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): December 3, 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 November 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 exhibit 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, including costs related to renewable fuel standard regulations; 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 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking statements, which represent Delta’s views only as of December 3, 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 December 3, 2013 titled “Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for November 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:  December 3, 2013	Paul A. Jacobson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
	Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated December 3, 2013 titled “Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for November 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 November 2013

ATLANTA, Dec. 3, 2013 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for November 2013.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of November decreased 3.0% year over year driven by the calendar placement of the Thanksgiving holiday, which added an extra week of off-peak travel in the month and shifted Thanksgiving return traffic into December.  Overall demand for Thanksgiving travel was especially strong, with more than 2.6 million passengers traveling over the holiday period.  With the Thanksgiving travel shift and solid bookings for the remainder of the year, Delta is currently forecasting its unit revenues to increase approximately 7 - 9 percent year over year for the month of December.

Delta completed 99.9 percent of its flights in November and ran an on-time arrival rate of 88.3 percent.

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

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
November consolidated PRASM change year over year	(3.0%)
Projected December quarter fuel price per gallon, adjusted	$3.03 - $3.08
November mainline completion factor	99.9%
November on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)	88.3%

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 315 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, 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, Facebook.com/delta and Delta’s blog takingoff.delta.com.

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, including costs related to renewable fuel standard regulations; 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 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013.  Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our views only as of December 3, 2013, and which we have no current intention to update.

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	Monthly Traffic Results (a)								Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
	Nov 2013		Nov 2012		Change				Nov 2013		Nov 2012		Change
RPMs (000):
Domestic		8,628,655		9,065,578		(4.8%	)			105,218,609		105,946,423		(0.7%	)
Delta Mainline		6,970,854		7,302,165		(4.5%	)			85,115,529		84,424,794		0.8%
Regional		1,657,801		1,763,413		(6.0%	)			20,103,080		21,521,629		(6.6%	)
International		5,509,685		5,416,075		1.7%				73,964,695		72,265,121		2.4%
Latin America		1,203,368		1,001,707		20.1%				13,867,909		12,501,994		10.9%
Delta Mainline		1,189,405		988,589		20.3%				13,689,569		12,351,163		10.8%
Regional		13,963		13,118		6.4%				178,341		150,831		18.2%
Atlantic		2,496,898		2,563,043		(2.6%	)			37,392,111		37,169,902		0.6%
Pacific		1,809,420		1,851,325		(2.3%	)			22,704,675		22,593,225		0.5%
Total System		14,138,341		14,481,653		(2.4%	)			179,183,304		178,211,544		0.5%
ASMs (000):
Domestic		10,965,702		10,935,797		0.3%				126,876,042		125,752,144		0.9%
Delta Mainline		8,735,523		8,683,891		0.6%				100,805,057		98,640,264		2.2%
Regional		2,230,178		2,251,906		(1.0%	)			26,070,985		27,111,880		(3.8%	)
International		6,838,170		6,619,779		3.3%				87,339,787		86,822,706		0.6%
Latin America		1,435,574		1,217,966		17.9%				16,539,403		15,346,356		7.8%
Delta Mainline		1,418,364		1,200,358		18.2%				16,309,498		15,124,328		7.8%
Regional		17,210		17,608		(2.3%	)			229,905		222,028		3.5%
Atlantic		3,182,303		3,163,241		0.6%				43,853,047		44,244,522		(0.9%	)
Pacific		2,220,293		2,238,572		(0.8%	)			26,947,336		27,231,828		(1.0%	)
Total System		17,803,872		17,555,576		1.4%				214,215,829		212,574,850		0.8%
Mainline Completion Factor		99.9%		99.6%		0.3		pts
Load Factor:
Domestic		78.7%		82.9%		(4.2	)	pts		82.9%		84.3%		(1.4	)	pts
Delta Mainline		79.8%		84.1%		(4.3	)	pts		84.4%		85.6%		(1.2	)	pts
Regional		74.3%		78.3%		(4.0	)	pts		77.1%		79.4%		(2.3	)	pts
International		80.6%		81.8%		(1.2	)	pts		84.7%		83.2%		1.5		pts
Latin America		83.8%		82.2%		1.6		pts		83.8%		81.5%		2.3		pts
Delta Mainline		83.9%		82.4%		1.5		pts		83.9%		81.7%		2.2		pts
Regional		81.1%		74.5%		6.6		pts		77.6%		67.9%		9.7		pts
Atlantic		78.5%		81.0%		(2.5	)	pts		85.3%		84.0%		1.3		pts
Pacific		81.5%		82.7%		(1.2	)	pts		84.3%		83.0%		1.3		pts
Total System		79.4%		82.5%		(3.1	)	pts		83.6%		83.8%		(0.2	)	pts
Passengers Boarded		12,527,426		12,999,438		(3.6%	)			151,295,931		152,121,949		(0.5%	)
Cargo Ton Miles (000):		201,345		194,304		3.6%				2,161,741		2,192,387		(1.4%	)

^a  Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements