delta_8k-041008.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): April 10,
2008
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-05424
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58-0218548
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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):
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On March
18, 2008, Delta said that it would record a net loss for the quarter ended
March 31, 2008. The company has determined that, in accordance with GAAP,
it will not record a tax benefit in the March 2008 quarter.
In
accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8−K, the information in this
report 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 hereto that are not historical facts, including statements
regarding Delta’s 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 impact that Delta’s indebtedness will have on its
financial and operating activities and Delta’s ability to incur additional debt;
the restrictions that financial covenants in Delta’s financing agreements will
have on Delta’s financial and business operations; labor issues; interruptions
or disruptions in service at one of Delta’s hub airports; Delta’s increasing
dependence on technology in its operations; Delta’s ability to retain management
and key employees; the ability of Delta’s credit card processors to take
significant holdbacks in certain circumstances; 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Caution should be taken not to
place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking statements, which represent
Delta’s views only as of April 10, 2008, and which Delta has no current
intention to 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.
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DELTA
AIR LINES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Edward
H. Bastian |
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Edward
H. Bastian |
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| Date:
April 10, 2008 |
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President
and Chief Financial Officer |
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