance with GOL Línhas Aereas Inteligentes investing more than US $100 million in GOL. Likewise, Delta has invested more than US $65 million in Aeroméxico as part of a long-term exclusive commercial alliance and entered a code sharing agreement with Aerolíneas Argentinas solidifying its footprint in Latin America. Executive Travel magazine recognized Delta with the Gold Leading Edge Award for the Best Flight Experience to Mexico. Delta provides service to 32 countries and 49 destinations in the region offering more than 1,000 weekly flights between Latin America and the U.S. Spanish speaking Delta customers can receive real-time, on-the-go travel assistance in Spanish and Portuguese through its Twitter channels @DeltaAssist_ES and @DeltaAjuda 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST. Brazilian customers can also access Delta´s dedicated Brazil Facebook page visiting http://www.facebook.com/DeltaAirLinesBrasil.

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Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

May 9, 2013

ATLANTA y SAN PABLO, Brasil, 9 de mayo de 2013—Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) y GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA (BM & FBovespa: GOLL4 y NYSE: GOL) anunciaron un hito clave en su alianza con la implementación del código compartido de GOL en vuelos de Delta desde Brasilia a Atlanta. GOL ahora venderá pasajes internacionales de Delta a través de sus canales de venta que incluyen www.voegol.com, Voe GOL tiendas, centros de llamadas y agencias de viajes. El mes próximo, otros mercados se sumarán al código compartido, incluyendo todos los vuelos de Delta entre Brasil y los Estados Unidos, así como en los mercados clave de conexión operados por Delta.

"Estos son tiempos emocionantes para GOL y Delta. El anuncio hecho hoy de la expansión en la implementación de nuestro acuerdo de código compartido es confirmación del deseo mutuo de nuestras empresas de proveer a los clientes con un servicio integrado y eficiente”, afirmó Nicolás Ferri, vicepresidente de Delta Air Lines para América Latina y el Caribe.

Juntas, las compañías ofrecen más de 380 destinos en más de 62 países y representarán el 99% de la demanda de los pasajeros entre Brasil y los EE.UU.

"La expansión del código compartido proporcionará a nuestros clientes que viajan en rutas combinadas con las dos aerolíneas, más opciones de vuelo con todas las ventajas que esta alianza ya ofrece", dijo Eduardo Bernardes, director comercial de GOL. "Esta iniciativa sólo refuerza el compromiso de GOL de ofrecer siempre a sus clientes más beneficios y conveniencia".

La aplicación de los acuerdos de código compartido también significa que los clientes comerciales que así lo decidan tendrán un contrato único y un ejecutivo dedicado a facilitar las negociaciones en todos los destinos operados por las líneas aéreas. Por otra parte, las compañías compartirán actividades comerciales y promocionales. La primera de estas actividades será una campaña de publicidad conjunta que se lanzará a principios de junio.

"Desde diciembre de 2011, Delta y GOL han estado trabajando arduamente para desarrollar la aplicación del código compartido de GOL en los vuelos operados por Delta. La implementación ya comenzó y continuará avanzando en seis fases", dijo Paulo Miranda, director de Estrategia y Alianzas de Delta Air Lines. "Además de la ruta desde Brasilia a Atlanta, pronto contaremos con código compartido en todos los vuelos operados por Delta entre Brasil y los Estados Unidos, incluyendo los destinos de Atlanta, el Aeropuerto Internacional John F. Kennedy (JFK) de Nueva York y Detroit".

La primera fase del acuerdo de código compartido incluye la ruta Brasilia a Atlanta y estará en funcionamiento a fines de mayo. La segunda fase estará en pleno funcionamiento el próximo mes e incluirá Goiânia, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba y Porto Alegre, todos a través de Brasilia a Atlanta.

El código compartido incluirá eventualmente las rutas desde San Pablo a Atlanta, el Aeropuerto Internacional JFK de Nueva York y Detroit; Río de Janeiro a Atlanta, y los destinos de conexión en los Estados Unidos.

Parte de lo que significa el acuerdo de código compartido para los clientes de GOL y Delta es que ahora van a elegir su canal preferido para comprar boletos, además de la ya implementada acumulación y redención de millas en los programas “Smiles” y “Delta SkyMiles”; el acceso a salas VIP; el acceso a las prestaciones mejoradas de registro, embarque y equipaje para los clientes élite y la posibilidad de tener su equipaje etiquetado y enviado a su destino final.

Sobre GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), la mayor compañía aérea de bajo costo y baja tarifa de América Latina y opera cerca de 970 vuelos diarios a 65 destinos en 10 países en Sudamérica, Caribe y los Estados Unidos bajo las marcas GOL y VARIG, con una flota nueva y moderna de Boeing 737-700 y 737-800 Next Generation, el más seguro, eficiente y económico. El programa de millas SMILES permite a los participantes acumular millas y canjear los boletos para más de 560 destinos en el mundo, a través de los vuelos realizados por socios extranjeros. La compañía también es propietaria del servicio de logística Gollog que capta y distribuye las cargas y paquetes de más de 3500 municipios y ocho destinos internacionales. Con su cartera de productos y servicios innovadores, la oferta de GOL cuenta con la mejor relación costo-beneficio en el mercado.

Sobre Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines está tomando los pasos necesarios para convertirse en la mejor aerolínea estadounidense en América Latina y el Caribe y fue reconocida como la Mejor Aerolínea hacia Norteamérica en el Prêmio Destaque Companhia de Viagem del Grupo Companhia. Como parte de esa meta, Delta ha establecido una alianza exclusiva a largo plazo con GOL Línhas Aereas Inteligentes, invirtiendo más de 100 millones de dólares en la compañía. Asimismo, Delta ha invertido más de 65 millones de dólares en su alianza comercial exclusiva a largo plazo con Aeroméxico y firmado un acuerdo de código compartido con Aerolíneas Argentinas, consolidando su presencia en América Latina. La revista Executive Traveler reconoció a Delta con el premio “Gold Leading Edge Award” y la nombró “La Mejor Experiencia de viaje a México”. Delta ofrece servicios a 32 países y 49 destinos en la región, con más de 1.000 vuelos semanales entre América Latina y Estados Unidos. Los clientes pueden recibir asistencia en tiempo real sobre temas relacionados a su viaje en portugués y/o español a través de sus canales de Twitter @DeltaAjuda y @DeltaAssist_ES desde las 9:00 a.m. a las 7:00 p.m. EST. Los clientes de Brasil también pueden acceder a la página de Delta Brasil en Facebook, visitando http://www.facebook.com/DeltaAirLinesBrasil.

Delta Air Lines presta servicios a más de 160 millones de pasajeros cada año. Delta fue nombrada por la revista Fortune como la aerolínea más admirada del mundo en su lista de Compañías Más Admiradas del Mundo de la industria aérea, encabezando la lista por segunda vez en tres años. Con su red global lider en la industria, Delta y Delta Connection ofrecen servicio a cerca de 317 destinos en 58 países a través de seis continentes. Con su base en Atlanta, Delta emplea a 80.000 empleados en todo el mundo y opera una flota principal de más de 700 aeronaves. Como miembro fundador de la alianza global SkyTeam, Delta participa en la principal alianza transatlántica con Air France-KLM y Alitalia. Junto a sus socios en el mundo, Delta ofrece más de 15.000 vuelos diarios con hubs en Ámsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City y Tokyo-Narita. Delta está invirtiendo más de US$3 mil millones en infraestructura aeroportuaria y productos globales, servicios y tecnología para mejorar la experiencia del cliente en el aire y en tierra. Información adicional está disponible en delta.com, Twiiter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta y Facebook.com/delta.

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400

May 8, 2013

ATLANTA, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a broad financial plan released today, Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) announced a balanced capital deployment program aimed at creating up to $5 billion of value for shareholders, including returning more than $1 billion to shareholders over the next three years.

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As part of this program, Delta's Board of Directors has initiated a quarterly dividend and declared a $0.06 per share dividend for shareholders of record as of Aug. 9, 2013. This dividend will be paid on Sept. 10, 2013. In addition, the Board has authorized a $500 million share repurchase program, to be completed no later than June 30, 2016. Together, these two programs are designed to return more than $1 billion of capital to shareholders over the next three years.

"Delta's financial performance and balance sheet have strengthened considerably over the past five years and the Board believes the company is now in a position to begin returning cash to our shareholders," said Daniel Carp, chairman of Delta's Board of Directors. "The Board's shareholder return program makes a long-term commitment to our shareholders with the implementation of an ongoing quarterly dividend, while also providing flexibility to return additional cash to shareholders through the share repurchase program."

Comprehensive Financial Plan

Since 2009, Delta has made significant investments in its people, product and service, while improving its earnings and generating $4 billion of free cash flow. That free cash flow has been dedicated to strengthening the company's balance sheet. As a result, Delta's adjusted net debt has fallen from $17 billion at the end of 2009 to just under $12 billion at the end of 2012. The company expects to achieve its $10 billion adjusted net debt target by the end of 2013.

"Delta's strategy has resulted in a solid financial foundation for our company, tremendous improvements in our fleet, facilities, products and technology, as well as top-notch operational reliability and service to our customers," said Richard Anderson, Delta's chief executive officer. "The capital deployment plan unveiled today furthers our commitment to becoming the airline of choice for our employees, customers and shareholders."

In an investor presentation this morning, Delta outlined a comprehensive, five-year financial plan. The plan focuses on free cash flow generation through a combination of expected earnings improvements and a disciplined approach to capital investment. Over the next five years, the company plans to reinvest $2.0 - $2.5 billion annually, or approximately 50 percent of its operating cash flow, into improving the company's fleet, facilities, products and technology. The resulting free cash flow will be used to return cash to shareholders, further reduce the company's debt, and opportunistically address longer-term pension funding needs, driving up to $5 billion of value to Delta's shareholders.

As part of this plan, Delta expects to achieve and maintain an adjusted net debt level of $7 billion, a $5 billion reduction over 2012. By meeting the $7 billion target, Delta will have reduced its adjusted net debt by $10 billion since 2009, significantly decreasing the company's balance sheet risk and generating more than 50 percent savings in interest expense.

The company also plans to make up to $1 billion of incremental contributions to the company's defined benefit pension plans over the next five years. These contributions would be in addition to the $650 - $700 million annual required minimum contribution.

More information on Delta's comprehensive financial plan can be found as an exhibit to a Form 8-K the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning.

Repurchases under Delta's program may be made through a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block trades, or accelerated share repurchase transactions in compliance with applicable regulatory guidelines, including Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18. Purchases will be made subject to market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other relevant factors. Delta had approximately 855 million shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2013.

About Delta

Forward-looking Statements

Statements in this investor update that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections and strategies reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the cost of aircraft fuel; the availability of aircraft fuel; the impact of posting collateral in connection with our fuel hedge contracts; the impact of significant funding obligations with respect to defined benefit pension plans; the impact that our indebtedness may have on our financial and operating activities and our ability to incur additional debt; the restrictions that financial covenants in our financing agreements will have on our financial and business operations; labor issues; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports; our dependence on technology in our operations; disruptions or security breaches of our information technology infrastructure; the ability of our credit card processors to take significant holdbacks in certain circumstances; the possible effects of accidents involving our aircraft; the effects of weather, natural disasters and seasonality on our business; the effects of an extended disruption in services provided by third party regional carriers; failure or inability of insurance to cover a significant liability at the Trainer refinery; the impact of environmental regulation on the Trainer refinery; our ability to retain management and key employees; our ability to use net operating losses to offset future taxable income; competitive conditions in the airline industry; the effects of extensive government regulation on our business; the effects of terrorist attacks; the effects of the rapid spread of contagious illnesses; and the costs associated with insurance.

Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements is contained in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2012. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our views only as of May 8, 2013, and which we have no current intention to update.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Delta sometimes uses information ("non-GAAP financial measures") that is derived from our Consolidated Financial Statements, but that is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("GAAP"). Under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules, non-GAAP financial measures may be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. The tables below show reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Delta is unable to reconcile certain forward-looking projections to GAAP as the nature or amount of special items cannot be estimated at this time.

Delta presents free cash flow because management believes this metric is helpful to investors to evaluate the company's ability to generate cash.

Delta uses adjusted total debt, including aircraft rent, in addition to long-term adjusted debt and capital leases, to present estimated financial obligations. Delta reduces adjusted total debt by cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, resulting in adjusted net debt, to present the amount of additional assets needed to satisfy the debt.

Free Cash Flow
		Three Years Ended
(in billions)		December 31, 2012
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)		$ 8.1
Net cash used in investing activities (GAAP)		(5.5)
Adjustments:
Proceeds from sale of property and investments and other		(0.8)
Purchase of short-term investments		1.8
SkyMiles used pursuant to advance purchase under AMEX agreement		0.3

Total free cash flow		$ 3.9

Adjusted Net Debt

	December 31,
(in billions)	2012		2009

Debt and capital lease obligations	$ 12.7		$ 17.2
Plus: unamortized discount, net from purchase accounting and fresh start reporting	0.5		1.1
Adjusted debt and capital lease obligations		$ 13.2		$ 18.3
Plus: 7x last twelve months' aircraft rent		1.9		3.4
Adjusted total debt		15.1		21.7
Less: cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments		(3.4)		(4.7)
Adjusted net debt		$ 11.7		$ 17.0

SOURCE Delta Air Lines

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

May 8, 2013

SHANNON 8 May 2013 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) seasonal nonstop service between Shannon Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport will recommence on 11 May 2013.

The flight will operate daily throughout the peak summer season using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 170 seats in conjunction with Delta’s joint venture partner Air France KLM.

“Our nonstop summer service increases passenger choice to and from the U.S. and the west coast of Ireland, supporting travel for thousands of holidaymakers and helping to give a boost to the local economy,” said Perry Cantarutti, Delta’s senior vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Delta is offering customers even more travel options to popular destinations such as San Francisco, Orlando and Las Vegas and we are already seeing very positive booking figures for the summer months.”

In 2012, Delta carried a total of 47,486 passengers between Shannon and the U.S. on its summer service, with an average load factor of 91% on the route.

Delta’s flight from Shannon Airport features 15 seats in BusinessElite. The aircraft is also equipped with Economy Comfort, Delta’s premium economy cabin product. Customers flying in Economy Comfort benefit from up to four additional inches of legroom and 50 percent more recline than Delta’s standard Economy class seat, as well as priority boarding.

Delta is making a number of significant investments in its products and services to improve its customers experience on the ground and in the air. These include Delta’s state-of-the-art, $1.4bn Terminal 4 at New York-JFK that will open on 24 May. Customers flying between Ireland and New York-JFK this summer will benefit from a greatly enhanced airport experience on arrival and departure at the airport. One of the largest terminals in North America, Terminal 4 offers travelers a spacious environment with a wide variety of shopping and dining options. For BusinessElite customers, the Delta Sky Club at Terminal 4 features a Sky Deck – an outdoor airport terrace offering unprecedented runway views.

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

May 8, 2013

ATLANTA, 08 de maio de 2013 – Com um amplo plano financeiro divulgado hoje, a Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) anunciou o programa de implantação equilibrada de capital visando a criação de até US$ 5 bilhões em valores para os acionistas, inclusive com a devolução de mais de US$ 1 bilhão para os acionistas nos próximos três anos.

Como parte deste programa, o Conselho de Administração da Delta iniciou um dividendo trimestral e declarou um valor de US$ 0,06 por papel para os acionistas registrados a partir de 9 de agosto de 2013. Este dividendo será pago em 10 de setembro de 2013. Além disso, o Conselho de Administração autorizou um programa de recompra de ações de US$ 500 milhões, a ser concluído, o mais tardar, até 30 de Junho de 2016. Juntos, estes dois programas devem render, segundo projeções, mais de US$ 1 bilhão de capital para os acionistas, ao longo dos próximos três anos.

"O desempenho financeiro da Delta e seus demonstrativos de balanço têm se fortalecido consideravelmente ao longo dos últimos cinco anos e o Conselho acredita que a empresa agora está na posição para começar a devolver dinheiro aos nossos acionistas", disse Daniel Carp, presidente do Conselho de Administração da Delta. "O programa de retorno para os acionistas da diretoria assume um compromisso de longo prazo para com os nossos acionistas, com a implementação do dividendo trimestral já em curso e, ao mesmo tempo, proporcionando flexibilidade para retornar mais dinheiro para os acionistas por intermédio do programa de recompra de ações".

Plano financeiro global

Desde 2009, a Delta tem feito investimentos significativos no seu pessoal, nos produtos e serviços, melhorando seus resultados e gerando US$ 4 bilhões em fluxo de caixa livre. Este fluxo de caixa livre foi dedicado ao fortalecimento do balanço patrimonial da empresa. Como resultado, a dívida líquida ajustada da Delta caiu dos US$ 17 bilhões, no final de 2009, para pouco menos de US$12 bilhões no fim de 2012. A empresa espera atingir sua meta de US$ 10 bilhões de dívida líquida ajustada até o final de 2013.

"A estratégia da Delta resultou em uma sólida base financeira para a nossa empresa, enormes melhorias em nossa frota, instalações, produtos e tecnologia, bem como confiabilidade operacional e serviço de alto nível aos nossos clientes", disse Richard Anderson, CEO da Delta. "O plano de implementação de capital revelado hoje reforça o nosso compromisso de nos tornarmos a companhia aérea escolhida pelos nossos funcionários, clientes e acionistas".

Na apresentação feita para os investidores, a Delta delineou um plano financeiro global de cinco anos. O plano centra-se na geração de fluxo de caixa livre através de uma combinação de melhorias de lucros esperados e uma abordagem disciplinada para o investimento de capital. Ao longo dos próximos cinco anos, a empresa planeja reinvestir entre US$ 2 bilhões e US$ 2,5 bilhões por ano, ou cerca de 50 por cento do seu fluxo de caixa operacional, no sentido de melhorar a frota, instalações, produtos e tecnologia da empresa. O fluxo de caixa livre resultante será utilizado para devolver dinheiro aos acionistas, reduzir ainda mais a dívida da empresa oportunamente e atender às necessidades de financiamento de pensões em longo prazo, elevando para US$ 5 bilhões em valor para os acionistas da Delta.

Como parte deste plano, a Delta espera atingir e manter um nível de dívida líquida ajustada de US$ 7 bilhões, uma redução de US$ 5 bilhões de 2012. Ao atingir a meta de US$ 7 bilhões, a Delta terá reduzido a sua dívida líquida ajustada em US$ 10 bilhões, desde 2009, diminuindo significativamente o risco do balanço da empresa e gerando mais de 50 por cento de economia em despesas com juros.

A empresa também planeja fazer até US$ 1 bilhão em contribuições aos planos de pensão de benefícios definidos pela empresa ao longo dos próximos cinco anos. Estas contribuições seriam adicionais aos US$ 650 - US$ 700 milhões de contribuição mínima exigida ao ano.

Mais informações sobre o plano financeiro global da Delta podem ser encontradas em anexo ao formulário 8-K da empresa arquivado na Securities and Exchange Commission.

Recompras pelo programa da Delta podem ser feitas através de uma variedade de métodos, que podem incluir compras de mercado aberto, transações negociadas privadamente, negociações em blocos, ou acelerado transações de recompra de ações em conformidade com as diretrizes regulamentares aplicáveis, incluindo a Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18. As aquisições serão feitas sujeitas a condições econômicas e de mercado, requisitos legais aplicáveis e outros fatores relevantes. A Delta tinha cerca de 855 milhões de ações ordinárias em circulação em 31 de março de 2013.

Sobre a Delta

A Delta está trabalhando para se tornar a melhor operadora dos EUA na América Latina e no Caribe e acabou de reconhecida como a ‘A Melhor Companhia Aérea para a América do Norte”, no Prêmio Destaque Companhia de Viagem, concedido pelo Grupo Companhia . Como parte desse objetivo, a Delta estabeleceu uma aliança de longo prazo exclusiva com a GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, investindo mais de US$ 100 milhões na companhia. Da mesma forma, a Delta já investiu mais de US$ 65 milhões na Aeroméxico como parte de uma aliança comercial exclusiva de longo prazo e estabeleceu um code share com a Aerolíneas Argentinas solidificando sua presença na América Latina. A revista Executive Travel reconheceu a Delta com o prêmio Gold Leading Edge pela melhor experiência em voo no México. A Delta disponibiliza serviços para 32 países e 49 destinos na região, oferecendo mais de 1.000 voos semanais entre a América Latina e os EUA. Clientes da Delta que falam espanhol podem optar por receber assistência em tempo real em espanhol e português pelo Twitter @ DeltaAssist_ES e @DeltaAjuda das 9h00 às 19h00. Aos clientes brasileiros, a Delta criou uma página no Facebook que pode ser acessada pelo link: http://www.facebook.com/DeltaAirLinesBrasil.

A Delta Air Lines serve a mais de 160 milhões de passageiros por ano. A Delta foi eleita como a companhia aérea mais admirada no mundo, na lista das Empresas Mais Admiradas do Mundo, da revista Fortune, em 2013, feito repetido duas vezes nos últimos três anos. A Delta e as linhas que compõem a Delta Connection oferecem serviços para 317 destinos, em 58 países, em seis continentes. Com sede em Atlanta, a Delta emprega mais de 80.000 pessoas no mundo e opera uma frota com mais de 700 aeronaves. Membro fundador da aliança global SkyTeam, a Delta participa da aliança transatlântica líder da indústria com a Air France-KLM e Alitalia. Incluindo seus parceiros mundiais, a Delta oferece aos seus clientes mais de 15.000 voos diários, com hubs em Amsterdã, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St.Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City e Tóquio-Narita. A Delta está investindo mais de US$ 3 bilhões em aeroportos e produtos, serviços e tecnologia para aprimorar a experiência de viagem de seus clientes no céu e em solo. Mais informações estão disponíveis no site delta.com, no Twitter @Delta, em Google.com/+Delta e em facebook.com/delta

Declarações prospectivas

As declarações contidas nesta atualização ao investidor não são fatos históricos, incluindo declarações sobre as nossas estimativas, expectativas, crenças, intenções ou estratégias, projeções para o futuro, podem ser "declarações prospectivas", conforme definido na Lei de Reforma de Litígio de Títulos de 1995. Todas as declarações prospectivas envolvem uma série de riscos e incertezas que podem causar resultados reais diferentes materialmente das estimativas, expectativas, crenças, intenções, projeções e estratégias refletidas ou sugeridas pelas declarações prospectivas. Estes riscos e incertezas incluem, mas não estão limitados, ao custo do combustível de aviação, o impacto da postagem garantia em conexão com os nossos contratos de hedge de combustível, o impacto das obrigações de financiamento significativos no que diz respeito aos planos de pensão de benefício definido, o impacto que o nosso endividamento podem ter sobre nossas atividades financeiras e operacionais e nossa capacidade de incorrer em dívida adicional; as restrições financeiras em nossos contratos de financiamento terão sobre nossas operações financeiras e de negócios, questões trabalhistas; interrupções ou interrupções no serviço em um dos aeroportos de nosso hub, a nossa crescente dependência de tecnologia em nossas operações, a capacidade de nossos processadores de cartão de crédito para tirar retenções significativas em determinadas circunstâncias, os possíveis efeitos de acidentes envolvendo nossas aeronaves, e os efeitos do clima, desastres naturais e da sazonalidade sobre o nosso negócio, os efeitos de uma prolongada interrupção nos serviços prestados pelas transportadoras de terceiros regionais, a nossa capacidade de reter empregados de gestão e chave; condições de concorrência no setor aéreo, os efeitos da rápida propagação de doenças contagiosas, e os efeitos de ataques terroristas.

Informações adicionais relativas a riscos e incertezas que poderiam causar diferenças entre os resultados reais e declarações prospectivas, incluindo nosso Relatório Anual no Formulário 10-K para o ano fiscal encerrado em 31 de dezembro de 2012. Se deve tomar cuidado para não depositar confiança indevida em nossas declarações prospectivas, as quais representam nossos pontos de vista somente a partir de 8 de maio de 2013, e que não temos nenhuma intenção atual de atualizar.

Medidas Financeira Não-GAAP

A Delta, às vezes, usa informação ("não-GAAP"), que é derivada das demonstrações financeiras consolidadas, mas que não são apresentadas de acordo com os princípios contábeis geralmente aceitos nos os EUA ("GAAP"). As regras da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários dos EUA e as medidas financeiras não-GAAP podem ser consideradas para além dos resultados se preparadas de acordo com GAAP, mas não deve ser considerada substituta ou superior a resultados GAAP. As tabelas abaixo mostram reconciliações de medidas financeiras não-GAAP para, no máximo, serem comparáveis medidas financeiras GAAP.

A Delta é incapaz de conciliar certas previsões futuras para GAAP como a natureza ou quantidade de itens especiais e isto não pode ser calculado no momento.

