Non-GAAP Financial Measures The following tables show reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures. The reasons Delta uses these measures are described below. Reconciliations may not calculate due to rounding. 2017 amounts have been recast to reflect the adoption of new accounting standards. Delta sometimes uses information ("non-GAAP financial measures") that is ...
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Seth Kaplan has closely watched Delta and the airline industry for years, as Editor of Airline Weekly and co-author of the 2015 book, "Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era." In an interview on the eve of the merger's 10th anniversary, Kaplan ...
Oct. 26, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
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Take two struggling airlines, put them together during an epic economic downturn and what do you get? A global powerhouse – the industry’s leading airline and one of the world’s most admired and relevant brands. Ten years after final approval of the Delta-Northwest merger on Oct. 29, 2008, it’s clear ...
Oct. 26, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
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Ten years ago, Delta made history when it announced a merger with Northwest Airlines – a pairing that would create a global powerhouse that is today the acknowledged industry leader. "To many Delta and Northwest veterans, including myself, it seems like just yesterday," CEO Ed Bastian wrote in a memo ...
April 13, 2018, 11 a.m.
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and Northwest Airlines, Inc. today merged, creating a premier global airline with service to nearly all of the world’s major travel markets. The new airline, called Delta and headquartered in Atlanta, will begin its first day as a combined company with a commitment to ...
Oct. 29, 2008, 3:56 p.m.