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): May 2, 2013

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

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) issued today a press release reporting April 2013 financial and operating results. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8−K, the information in this report (including the exhibit) that is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8−K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Statements in this Form 8-K and the attached exhibits 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 Delta’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking statements, which represent Delta’s views only as of May 2, 2013, and which Delta has no current intention to update.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated May 2, 2013 titled “Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for April 2013”

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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/ Paul A. Jacobson
Date:  May 2, 2013	Paul A. Jacobson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
	Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated May 2, 2013 titled “Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for April 2013”

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CONTACT: Corporate Communications
404-715-2554 news archive at news.delta.com   Investor Relations 404-715-2170

Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for April 2013

ATLANTA, May 2, 2013 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for April 2013.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of April decreased 2% year over year due to demand softness in the domestic entity and

the 1-2 point negative impact in the Pacific from the yen devaluation.  This result is in line with previous guidance; Delta still expects a modest year over year improvement in May and June unit revenues. 

Delta completed 99.9 percent of its flights in April and ran an on-time arrival rate of 85.6 percent.

The company’s financial and operating performance is detailed below.

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
April Consolidated PRASM change year over year	(2.0%)
Projected June quarter fuel price per gallon, adjusted	$2.95-$3.00
April On-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)	85.6%
April Mainline completion factor	99.9%

Note: Fuel price includes taxes, transportation, settled hedges, hedge premiums and refinery impact, but excludes mark to market adjustments on open hedges.

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.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this press release 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 2, 2013, and which we have no current intention to update.

	Monthly Traffic Results (a)								Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
	Apr 2013		Apr 2012		Change				Apr 2013	Apr 2012	Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic		9,438,627		9,561,369		(1.3%	)		35,414,457	35,787,145	(1.0%	)
Delta Mainline		7,596,941		7,544,494		0.7%			28,563,789	28,185,868	1.3%
Regional		1,841,686		2,016,875		(8.7%	)		6,850,668	7,601,277	(9.9%	)
International		6,107,783		6,094,266		0.2%			23,207,513	23,219,665	(0.1%	)
Latin America		1,132,419		1,101,801		2.8%			5,102,535	4,770,105	7.0%
Delta Mainline		1,113,643		1,089,316		2.2%			5,034,506	4,720,548	6.7%
Regional		18,776		12,485		50.4%			68,029	49,557	37.3%
Atlantic		3,152,426		3,257,735		(3.2%	)		10,340,009	10,971,924	(5.8%	)
Pacific		1,822,939		1,734,730		5.1%			7,764,969	7,477,636	3.8%
Total System		15,546,410		15,655,635		(0.7%	)		58,621,970	59,006,810	(0.7%	)
ASMs (000):
Domestic		11,405,083		11,200,245		1.8%			43,321,721	43,474,583	(0.4%	)
Delta Mainline		9,005,177		8,691,235		3.6%			34,174,009	33,572,236	1.8%
Regional		2,399,906		2,509,010		(4.3%	)		9,147,712	9,902,347	(7.6%	)
International		7,597,734		7,715,233		(1.5%	)		28,699,704	29,849,124	(3.9%	)
Latin America		1,407,451		1,405,142		0.2%			6,214,095	6,113,925	1.6%
Delta Mainline		1,383,326		1,386,248		(0.2%	)		6,120,895	6,034,246	1.4%
Regional		24,125		18,894		27.7%			93,200	79,679	17.0%
Atlantic		3,907,079		3,995,906		(2.2%	)		13,164,057	14,342,030	(8.2%	)
Pacific		2,283,204		2,314,185		(1.3%	)		9,321,552	9,393,169	(0.8%	)
Total System		19,002,817		18,915,478		0.5%			72,021,424	73,323,707	(1.8%	)
Load Factor:
Domestic		82.8%		85.4%		(2.6	)	pts	81.7%	82.3%	(0.6	)	pts
Delta Mainline		84.4%		86.8%		(2.4	)	pts	83.6%	84.0%	(0.4	)	pts
Regional		76.7%		80.4%		(3.7	)	pts	74.9%	76.8%	(1.9	)	pts
International		80.4%		79.0%		1.4		pts	80.9%	77.8%	3.1		pts
Latin America		80.5%		78.4%		2.1		pts	82.1%	78.0%	4.1		pts
Delta Mainline		80.5%		78.6%		1.9		pts	82.3%	78.2%	4.1		pts
Regional		77.8%		66.1%		11.7		pts	73.0%	62.2%	10.8		pts
Atlantic		80.7%		81.5%		(0.8	)	pts	78.5%	76.5%	2.0		pts
Pacific		79.8%		75.0%		4.8		pts	83.3%	79.6%	3.7		pts
Total System		81.8%		82.8%		(1.0	)	pts	81.4%	80.5%	0.9		pts
Mainline Completion		99.9%		99.8%		0.1		pts
Factor
Passengers Boarded		13,534,255		13,744,612		(1.5%	)		50,770,928	51,310,730	(1.1%	)
Cargo Ton Miles (000):		187,831		193,891		(3.1%	)		749,628	762,855	(1.7%	)

Endnote:                                                    

^a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.