8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2005

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-05424	58-0218548
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600

Registrant’s Web site address: www.delta.com

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) today issued a press release reporting financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

Delta also will be providing supplemental data for the June 2005 quarter to certain analysts. The supplemental data is furnished as Exhibit 99.2. The information furnished in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated July 21, 2005 titled “Delta Air Lines Reports Results for June 2005 Quarter”

Exhibit 99.2 Supplemental Information dated July 21, 2005 titled “Supplemental June 2005 Quarter Data”

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Edward H. Bastian
Date: July 21, 2005		Edward H. Bastian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
	Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated July 21, 2005 titled “Delta Air Lines Reports Results for June 2005 Quarter”

Exhibit 99.2 Supplemental Information dated July 21, 2005 titled “Supplemental June 2005 Quarter Data”

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

CONTACT:	Corporate Communications
	404-715-2554
	Investor Relations
	404-715-6679

Delta Air Lines Reports Results for June 2005 Quarter

ATLANTA, July 21, 2005 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Key points include:

• Delta’s second quarter net loss was $382 million, or $2.64 per share

• Excluding special items, the second quarter net loss was $304 million, or $2.11 per share

• Mainline unit costs decreased 3.9 percent compared to the June 2004 quarter; excluding fuel expense and special items, mainline unit costs decreased 14.3 percent compared to the prior year quarter^1,2

 • Delta’s second quarter operating loss was $129 million, including a $385 million year-over-year increase in fuel expense

Delta reported a net loss for the June 2005 quarter of $382 million, or $2.64 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.0 billion, or $15.79 per share, in the prior year quarter. Excluding the special items described below, the June 2005 quarter net loss was $304 million, or $2.11 per share, compared to a net loss of $312 million, or $2.55 per share, in the prior year quarter.²

Delta’s operating loss for the June 2005 quarter was $129 million. Excluding the special items described below, the operating loss for the June 2005 quarter was $33 million. Both figures include a $385 million increase in fuel expense over the prior year quarter.

“Delta’s second quarter results reflect both the solid progress we are making in implementation of our transformation plan, and the substantial challenges we are facing,” said Gerald Grinstein, Delta’s chief executive officer. “As part of our companywide focus on reducing costs and increasing revenue, we have pursued a wide range of initiatives, including fuel conservation measures, debt-for-equity exchanges, implementation of a new revenue management system, surcharges on many of our trans-Atlantic flights and additional significant fare initiatives, among many others. Improvements in unit costs, passenger revenue and revenue per available seat mile are proof that these efforts are working.

“At the same time, however, record-high fuel prices and other factors out of our control during the quarter outpaced our transformation initiatives and masked our progress. Our management team recognizes that further change is essential – and it must be implemented with even greater speed – if we are to achieve our goals in the increasingly competitive aviation marketplace. I am confident everyone at Delta will rise to the challenge as we strive to improve our competitive and financial positions, while continuing to provide the travel experience our customers expect,” Grinstein concluded.

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Operating revenues for the June 2005 quarter increased 5.7 percent, while passenger unit revenues increased 1.2 percent compared to the prior year quarter. The load factor for the June 2005 quarter was 78.2 percent, a 1.6 point increase compared to the prior year quarter. System capacity rose 4.8 percent and mainline capacity increased 4.5 percent. Detailed traffic, capacity, load factor, yield and passenger unit revenue information is provided in Note 2, attached below.

Due to sharply higher fuel costs, operating expenses for the June 2005 quarter increased 2.7 percent from the prior year quarter, although consolidated system unit costs decreased 2.0 percent and mainline unit costs decreased 3.9 percent compared to the prior year period.

Excluding the special items described below, operating expenses for the June 2005 quarter increased 3.3 percent from the prior year period, although consolidated system unit costs decreased 1.5 percent and mainline unit costs decreased 3.2 percent as compared to the prior year period. Excluding fuel expense and the special items described below, consolidated system unit costs decreased 11.6 percent and mainline unit costs decreased 14.3 percent.

Fuel expense increased 57.5 percent, or $385 million, over the prior year period with approximately 95 percent of the increase resulting from higher fuel prices. Average fuel price per gallon for the June 2005 quarter was $1.60, a 53.3 percent increase over the prior year period. Based on Delta’s expected fuel consumption for 2005, every one cent increase in the average annual cost per gallon of jet fuel results in approximately $25 million in additional mainline fuel expense per year.

Guidance on capacity, unit costs and other items is provided below.

Liquidity and Financial Transactions

At June 30, 2005, Delta had $2.0 billion in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, of which $1.7 billion was unrestricted. Cash flows used in operations were $122 million in the June 2005 quarter. Capital expenditures for the quarter were approximately $240 million, including approximately $150 million for regional jet aircraft delivered under seller financing. During the June 2005 quarter, Delta paid approximately $95 million of required contributions to its defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans. Debt maturities paid during the quarter totaled approximately $80 million.

During the June 2005 quarter, two financial covenants under Delta’s financing agreements with General Electric Capital Corporation and American Express were amended. The changes:

• lowered the level of EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and aircraft rent, as defined) that Delta must achieve for certain specified periods; and

• increased the unrestricted funds Delta is required to maintain to not less than $1 billion until December 2007.

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Additionally, during the June 2005 quarter, Delta completed three separate transactions in which the holders of $45 million principal amount of the company's 7.7% Notes due 2005 exchanged those unsecured notes for a total of 11.3 million shares of Delta's common stock.

During the quarter, Delta also completed the sale of one MD-11 aircraft, resulting in proceeds of $26 million.

In addition, Delta deferred delivery of eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft from 2006 to 2008. As a result of these deferrals, Delta has no mainline aircraft deliveries scheduled in 2006.

Explanation of Special Items

In the June 2005 quarter, Delta recorded special items totaling a net $78 million charge. These items, which did not impact the company’s cash balance at June 30, 2005, are described below:

(1)

A $96 million net charge associated with pension and related items. This net charge primarily reflects a $104 million settlement charge related to lump sum distributions to 354 pilots who retired under the company’s defined benefit pension plan for pilots (Pilot Plan). As a result of these distributions, Delta must accelerate the recognition of actuarial losses in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 883; and

(2)

An $18 million benefit from a net reduction in Delta's required deferred income tax asset reserve.

In the June 2004 quarter, Delta recorded special items totaling a $1.7 billion charge, including (1) a $1.5 billion charge related to its deferred income tax asset reserve; and (2) a $117 million settlement charge related to the Pilot Plan.

Transformation Plan

In late 2004, Delta announced its comprehensive transformation plan, with the goal of delivering approximately $5 billion in annual benefits by the end of 2006 (as compared to 2002) while also improving the service Delta provides to its customers. As of June 30, 2005, Delta has implemented initiatives intended to achieve approximately 85 percent of the targets of the transformation plan, and believes it is on track to deliver the full $5 billion in benefits by the end of 2006. Due largely to successful implementation of these initiatives, Delta’s operating expenses, excluding fuel, were down significantly in the June 2005 quarter, compared to the prior year period, despite an increase in capacity.

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SimpliFares^TM

On July 14, 2005, Delta announced that, largely as a result of unprecedented increases in fuel prices, it raised the top fares under its domestic SimpliFares™ program by $100 each way. SimpliFares continues to offer very competitive fares in the industry and the program retains its other popular features such as no Saturday-night stay requirement; reducing most special service fees to $50; and 1,000 bonus miles and no direct ticketing fees for tickets purchased through delta.com.

2005 Guidance

Delta expects that 2005 capacity for the consolidated system will increase 5-6 percent over 2004, including a 6-7 percent year-over-year increase in the September 2005 quarter and a 5-6 percent year-over-year increase in the December 2005 quarter. These increases are slightly lower than previous guidance as a result of Delta’s plans to trim overall capacity in the fall and winter months to adjust for seasonal demand and the planned removal from service of up to 14 mainline aircraft during the September and December 2005 quarters.

Capital expenditures for the September 2005 quarter are estimated to be approximately $200 million, including approximately $60 million for aircraft. Capital expenditures for 2005 are estimated to be approximately $800 million, including approximately $360 million for aircraft. Delta has agreements in place for the financing of its regional jet aircraft deliveries in 2005. The final mainline aircraft delivered in 2005 was immediately sold to a third party upon delivery from the manufacturer in July, pursuant to a previously announced agreement.

The following table includes certain projected information for the periods presented.

