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Delta Air Lines Announces September Quarter Profit

October 13, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial results for the September 2016 quarter.  Highlights of Delta's September 2016 quarter results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are below and incorporated here. 

Adjusted pre-tax income for the September 2016 quarter was $1.9 billion, a $278 million decrease from the September 2015 quarter.  The technology outage and subsequent operational recovery Delta experienced over four days in early August reduced pre-tax income for the quarter by an estimated $150 million.

"Delta's resiliency... More