A Delta apresenta seu fluxo de caixa livre, por que a administração acredita que essa métrica é útil para os investidores avaliarem a capacidade da empresa em gerar dinheiro.

A Delta usa sua dívida total ajustada, incluindo aluguel de aeronaves, além de dívida ajustada de longo prazo e arrendamento mercantil, para apresentar as obrigações financeiras estimadas. A Delta reduz sua dívida total ajustada de caixa, equivalentes de caixa e investimentos de curto prazo, resultando em uma dívida líquida ajustada, para apresentar o montante de ativos adicionais necessários para satisfazer a dívida.

Fluxo de Caixa Livre	Triênio encerrado em in 31/12/12
(em bilhões)
Caixa líquido gerado pelas atividades operacionais (GAAP)	$ 8.1
Caixa líquido utilizado em atividades de investimento (GAAP)	(5.5)
Ajustes:
Produto da venda de bens, investimentos e outros	(0.8)
Aquisição de investimentos de curto prazo	1.8
SkyMiles utilizados antecipadamente de acordo sob o acordo com a AMEX	0.3
Fluxo de caixa livre total	$ 3.9

Dívida Líquida Ajustada
	31 de dezembro
(em bilhões)	2012	2009
Dívida e obrigações de arrendamento mercantil	$12.7	$17.2
Mais: desconto não amortizado, dedução por compras e novos reportes	0.5	1.1
Atualização da dívida e obrigações de arrendamento mercantil	$13.2	$18.3
Mais: aluguel de aeronaves 7x nos últimos doze meses	1.9	3.4
Dívida Total Ajustada	15.1	21.7
Menos: caixa, equivalentes de caixa e investimentos de curto prazo	(3.4)	(4.7)
Dívida líquida ajustada	$11.7	$17.0

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

May 8, 2013

ATLANTA, 8 de Mayo de 2013 – En un amplio plan financiero publicado hoy, Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) anunció un programa de despliegue de capital balanceado dirigido a crear hasta US$ 5 mil millones en valores para los accionistas, incluyendo el retorno de más de US$ 1 mil millones a los accionistas durante los próximos 3 años.

Como parte de este programa, la Junta Directiva de Delta ha iniciado un dividendo cuatrimestral y declarado US$ 0,06 por acción como dividendo para los accionistas registrados hasta el 9 de agosto de 2013. Este dividendo será pagado el 10 de septiembre de 2013. Además, la Junta ha autorizado un programa de recompra de acciones por US$ 500 millones, a ser completado a más tardar para el 30 de junio de 2016. Juntos, estos dos programas están diseñados a retornar más de US$ 1 mil millones de capital a los accionistas durante los próximos 3 años.

“El desempeño financiero de Delta y su balance se han fortalecido considerablemente durante los últimos 5 años y la Junta cree que la compañía está ahora en posición de empezar a retornar el efectivo a nuestros accionistas”, dijo Daniel Carp, presidente de la Junta de Directores de Delta. “El programa de retorno a accionistas genera un compromiso a largo plazo hacia ellos a partir de la implementación de un continuo dividendo cuatrimestral, a la vez que provee flexibilidad para retornar efectivo adicional a los accionistas a través del programa de recompra de acciones”.

Plan Financiero Exhaustivo

Desde el 2009, Delta ha realizado inversiones significativas en su gente, productos y servicios, a la vez que mejoraba sus guanacias y generaba US$ 4 mil millones de flujo de efectivo libre. Ese flujo de efectivo libre ha sido dedicado a fortalecer la hoja de balance de la compañía. Como resultado, la deuda neta ajustada de Delta ha caído de US$ 17 mil millones a finales de 2009 a menos de US$ 12 mil millones a finales de 2012. La compañía espera lograr su meta de US$ 10 mil millones de deuda neta ajustada para finales de 2013.

“La estrategia de Delta ha resultado en una sólida base financiera, tremendas mejoras en nuestra flota, instalaciones, productos y tecnología, así como una seguridad operacional de primera clase y servicio a nuestros clientes”, dijo Richard Anderson, CEO de Delta. “El plan de despliegue de capital publicado hoy avanza en nuestro compromiso de convertirnos en la aerolínea elegida por nuestros empleados, clientes y accionistas”.

En una presentación a inversionistas esta mañana, Delta delineó un exhaustivo plan financiero de 5 años. El plan se enfoca en la generación de flujo de efectivo libre a través de la combinación de mejoras en ganancias esperadas y un disciplinado enfoque en las inversiones de capital. Durante los próximos 5 años, la compañía planea reinvertir US$ 2 - US$ 2,5 mil millones anuales, o aproximadamente el 50 por ciento de su flujo de caja operativo para mejorar la flota de la compañía, instalaciones, productos y tecnología. El flujo de efectivo resultante será usado para devolver efectivo a los accionistas, seguir reduciendo la deuda de la compañía y oportunamente lidiar con necesidades del fondo de pensión a largo plazo, generando hasta US$ 5 mil millones en valor para los accionistas de Delta.

Como parte de este plan, Delta espera lograr y mantener una deuda neta ajustada en un nivel de US$ 7 mil millones, una reducción de US$ 5 mil millones sobre el 2012. Al lograr la meta de US$ 7 mil millones, Delta habrá reducido su deuda neta ajustada en US$ 10 mil millones desde 2009, reduciendo significativamente el riesgo en la hoja de balance de la compañía y generando más de 50 por ciento en ahorros en gastos por intereses.

La compañía también planea realizar contribuciones incrementales de hasta de US$ 1 mil millones a los planes definidos de beneficios de pensión durante los próximos 5 años. Estas contribuciones serán adicionales a la contribución anual requerida de US$ 650 - US$ 700 millones.

Más información acerca del plan financiero exhaustivo de Delta puede encontrarse como en el formulario 8-K que la compañía presentó a la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores esta mañana.

Las recompras bajo el programa de Delta podrán hacerse a través de una variedad de métodos, incluyendo compras en mercado abierto, transacciones negociadas privadamente, negociación de paquetes o recompras aceleradas de acciones en cumplimiento con las pautas regulatorias aplicables, incluyendo la Regla 10b-18 de la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores. Las compras se ajustarán a las condiciones económicas y del mercado, requisitos legales, y otros factores relevantes. Delta tiene aproximadamente 855 millones de acciones comunes pendientes a partir del 31 de marzo de 2013.

Acerca de Delta

Delta Air Lines presta servicios a más de 160 millones de pasajeros cada año. Delta fue nombrada por la revista Fortune como la aerolínea más admirada del mundo en su lista de Compañías Más Admiradas del Mundo de la industria aérea, encabezando la lista por segunda vez en tres años. Con su red global líder en la industria, Delta y Delta Connection ofrecen servicio a cerca de 317 destinos en 58 países a través de seis continentes. Con su base en Atlanta, Delta emplea a 80.000 empleados en todo el mundo y opera una flota principal de más de 700 aeronaves. Como miembro fundador de la alianza global SkyTeam, Delta participa en la principal alianza transatlántica con Air France-KLM y Alitalia. Junto a sus socios en el mundo, Delta ofrece más de 15.000 vuelos diarios con hubs en Ámsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City y Tokyo-Narita. Delta está invirtiendo más de US$3 mil millones en infraestructura aeroportuaria y productos globales, servicios y tecnología para mejorar la experiencia del cliente en el aire y en tierra. Información adicional está disponible en delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta y Facebook.com/delta.

Declaraciones prospectivas

Las declaraciones en esta actualización a inversionistas no son hechos históricos, incluyendo declaraciones con respecto a nuestros estimados, expectativas, creencias, intenciones, proyecciones o estrategias para el futuro, que pueden ser "declaraciones prospectivas" tal como se define en la Ley de Reforma de Litigios sobre Valores Privados de 1995. Todas las declaraciones sobre el futuro implican varios riesgos e incertidumbres que podrían causar que los resultados reales difieran materialmente de las estimaciones, expectativas, creencias, intenciones, proyecciones y estrategias reflejadas en o sugeridas por las declaraciones prospectivas. Estos riesgos e incertidumbres incluyen, pero no se limitan al costo del combustible de aviación, la disponibilidad del combustible para aeronaves, al impacto que nuestras deudas puedan tener con respecto a los planes de pensiones, el impacto de depositar una garantía en relación con los contratos de cobertura de combustible, el impacto que nuestra deuda pueda tener en nuestras actividades financieras y de operación y de nuestra capacidad de incurrir en deuda adicional, las restricciones que los convenios financieros en nuestros acuerdos de financiación tendrán en nuestras operaciones financieras y de negocios, incumplimiento o incapacidad del seguro para cubrir un pasivo significativo en la refinería Trainer, el impacto de la regulación ambiental en la refinería Trainer, riesgos relacionados a la operación de nuestra refinería de petróleo, asuntos laborales, interrupciones o rupturas en el servicio en los aeropuertos que nos sirven como base de operación, nuestro aumento en la dependencia de la tecnología en nuestras operaciones, interrupciones o fallos en la seguridad de nuestra infraestructura de la tecnología de la información, nuestra capacidad para retener directivos y empleados clave, la capacidad de nuestros procesadores de tarjetas de crédito para tomar importantes retenciones en determinadas circunstancias, los posibles efectos de los accidentes con nuestros aviones, los efectos del clima, los desastres naturales y la estacionalidad en nuestro negocio, los efectos de una interrupción prolongada de los servicios proporcionados por terceras aerolineas regionales, nuestra capacidad para usar pérdidas operativas netas para compensar futuras utilidades positivas, los efectos de la extensa regulación gubernamental en nuestro negocio, los efectos de la rápida propagación de enfermedades contagiosas, los efectos de atentados terroristas, los costos asociados con el seguro y las condiciones de competencia en la industria aérea.

Información adicional sobre los riesgos e incertidumbres que podrían causar las diferencias entre los resultados reales y las declaraciones prospectivas se encuentran en nuestra declaración con la comisión de Securities y Exchange, incluyendo nuestro Informe Anual en Formulario 10-K para el año fiscal que terminó el 31 de diciembre 2012. Se debe tener cuidado de no depositar una confianza indebida en nuestras declaraciones prospectivas, que representan nuestros puntos de vista solo hasta el 8 de mayo de 2013 y los cuales no tenernos planes de actualizar.

Flujo de Caja Libre

Tres años terminados

(en miles de millones)

Diciembre 31, 2012

Efectivo neto provisto por actividades de operación (GAAP)

$ 8.1

Efectivo neto utilizado en actividades de inversión (GAAP)

(5.5)

Ajustes:

Ingresos por venta de bienes e inversiones y otros

(0.8)

Compra de inversiones a corto plazo

1.8

Uso de SkyMiles y compra adelanta bajo el acuerdo con AMEX

0.3

Flujo total de caja libre

$ 3.9

Deuda Neta Ajustada:

	Diciembre 31,
(en miles de millones)	2012		2009
Obligaciones de deuda y arrendamiento de capital	$ 12.7		$ 17.2
Más: descuento no amortizado, informes de contabilidad neta de compra	0.5		1.1
Obligaciones de deuda y arrendamiento de capital ajustada		$ 13.2		$ 18.3
Más: 7x últimos doce meses de alquiler de aviones		1.9		3.4
Deuda total ajustada		15.1		21.7
Menos: efectivo, equivalentes a efectivo e inversiones de corto plazo		(3.4)		(4.7)
Deuda neta ajustada		$ 11.7		$ 17.0

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Medidas Financieras No-GAAP

Delta usa a veces la información ("medidas financieras no-GAAP") que se deriva de nuestros estados financieros consolidados, pero que no se presenta de acuerdo con principios de contabilidad generalmente aceptados en los EE.UU. ("GAAP"). Bajo la reglas de la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de los Estados Unidos, las medidas financieras no-GAAP pueden considerar, además de los resultados preparados de acuerdo con GAAP, pero no deben considerarse como un sustituto de, o superior a los resultados GAAP. Las siguientes tablas muestran la conciliación de las medidas financieras no GAAP con las medidas financieras GAAP más directamente comparables.

Delta es incapaz de conciliar ciertas proyecciones a futuro a GAAP como la naturaleza o la cantidad de productos especiales no se pueden estimar en este momento.

Delta presenta el flujo de caja libre, porque la dirección cree que esta medida es útil para los inversores para evaluar la capacidad de la empresa para generar efectivo.

Delta utiliza la deuda total ajustada, incluyendo aviones de arrendamiento, además de la deuda ajustada a largo plazo y arrendamientos financieros para presentar obligaciones financieras estimadas. Delta reduce la deuda ajustada total en efectivo, equivalentes de efectivo e inversiones a corto plazo, lo que resulta en una deuda neta ajustada, para presentar el importe de los activos adicionales que se necesitan para satisfacer la deuda.

May 7, 2013

VENICE, 7 May 2013 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) seasonal nonstop service between Venice’s Marco Polo and Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International airport will recommence on 2 June, 2013.

The flight will operate up to six times weekly throughout the peak summer season using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 209 seats in conjunction with Delta’s joint venture partner Alitalia.

"Italy is a very important market for Delta and Venice a key destination for both business and leisure travellers. The re-start of our Atlanta service provides real economic benefits for the Veneto Region in terms of supporting inbound tourism,” said Patrizia Ribaga, Delta Sales Manager Italy. “As well, Delta is offering customers even more travel options to popular destinations such as Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco and we are already seeing very positive booking figures for the summer months.”

In 2012, Delta carried a total of 26,588 passengers between Venice and Atlanta on its summer service, with an average load factor of 87%.

Delta’s flight from Venice features 35 seats in BusinessElite and customers will have the opportunity to experience Delta’s award-winning service, including innovative food offerings from celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein and original wine selections chosen by Delta’s Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson. BusinessElite also features on-demand personal in-seat entertainment boasting more than 20 first-run and popular classic movies, a variety of television programs, thousands of music titles and a suite of video games. The aircraft is also equipped with Economy Comfort, Delta’s premium economy cabin product. Customers flying in Economy Comfort benefit from up to four additional inches of legroom and 50 percent more recline than Delta’s standard Economy class seat, as well as priority boarding.

Delta is making a number of significant investments in its products and services to improve its customers experience on the ground and in the air. With Delta’s Sky Priority passengers enjoy streamlined services at check-in, security and baggage claim as well as access to Delta’s award-winning lounges, including the Delta Sky Club featuring a Sky Deck – an outdoor airport terrace offering unprecedented runway views, at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport. On 24 May Delta will unveil its $1.4 billion new state of the art terminal 4 at New York JFK providing an improved customer experience for all passengers.

Delta’s seasonal nonstop service between Venice and Atlanta will operate as follows:

Flight

Departs

Arrives

Days of week

DL193

Venice at 10.55

Atlanta at 15. 35

Up to 6 times weekly

DL192

Atlanta at 17.30

Venice at 09.05 (next day)

Up to 6 times weekly

Customers wishing to book travel on Delta’s nonstop service to Atlanta can see their travel agent, call Delta’s dedicated reservations team on +39 02 3859 1087 or visit delta.com.