FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo. Delta Air Lines Inc. , the world's biggest airline operator, is planning to cut more management and administrative jobs, but isn't saying how many, according to a recorded message and a memo from top executives Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo. Delta Air Lines Inc. , the world's biggest airline operator, is planning to cut more management and administrative jobs, but isn't saying how many, according to a recorded message and a memo from top executives Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009.

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  1. Jeffrey N. Shane, former official of Department of Transportation, left, speaks as he meets media about update on the fight over the future of Japan Airlines in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. At right is Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian. Delta Airlines President Ed Bastian says the billion dollar offer to get Japan Airlines to join its alliance is still on.

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  1. Japan Airlines (R) and Delta Air Lines (L) jetliners taxi at the Narita International airport on September 12, 2009. Cash-strapped Japan Airlines could receive a capital injection worth hundreds of millions of dollars from US carrier Delta Air Lines under a business tie-up, a media report said September 11.
  2. Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo December 3, 2009. Delta Air Lines said on Thursday that teaming up with a third party to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp, which is seeking a state bailout, was one option.
  3. Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo December 3, 2009. Delta Air Lines said on Thursday that teaming up with a third party to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp, which is seeking a state bailout, was one option.
  4. Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo December 3, 2009. Delta Air Lines said on Thursday that teaming up with a third party to invest in struggling Japan Airlines Corp, which is seeking a state bailout, was one option.
  5. Jeffrey N. Shane, former official of Department of Transportation, left, speaks as he meets media about update on the fight over the future of Japan Airlines in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. At right is Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian. Delta Airlines President Ed Bastian says the billion dollar offer to get Japan Airlines to join its alliance is still on.
  6. Delta Air Lines President Edward Bastian, right, speaks as he meets media about their update on the fight over the future of Japan Airlines in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Bastian says the billion dollar offer to get Japan Airlines to join its alliance is still on. At left is Jeffrey N. Shane, former official of Department of Transportation.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. South Korea's top airline and the world's biggest air cargo carrier Korean Air Co expects a significant recovery this and next year on stabilising oil prices and a stronger won, its CEO said on Thursday. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Sky Team Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  11. Top managers from SkyTeam, the world's second largest airline network, pose for photographs after the SkyTeam CEOs meeting at a hotel in Incheon, west of Seoul November 5, 2009. Heads of members of a major airline alliance including Korean Air and Delta Airlines expressed some optimism about the industry's recovery but noted uncertainties from the H1N1 flu virus and the overall economy. The managers are Aeromexico's Senior Vice President Gabriel Parra, KLM's Senior Vice President Hans de Roos, Air France's Vice President Dominique Patry, SkyTeam Managing Director Marie-Joseph Male, Southern Airlines' Chairman Si Xianmin, Delta Air Lines' CEO Richard Anderson, Korean Air's CEO Cho Yang-ho, Sky Team Chairman Leo van Wijk, Alitalia's Senior Vice President Giorgio Callegari, Southern Airlines' Executive Vice President He Zongkai and Aeroflot's Commercial Director Alexey Sidorov (L-R).
  12. In this undated photo provided by Emily Gillette, she is shown with daughter, River. The New Mexico woman kicked off an airplane at the Burlington International Airport three years ago for breast feeding her baby is suing Delta Airlines. Negotiations failed to reach a settlement between the airline and Gillette. On Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009 Gillette.
  13. In this photo provided by Hard Rock International, singer Melissa Etheridge gives an in-flight performance for breast cancer survivors and fans aboard Delta's PINK plane from New York to Washington September 29, 2009 to launch Hard Rock International's Pinktober campaign. The 2009 Pinktober campaign benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and partners with Sirius/XM radio and Delta Air Lines.
  14. A Japan Airlines aircraft flies behind a gas flare in a factory in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo September 14, 2009. Shares in Japan Airlines jumped 8 percent on Monday on news American Airlines and Delta Airlines are considering rival investments in the struggling carrier to secure partnership ties and boost revenue from Asia.
  15. A Japan Airlines aircraft flies near a factory in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo September 14, 2009. Shares in Japan Airlines jumped 8 percent on Monday on news American Airlines and Delta Airlines are considering rival investments in the struggling carrier to secure partnership ties and boost revenue from Asia.
  16. A man and woman walk past a logo of Japan Airlines (JAL) in Tokyo September 14, 2009. Shares in Japan Airlines jumped 8 percent on Monday on news American Airlines and Delta Airlines are considering rival investments in the struggling carrier to secure partnership ties and boost revenue from Asia.

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