delta_8k-030910.htm
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 9, 2010


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.

Edward H. Bastian, President of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), today will present to the 2010 JPMorgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference.  Materials to be used in conjunction with the presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Delta today issued an Investor Update.  The Investor Update is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8−K, the information in this report (including exhibits) 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 effects of the global recession; the effects of the global financial crisis; the impact of posting collateral in connection with our fuel hedge contracts;  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; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our merger with Northwest; the integration of the Delta and Northwest workforces; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports; our increasing dependence on technology in our operations; our ability to retain management and key employees; the ability of our credit card processors to take significant holdbacks in certain circumstances; the effects of terrorist attacks; the impact of the rapid spread of contagious illnesses; 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking statements, which represent Delta’s views only as of March 9, 2010, and which Delta has no current intention to update.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 
Presentation

Exhibit 99.2 
Investor Update






 
 
 

 
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/ Hank Halter                                              
Date:  March 9, 2010
        Hank Halter
        Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number
Description
   
 
Exhibit 99.1
Presentation
 
Exhibit 99.2
Investor Update