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
29, 2005
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DELTA
AIR LINES, INC. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter) |
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Delaware |
001-05424 |
58-0218548 |
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
(Commission
File
Number) |
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
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P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia
30320-6001 |
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(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
8.01 Other Events.
On March
29, 2005, Delta’s Senior Vice President - Technical Operations, issued a
memorandum to Delta’s Technical Operations employees, which is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1.
Statements
in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 that are not historical
facts, including statements regarding Delta’s estimates, beliefs, expectations,
intentions, strategies or projections, 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, beliefs,
expectations, intentions, strategies and projections reflected in or suggested
by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, our ability to reduce operating expenses, our ability to
obtain necessary financing to meet our liquidity needs, our ability to meet
financial covenants in financing agreements, our pension plan funding
obligations, pilot early retirements, the cost of aircraft fuel, the effect of
credit ratings downgrades, interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our
hub airports, our increasing dependence on technology in our operations, future
losses of key employees, the effects of terrorist attacks, restructurings by
competitors 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 Registration Statement
on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on March 28,
2005. Caution
should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking
statements, which represent Delta’s views only as of March 29,
2005, and
which Delta has no current intention to update.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
99.1 |
Memorandum
dated March 29, 2005, titled “Contributing to Delta’s momentum toward
long-term viability”
from
Tony Charaf, Delta’s Senior Vice President - Technical Operations, to all
TechOps Employees. |
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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.
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DELTA
AIR LINES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Leslie P.
Klemperer |
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Leslie P. Klemperer
Vice President - Deputy General Counsel and
Secretary |
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Date:
March 29, 2005 |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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Exhibit
99.1 |
Memorandum
dated March 29, 2005, titled “Contributing to Delta’s momentum toward
long-term viability”
from
Tony Charaf, Delta’s Senior Vice President - Technical Operations, to all
TechOps Employees. |
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