SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 15: (FILE PHOTO) A Delta plane taxies as a Northwest plane sits at the gate at the Salt Lake International Airport on April 15, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was announced on April 23, 2008 that Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. reported a first quarter $6.39 billion loss, citing the surge in rising fuel costs, while Northwest lost 4.1 billion. Getty Images logo Getty Images 22 months ago

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 15: (FILE PHOTO) A Delta plane taxies as a Northwest plane sits at the gate at the Salt Lake International Airport on April 15, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was announced on April 23, 2008 that Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. reported a first quarter $6.39 billion loss, citing the surge in rising fuel costs, while Northwest lost 4.1 billion.

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  1. Delta Air Lines passengers wait for the their luggage after arriving at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.
  2. Delta Air Lines' Sky Magazine Looks at "Our World Now" in Its annual themed January Issue.
  3. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  4. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  5. Delta Air Lines' president Edward Bastian smiles as he listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion-dollar offer intended to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.
  6. Graphic shows market share and other statistics for Japan Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
  7. In this Jan. 14, 2010 photo, a Japan Airlines airplane with a sign reading: "oneworld" takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 it will strengthen its partnership with American and the two airlines will jointly ask the U.S. and Japanese governments for antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes.
  8. In this photo made Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, a passenger walks past a Delta Airlines 747 aircraft in McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich. Delta Air Lines posted a $25 million net loss for the final three months of 2009, much smaller than a year earlier.
  9. A Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft approaches the Haneda airport for landing in Tokyo January 17, 2010. Japan Airlines has agreed on a tie-up with Delta Air Lines that will mean JAL joins the SkyTeam airline alliance, dropping its membership of the Oneworld alliance, a Japanese newspaper said.
  10. A Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft flies over a park in Tokyo January 17, 2010. Japan Airlines has agreed on a tie-up with Delta Air Lines that will mean JAL joins the SkyTeam airline alliance, dropping its membership of the Oneworld alliance, a Japanese newspaper said.
  11. A couple watches a Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft approaching the Haneda airport for landing in Tokyo January 17, 2010. Japan Airlines has agreed on a tie-up with Delta Air Lines that will mean JAL joins the SkyTeam airline alliance, dropping its membership of the Oneworld alliance, a Japanese newspaper said.
  12. A Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft is silhouetted against the setting sun as it prepares to land at Haneda airport in Tokyo January 17, 2010. Japan Airlines has agreed on a tie-up with Delta Air Lines that will mean JAL joins the SkyTeam airline alliance, dropping its membership of the Oneworld alliance, a Japanese newspaper said.
  13. A Japan Airlines aircraft is seen in front of Mount Fuji at Haneda airport in Tokyo January 10, 2010. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines will not be invited to invest in Japan Airlines until after a new management has been put in place, if ever, a person familiar with the matter said.
  14. A Japan Airlines aircraft is seen in front of Mount Fuji at Haneda airport in Tokyo January 10, 2010. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines will not be invited to invest in Japan Airlines until after a new management has been put in place, if ever, a person familiar with the matter said.
  15. A Japan Airlines aircraft is seen in front of Mount Fuji at Haneda airport in Tokyo January 10, 2010. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines will not be invited to invest in Japan Airlines until after a new management has been put in place, if ever, a person familiar with the matter said.
  16. A Japan Airlines aircraft is seen in front of Mount Fuji at Haneda airport in Tokyo January 10, 2010. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines will not be invited to invest in Japan Airlines until after a new management has been put in place, if ever, a person familiar with the matter said.

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