	Year-Over-Year Changes
	Q3 2005	Full Year 2005
Capacity	Up 6 to 7%	Up 5 to 6%
Consolidated unit costs, excluding fuel expense and special items4 (vs. prior year unit costs, excluding fuel expense and special items)	Down 13 to 15%	Down 11 to 13%
Mainline unit costs, excluding fuel expense and special items4 (vs. prior year unit costs, excluding fuel expense and special items)	Down 15 to 17%	Down 13 to 15%

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Other Matters

Attached to this press release are Delta’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, and 2004; a statistical summary for those periods; selected balance sheet data as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004; and a reconciliation of certain GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. The Consolidated Statements of Operations show Delta’s net loss as reported under GAAP, as well as Delta’s net loss excluding the special items described above. Delta believes this information is helpful to investors to evaluate recurring operational performance because the special items discussed above are not representative of recurring operations. For further information, please see Note 1 to the attached Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Webcast

Delta will host a webcast to discuss its quarterly results today, July 21, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The webcast is available via the Internet at www.delta.com/inside/investors/index.jsp.

About Delta

Delta Air Lines is the world’s second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering daily flights to 484 destinations in 87 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta's marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.

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Endnotes

¹ Delta presents mainline unit costs excluding fuel expense and special items because management believes (a) the record high fuel prices during the June 2005 quarter mask the progress the Company achieved toward its transformation plan targets and (b) the exclusion of the special items is helpful to investors to evaluate the Company’s recurring operational performance.

² Note 1 to the attached Consolidated Statements of Operations shows a reconciliation of Delta’s net loss reported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) to the net loss excluding special items, as well as reconciliations of other financial measures including and excluding special items.

³ Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 88, “Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits.”

⁴ Delta is unable to reconcile this financial measure to unit costs under GAAP for the future periods presented because Delta cannot project in the future periods presented (1) the special items that may occur or (2) fuel costs due to the current volatility in the market.

Statements in this news release that are not historical facts, including statements regarding Delta’s estimates, beliefs, expectations, intentions, strategies or projections, 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, beliefs, expectations, intentions, strategies and projections reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to reduce operating expenses, our ability to meet our liquidity needs, our ability to renew or replace our existing Visa/MasterCard processing contract, our ability to comply with financial covenants in our loan agreements, our debt and pension plan funding obligations, pilot early retirements, the cost of aircraft fuel, the effect of credit ratings downgrades, interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports, our increasing dependence on technology in our operations, labor issues, restructurings by competitors, the effects of terrorist attacks and competitive conditions in the airline industry. Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements is contained in Delta’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on May 10, 2005. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking statements, which represent Delta’s views only as of July 21, 2005, and which Delta has no current intention to update.

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DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2005			2004			Percent Change
(in millions, except share data)
OPERATING REVENUES:
Passenger:
Mainline	$	3,045		$	2,895		5.2	%
Regional Affiliates		830			761		9.1	%
Cargo		127			125		1.6	%
Other, net		183			180		1.7	%
Total operating revenues		4,185			3,961		5.7	%
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Salaries and related costs		1,298			1,584		-18.1	%
Aircraft fuel		1,054			669		57.5	%
Depreciation and amortization		326			311		4.8	%
Contracted services		270			249		8.4	%
Contract carrier arrangements		211			237		-11.0	%
Landing fees and other rents		227			220		3.2	%
Aircraft maintenance materials and outside repairs		206			164		25.6	%
Aircraft rent		151			182		-17.0	%
Passenger commissions and other selling expenses		186			203		-8.4	%
Passenger service		95			85		11.8	%
Pension settlements, restructuring and related items, net		96			117		-17.9	%
Other		194			181		7.2	%
Total operating expenses		4,314			4,202		2.7	%
OPERATING LOSS		(129	)		(241	)	46.5	%
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense		(288	)		(197	)	-46.2	%
Interest income		14			8		75.0	%
Fair value adjustments of SFAS 133 derivatives		3			5		-40.0	%
Miscellaneous expense, net		—			(4	)	100.0	%
Total other expense, net		(271	)		(188	)	-44.1	%
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(400	)		(429	)	6.8	%
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (PROVISION)		18			(1,534	)	101.2	%
NET LOSS		(382	)		(1,963	)	80.5	%
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS		(6	)		(5	)	-20.0	%
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON
SHAREOWNERS	$	(388	)	$	(1,968	)	80.3	%
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE	$	(2.64	)	$	(15.79	)	83.3	%
NET LOSS EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS - see Note 1	$	(304	)	$	(312	)	2.6	%
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS - see Note 1	$	(2.11	)	$	(2.55	)	17.3	%
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES USED IN BASIC AND DILUTED
LOSS PER SHARE COMPUTATION:		146,820,375		124,690,747			17.7	%
OPERATING MARGIN		-3.1	%		-6.1	%	3.0	pts

