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): March 2, 2017

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):

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Item 7.01         Regulation FD Disclosure.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) issued today a press release reporting February 2017 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 effects of terrorist attacks or geopolitical conflict; the cost of aircraft fuel; the impact of fuel hedging activity including rebalancing our hedge portfolio, recording mark-to-market adjustments or posting collateral in connection with our fuel hedge contracts; the availability of aircraft fuel; the performance of our significant investments in airlines in other parts of the world; the possible effects of accidents involving our aircraft; the restrictions that financial covenants in our financing agreements could have on our financial and business operations; labor issues; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub or gateway airports; breaches or security lapses in our information technology systems; disruptions in our information technology infrastructure; our dependence on technology in our operations; 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 Monroe’s 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; competitive conditions in the airline industry; the effects of extensive government regulation on our business; the sensitivity of the airline industry to prolonged periods of stagnant or weak economic conditions; uncertainty in economic conditions and regulatory environment in the United Kingdom related to the likely exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and the effects of the rapid spread of contagious illnesses.

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 December 31, 2016.  Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our views only as of March 2, 2017, and which we have no current intention to update.

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated March 2, 2017 titled “Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 2017”

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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:  March 2, 2017	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 March 2, 2017 titled “Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 2017”

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 2017

ATLANTA, March 2, 2017 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for February 2017.

Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of February was flat year over year.

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

Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
February consolidated PRASM change year over year	Flat
February mainline completion factor	99.5%
February on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)	89.4%

Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the sixth time in seven years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented six consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 323 destinations in 57 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry’s leading transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and Facebook.com/delta.

			Monthly Traffic Results (a)				Year to Date Traffic Results (a)
			Feb 2017	Feb 2016	Change		Feb 2017	Feb 2016	Change
RPMs (000):
	Domestic		9,046,973	9,059,613	(0.1%)		18,632,091	18,359,940	1.5%
		Delta Mainline	7,622,628	7,600,823	0.3%		15,673,851	15,409,294	1.7%
		Regional	1,424,346	1,458,790	(2.4%)		2,958,240	2,950,646	0.3%
	International		5,090,189	5,324,440	(4.4%)		11,143,086	11,602,255	(4.0%)
		Latin America	1,799,593	1,761,396	2.2%		3,832,815	3,712,956	3.2%
		Delta Mainline	1,764,797	1,713,485	3.0%		3,752,969	3,610,268	4.0%
		Regional	34,796	47,911	(27.4%)		79,846	102,688	(22.2%)
		Atlantic	1,825,671	1,862,254	(2.0%)		4,143,337	4,263,741	(2.8%)
		Pacific	1,464,925	1,700,790	(13.9%)		3,166,934	3,625,558	(12.6%)
	Total System		14,137,162	14,384,053	(1.7%)		29,775,177	29,962,195	(0.6%)
ASMs (000):
	Domestic		11,015,493	11,194,377	(1.6%)		22,881,118	22,665,869	0.9%
		Delta Mainline	9,120,374	9,258,667	(1.5%)		18,894,347	18,693,771	1.1%
		Regional	1,895,119	1,935,710	(2.1%)		3,986,771	3,972,098	0.4%
	International		6,415,215	6,848,405	(6.3%)		13,812,614	14,531,885	(4.9%)
		Latin America	2,122,688	2,174,661	(2.4%)		4,528,867	4,505,174	0.5%
		Delta Mainline	2,073,821	2,112,051	(1.8%)		4,419,987	4,374,059	1.1%
		Regional	48,867	62,610	(22.0%)		108,880	131,115	(17.0%)
		Atlantic	2,549,561	2,724,651	(6.4%)		5,564,039	5,880,643	(5.4%)
		Pacific	1,742,965	1,949,093	(10.6%)		3,719,708	4,146,068	(10.3%)
	Total System		17,430,708	18,042,782	(3.4%)		36,693,732	37,197,754	(1.4%)
Load Factor:
	Domestic		82.1%	80.9%	1.2	pts	81.4%	81.0%	0.4	pts
		Delta Mainline	83.6%	82.1%	1.5	pts	83.0%	82.4%	0.6	pts
		Regional	75.2%	75.4%	(0.2)	pts	74.2%	74.3%	(0.1)	pts
	International		79.3%	77.7%	1.6	pts	80.7%	79.8%	0.9	pts
		Latin America	84.8%	81.0%	3.8	pts	84.6%	82.4%	2.2	pts
		Delta Mainline	85.1%	81.1%	4.0	pts	84.9%	82.5%	2.4	pts
		Regional	71.2%	76.5%	(5.3)	pts	73.3%	78.3%	(5.0)	pts
		Atlantic	71.6%	68.3%	3.3	pts	74.5%	72.5%	2.0	pts
		Pacific	84.0%	87.3%	(3.3)	pts	85.1%	87.4%	(2.3)	pts
	Total System		81.1%	79.7%	1.4	pts	81.1%	80.5%	0.6	pts
Mainline Completion Factor			99.5%	99.6%	(0.1)	pts
Passengers Boarded			12,657,235	12,843,925	(1.5%)		26,080,529	26,136,085	(0.2%)
Cargo Ton Miles (000):			148,396	155,297	(4.4%)		297,947	314,183	(5.2%)

^a Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements