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The carrier expects fourth-quarter revenue between $13.9 billion to $14.2 billion

Delta warns of revenue hit from weak travel demand

Delta Air Lines warned of a hit to its fourth-quarter revenue from a likely slowdown in US travel demand in the days leading up to the presidential election, sending its shares down 2.6% before the bell today.

Business • 10 Oct 24

Shares of the US carrier were up about 1% in morning trade.

Delta Air Lines' quarterly profit tops estimates

Delta Air Lines has reported stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on strong international travel, but trimmed its full-year outlook due to higher fuel costs.

Business • 12 Oct 23

The Atlanta-based carrier forecast an adjusted profit of $5 to $6 per share for 2023.

Delta expects profit to nearly double next year

Delta Air Lines has said its profit is expected to nearly double next year, driven by "robust" travel demand and a decline in non-fuel operating costs.

Business • 14 Dec 22

Delta said its third-quarter earnings were impacted by Hurricane Ian, which led to mass flight cancellation last month

Delta expects robust travel demand to boost profits

Delta Air Lines has forecast stronger-than-expected profit in the fourth quarter as the carrier expects travel demand to remain robust despite growing risks of an economic recession, sending its shares higher.

Business • 13 Oct 22

Delta posted an adjusted profit of $1.44 per share for the second quarter, below analysts' expectations of $1.73 per share, according to Refinitiv

Higher costs hit Delta quarterly profit, shares plunge

Delta Air Lines has posted a lower-than-expected second-quarter profit on higher operating expenses, pushing it shares down by more than 8%.

Business • 13 Jul 22

The company said robust consumer demand not only translated into a "solid" profit in March, but is also allowing it to offset soaring fuel costs with higher fares

Delta sees return to profit, demand hits historic level

Delta Air Lines forecast returning to profit in the current quarter, after posting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, on the back of a booming travel demand, sending its shares higher.

Business • 13 Apr 22

Pfizer and healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente looked at records from 3.4 million residents of southern California

Pfizer vaccine 'highly effective' against severe Covid

Vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer jab stays highly effective against severe Covid - including the Delta variant - for at least six months, an analysis of US patients has found.

Coronavirus • 05 Oct 21

Study examined efficacy of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in the UK

UK study shows vaccine efficacy weakens under Delta

A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used Covid-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months.

Coronavirus • 19 Aug 21

'War has changed' - CDC urges new response over Delta

The "war has changed" against Covid-19 because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a return to universal masking.

Coronavirus • 30 Jul 21

Catalonia is expected to ask the courts for permission to impose a nightly curfew in its hardest-hit cities, including Barcelona

Virus restrictions return in Spain as infections rise

Curfews and other virus restrictions are returning to many regions of Spain as the country tries to curb a surge in more contagious Delta cases, especially among unvaccinated young people.

World • 14 Jul 21

US authorities say the Delta variant is poised to become the country's dominant strain

US Covid cases hit new plateau as Delta variant rises

After declining fast for two months, the rate of Covid infections in the United States has leveled off since mid-June thanks to localized spikes in under-vaccinated regions of the country, data showed Monday.

World • 28 Jun 21

Leo Varadkar said Ireland will have more AZ vaccines that it needs

Govt 'will consider' giving spare AZ jabs to over 18s

The Tánaiste has said the Government will consider giving spare AstraZeneca vaccines to over 18s if advised to do so by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee.

Coronavirus • 23 Jun 21

Alitalia is burning through cash reserves and is expected to run out of money at the end of this year

Alitalia's rescue plan hits more turbulence

An Alitalia rescue plan has run into trouble after its main sponsor, railway group Ferrovie dello Stato, said conditions were not in place to set up an investor consortium to save the struggling Italian carrier.

Business • 21 Nov 19

Ferrovie dello Stato, Delta and Atlantia have been discussing how to revive Alitalia for the last two months

Italy postpones deadline for Alitalia rescue plan

Italy's industry ministry has postponed a deadline to present a rescue plan for Alitalia to October 15, with sources saying the rescuers were at odds on key aspects of the proposal for the loss-making carrier.

Business • 17 Sep 19

Delta Airlines to buy 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic

Delta Airlines is to buy Singapore Airlines' 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million (€227.2m) and has agreed to a transatlantic joint venture with the British carrier.

Business • 11 Dec 12

Suspicious wires found on Madrid-bound plane

A Madrid-bound Delta Air Lines plane returned to New York early this morning after suspicious wires were found in a bathroom, but no explosives were discovered.

News • 13 Jul 12

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