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DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
							Percent
	2005			2004			Change
(in millions, except share data)
OPERATING REVENUES:
Passenger:
Mainline	$	5,694		$	5,455		4.4	%
Regional Affiliates		1,520			1,442		5.4	%
Cargo		259			247		4.9	%
Other, net		359			346		3.8	%
Total operating revenues		7,832			7,490		4.6	%
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Salaries and related costs		2,709			3,193		-15.2	%
Aircraft fuel		1,938			1,243		55.9	%
Depreciation and amortization		639			618		3.4	%
Contracted services		542			490		10.6	%
Contract carrier arrangements		415			474		-12.4	%
Landing fees and other rents		442			437		1.1	%
Aircraft maintenance materials and outside repairs		383			321		19.3	%
Aircraft rent		294			363		-19.0	%
Passenger commissions and other selling expenses		378			376		0.5	%
Passenger service		179			163		9.8	%
Pension settlements, asset writedowns, restructuring and related items, net		627			117		NM
Other		372			324		14.8	%
Total operating expenses		8,918			8,119		9.8	%
OPERATING LOSS		(1,086	)		(629	)	-72.7	%
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense		(556	)		(391	)	-42.2	%
Interest income		28			21		33.3	%
Fair value adjustments of SFAS 133 derivatives		1			(18	)	105.6	%
Miscellaneous expense, net		(2	)		(10	)	80.0	%
Total other expense, net		(529	)		(398	)	-32.9	%
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(1,615	)		(1,027	)	-57.3	%
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (PROVISION)		162			(1,319	)	-112.3	%
NET LOSS		(1,453	)		(2,346	)	38.1	%
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS		(11	)		(9	)	-22.2	%
NET LOSS AVAILABLE TO COMMON
SHAREOWNERS	$	(1,464	)	$	(2,355	)	37.8	%
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE	$	(10.17	)	$	(18.95	)	46.3	%
NET LOSS EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS - see Note 1	$	(988	)	$	(910	)	-8.6	%
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS - see Note 1	$	(6.94	)	$	(7.39	)	6.1	%
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES USED IN BASIC AND DILUTED
LOSS PER SHARE COMPUTATION:		143,888,479		124,284,915			15.8	%
OPERATING MARGIN		-13.9	%		-8.4	%	-5.5	pts

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DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Statistical Summary
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
						Percent
		2005		2004		Change
Consolidated:
	Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 1	31,664		29,584		7.0	%
	Available Seat Miles (millions) 1	40,475		38,620		4.8	%
	Passenger Mile Yield 1	12.24	¢	12.36	¢	-1.0	%
	Operating Revenue Per Available Seat Mile 1	10.34	¢	10.26	¢	0.8	%
	Passenger Revenue Per Available Seat Mile 1	9.58	¢	9.47	¢	1.2	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile 1	10.66	¢	10.88	¢	-2.0	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile - excluding special items - see Note 1 1	10.42	¢	10.58	¢	-1.5	%
	Operating Costs Per Available Seat Mile - excluding fuel expense and special items - see Note 11	7.82	¢	8.85	¢	-11.6	%
	Passenger Load Factor 1	78.23	%	76.60	%	1.6		pts
	Breakeven Passenger Load Factor 1	80.84	%	81.66	%	(0.8	)	pts
	Breakeven Passenger Load Factor - excluding special items - see Note 11	78.91	%	79.21	%	(0.3	)	pts
	Passengers Enplaned (thousands) 1	31,582		30,833		2.4	%
	Fuel Gallons Consumed (millions)	657		639		2.8	%
	Average Price Per Fuel Gallon, net of hedging gains	160.24	¢	104.53	¢	53.3	%
	Number of Aircraft in Fleet, End of Period	869		842		3.2	%
	Full-Time Equivalent Employees, End of Period	65,300		70,300		-7.1	%
Mainline:
	Revenue Passenger Miles (millions)	27,497		25,714		6.9	%
	Available Seat Miles (millions)	34,698		33,198		4.5	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile	9.92	¢	10.32	¢	-3.9	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile - excluding special items - see Note 1	9.65	¢	9.97	¢	-3.2	%
	Operating Costs Per Available Seat Mile - excluding fuel expense and special items - see Note 1	7.11	¢	8.30	¢	-14.3	%
	Number of Aircraft in Fleet, End of Period	522		550		-5.1	%

¹ The statistics above include our contract carrier arrangements with Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., Atlantic Coast Airlines (2004 statistics only) and SkyWest Airlines, Inc.

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DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Statistical Summary
(Unaudited)

		Six Months Ended June 30,
Statistical Summary:		2005		2004		Percent Change
Consolidated:
	Revenue Passenger Miles (millions) 1	59,840		54,783		9.2	%
	Available Seat Miles (millions) 1	78,352		74,369		5.4	%
	Passenger Mile Yield 1	12.06	¢	12.59	¢	-4.2	%
	Operating Revenue Per Available Seat Mile 1	10.00	¢	10.07	¢	-0.7	%
	Passenger Revenue Per Available Seat Mile 1	9.21	¢	9.27	¢	-0.6	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile 1	11.38	¢	10.92	¢	4.2	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile - excluding special items - see Note 1 1	10.58	¢	10.76	¢	-1.7	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile - excluding fuel expense and special items - see Note 1 1	8.11	¢	9.09	¢	-10.8	%
	Passenger Load Factor 1	76.37	%	73.66	%	2.7	pts
	Breakeven Passenger Load Factor 1	87.87	%	80.38	%	7.5	pts
	Breakeven Passenger Load Factor - excluding special items- see Note 1 1	81.24	%	79.13	%	2.1	pts
	Passengers Enplaned (thousands) 1	60,812		58,189		4.5	%
	Fuel Gallons Consumed (millions)	1,281		1,242		3.1	%
	Average Price Per Fuel Gallon, net of hedging gains	151.22	¢	100.02	¢	51.2	%
	Number of Aircraft in Fleet, End of Period	869		842		3.2	%
	Full-Time Equivalent Employees, End of Period	65,300		70,300		-7.1	%
Mainline:
	Revenue Passenger Miles (millions)	51,982		47,528		9.4	%
	Available Seat Miles (millions)	67,159		63,684		5.5	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile	10.74	¢	10.35	¢	3.8	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile - excluding special items- see Note 1	9.81	¢	10.17	¢	-3.5	%
	Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile - excluding fuel expense and special items - see Note 1	7.40	¢	8.56	¢	-13.5	%
	Number of Aircraft in Fleet, End of Period	522		550		-5.1	%

¹ The statistics above include our contract carrier arrangements with Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., Atlantic Coast Airlines (2004 statistics only) and SkyWest Airlines, Inc. for all periods presented.

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DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
Selected Balance Sheet Data

	June 30,			December 31,
	2005			2004
	(Unaudited)
(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,341		$	1,463
Short-term investments		330			336
Restricted cash, including noncurrent		370			350
Total assets		21,561			21,801
Total debt and capital leases, including current maturities		14,082			13,898
Total shareowners' deficit		(6,985	)		(5,796	)

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Note 1: The following tables show reconciliations of certain financial measures adjusted for the items shown below

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)	2005		2004		2005		2004
Net loss	($382	)	($1,963	)	($1,453	)	($2,346	)
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	96		117		617		117
Aircraft charges	—		—		10		—
Deferred tax benefit	(18	)	1,534		(162	)	1,319
Total items excluded	78		1,651		465		1,436
Net loss excluding special items	($304	)	($312	)	($988	)	($910	)
Basic and diluted loss per share	($2.64	)	($15.79	)	($10.17	)	($18.95	)
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	0.65		0.94		4.28		0.94
Aircraft charges	—		—		0.07		—
Deferred tax benefit	(0.12	)	12.30		(1.12	)	10.62
Total items excluded	0.53		13.24		3.23		11.56
Basic and diluted loss per share excluding special items	($2.11	)	($2.55	)	($6.94	)	($7.39	)
(in millions)
Operating expenses	$4,314		$4,202		$8,918		$8,119
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	(96	)	(117	)	(617	)	(117	)
Aircraft charges	—		—		(10	)	—
Total items excluded	(96	)	(117	)	(627	)	(117	)
Operating expenses excluding special items	$4,218		$4,085		$8,291		$8,002
(in millions)
Mainline operating expenses	$3,443		$3,426		$7,215		$6,591
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	(96	)	(117	)	(617	)	(117	)
Aircraft charges	—		—		(10	)	—
Total items excluded	(96	)	(117	)	(627	)	(117	)
Mainline operating expenses excluding special items	$3,347		$3,309		$6,588		$6,474
Fuel expense	($881	)	($555	)	($1,615	)	($1,025	)
Mainline operating expenses excluding fuel expense and special items	$2,466		$2,754		$4,973		$5,449
CASM	10.66	¢	10.88	¢	11.38	¢	10.92	¢
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	(0.24	)	(0.30	)	(0.79	)	(0.16	)
Aircraft charges	—		—		(0.01	)	—
Total items excluded	(0.24	)	(0.30	)	(0.80	)	(0.16	)
CASM excluding special items	10.42	¢	10.58	¢	10.58	¢	10.76	¢
Fuel expense	(2.60	)	(1.73	)	(2.47	)	(1.67	)
CASM excluding fuel expense and special items	7.82	¢	8.85	¢	8.11	¢	9.09	¢
Mainline CASM	9.92	¢	10.32	¢	10.74	¢	10.35	¢
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	(0.27	)	(0.35	)	(0.92	)	(0.18	)
Aircraft charges	—		—		(0.01	)	—
Total items excluded	(0.27	)	(0.35	)	(0.93	)	(0.18	)
Mainline CASM excluding special items	9.65	¢	9.97	¢	9.81	¢	10.17	¢
Fuel expense	(2.54	)	(1.67	)	(2.41	)	(1.61	)
Mainline CASM excluding fuel expense and special items	7.11	¢	8.30	¢	7.40	¢	8.56	¢
Breakeven load factor	80.84	%	81.66	%	87.87	%	80.38	%
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	(1.93	)	(2.45	)	(6.52	)	(1.25	)
Aircraft charges	—		—		(0.11	)	—
Total items excluded	(1.93	)	(2.45	)	(6.63	)	(1.25	)
Breakeven load factor excluding special items	78.91	%	79.21	%	81.24	%	79.13	%
(in millions)
Operating loss	($129	)
Items excluded:
Pension and related charges	96
Total items excluded	96
Operating loss excluding special items	($33	)

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Capital Expenditures (in millions)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Cash used by investing activities - GAAP
Flight equipment additions	$	233
Ground property & equipment additions		67
Add:
Aircraft seller financing		148
Less:
Sale of aircraft during the quarter 1		(193	)
Boston airport terminal project expenditures		(17	)
Other		(1	)
Capital expenditures	$	237

¹ In October 2003, we entered into a definitive agreement with a third party to sell 11 B-737-800 aircraft immediately after those aircraft are delivered to us by the manufacturer in 2005. During the June 2005 quarter, five B-737-800 aircraft were delivered to us and subsequently sold to a third party under this agreement. This line item represents the cost of the aircraft included in the flight equipment additions line item above.

Note 2: June 2005 Quarter Traffic, Capacity, Load Factor, Yield and Unit Revenue vs. June 2004 Quarter

Year-Over-Year Change
	North America	Atlantic	Latin America	Pacific
Traffic	5.7%	8.2%	34.4%	0.5%
Capacity	3.4%	5.1%	34.9%	0.1%
Load Factor	1.7 pts.	2.4 pts.	(0.2) pts.	0.4 pts.
Yield	(1.7%)	3.6%	(3.7%)	7.4%
Passenger Unit Revenue	0.5%	6.6%	(4.0%)	7.8%

EX-99.2

EXHIBIT 99.2

July 21, 2005

Dear Investors and Analysts,

To make more efficient use of the time allocated for this morning’s conference call, we are providing detailed variance information on our operating and non-operating expenses to assist you in analyzing Delta’s June 2005 quarterly results. This information is intended to supplement that provided in the conference call (scheduled for 9:00 a.m. EDT today) and in the press release. Please see Note 1 to the Consolidated Statements of Operations for a reconciliation of certain financial measures including and excluding special items. June quarter revenue performance will be discussed in the conference call.

Please feel free to call me at 404-715-6679 if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support of Delta Air Lines.

Laura Fuselier

Supplemental June 2005 Quarter Data

June 2005 Quarter vs. June 2004 Quarter

• Total operating expenses for the quarter increased $112 million to $4.3 billion due primarily to higher fuel costs. Operating expenses, excluding special items, increased 3% to $4.2 billion on a 4.8% increase in capacity.

• Delta’s total unit costs decreased 2.0% to 10.66 cents from 10.88 cents. Unit costs, excluding fuel expense and special items, decreased 11.6% to 7.82 cents from 8.85 cents. Mainline unit costs, excluding fuel expense and special items, decreased 14.3% to 7.11 cents from 8.30 cents.

• Salaries and related costs decreased 18%. This decrease is primarily due to salary rate reductions and lower headcount.

• Aircraft fuel expense increased $385 million, or 58%, due primarily to higher fuel prices. Delta’s average fuel price per gallon rose 53% to $1.60, driving $366 million of the increase in expense.

• Contracted services increased 8% due primarily to increased capacity.

• Expenses from our contract carrier arrangements, which represent costs associated with non-owned regional airlines, decreased by 11% primarily due to the termination of our arrangement with Flyi (formerly Atlantic Coast Airlines) in 2004, partially offset by higher expenses from increased fuel price and higher capacity under certain of these arrangements.

• Aircraft maintenance materials and outside repairs expense increased 26% primarily due to increased volume, higher engine materials costs and heavy maintenance cost outsourcing.

• Aircraft rent expense decreased 17% primarily due to the reclassification of certain leases from operating to capital and other lease restructuring efforts as part of our transformation plan.

• Other expenses increased 7% primarily due to higher fuel taxes and increased navigation charges resulting from higher international capacity, partially offset by a sales and use tax refund in the June 2005 quarter.

• Interest expense increased 46% primarily due to higher levels of outstanding debt and increased interest rates, as well as the reclassification of certain aircraft leases from operating to capital.

Other Items

Flight Equipment

The table set forth below shows our aircraft fleet at June 30, 2005.

	Current Fleet
Aircraft Type	Owned	Capital Lease	Operating Lease	Total Lease	Total	Average Age
B-737-200	6	7	27	34	40	20.5
B-737-300	—	—	21	21	21	18.4
B-737-800	71	—	—	—	71	4.7
B-757-200	77	10	34	44	121	13.8
B-767-200	14	—	—	—	14	22.1
B-767-300	4	10	14	24	28	15.4
B-767-300ER	50	—	9	9	59	9.3
B-767-400	21	—	—	—	21	4.3
B-777-200	8	—	—	—	8	5.4
MD-11	—	—	3	3	3	12.3
MD-88	63	16	41	57	120	15.0
MD-90	16	—	—	—	16	9.6
FRJ-328	—	—	30	30	30	4.2
ATR-72	4	—	8	8	12	11.7
CRJ-100/200	115	—	128	128	243	5.2
CRJ-700	62	—	—	—	62	1.7
Total	511	43	315	358	869

Our purchase commitments (firm orders) for aircraft, as well as options to purchase additional aircraft, as of June 30, 2005, are shown below.

	Delivery in Calendar Year Ending
Aircraft on Firm Order	2005	2006	2007		2008	After 2008	Total
B-737-800	1	—	36	(1)	14	—	50
B-777-200	—	—	—		2	3	5
CRJ-200	7	12	—		—	—	19
Total	8	12	36		16	3	74
(1) In July 2005, two B-737-800 aircraft deliveries scheduled for 2007 were deferred until 2010.

	Delivery in Calendar Year Ending
Aircraft on Option (1)	2005	2006	2007	2008	After 2008	Total	Rolling Options
B-737-800	—	—	—	12	48	60	168
B-767-300/300ER	—	—	2	2	6	10	5
B-767-400	—	—	2	2	17	21	—
B-777-200	—	—	—	1	19	20	5
CRJ-200	—	39	33	22	20	114	—
CRJ-700	—	7	31	32	40	110	—
Total	—	46	68	71	150	335	178
(1) Aircraft options have scheduled delivery slots, while rolling options replace options and are assigned delivery slots as options expire or are exercised.