Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for August 2013
Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for August 2013
04-Sep-2013
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for August 2013.
Consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for the month of August increased 4.0 percent year over year, with strong performance in domestic, trans-Atlantic and Latin markets. The Pacific entity continues to be pressured from yen devaluation which accounted for 1.5 points of negative system impact for the month.
Delta completed 99.9 percent of its flights in August and ran an on-time arrival rate of 85.0 percent.
The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below.
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Preliminary Financial and Operating Results
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August consolidated PRASM change year over year |
4.0% |
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Projected September quarter fuel price per gallon, adjusted |
$3.05 - $3.10 |
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August mainline completion factor |
99.9% |
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August on-time performance (preliminary DOT A14) |
85.0% |
Note: Fuel price includes taxes, transportation, settled hedges, hedge premiums and refinery impact, but excludes mark to market adjustments on open hedges.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a) |
Year to Date Traffic Results (a) |
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Aug 2013 |
Aug 2012 |
Change |
Aug 2013 |
Aug 2012 |
Change |
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RPMs (000): |
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Domestic |
11,006,989 |
10,939,737 |
0.6% |
77,833,966 |
78,195,490 |
(0.5%) |
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Delta Mainline |
8,957,878 |
8,822,444 |
1.5% |
63,033,411 |
62,151,157 |
1.4% |
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Regional |
2,049,111 |
2,117,293 |
(3.2%) |
14,800,555 |
16,044,333 |
(7.8%) |
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International |
8,430,948 |
7,995,978 |
5.4% |
54,877,790 |
53,709,923 |
2.2% |
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1,410,148 |
1,207,267 |
16.8% |
10,467,902 |
9,607,494 |
9.0% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,396,240 |
1,193,867 |
17.0% |
10,328,377 |
9,493,816 |
8.8% |
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Regional |
13,908 |
13,400 |
3.8% |
139,526 |
113,678 |
22.7% |
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Atlantic |
4,553,909 |
4,296,392 |
6.0% |
27,626,409 |
27,496,790 |
0.5% |
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Pacific |
2,466,890 |
2,492,319 |
(1.0%) |
16,783,478 |
16,605,639 |
1.1% |
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Total System |
19,437,937 |
18,935,715 |
2.7% |
132,711,755 |
131,905,413 |
0.6% |
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ASMs (000): |
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Domestic |
12,899,636 |
12,554,665 |
2.7% |
92,896,299 |
92,207,401 |
0.7% |
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Delta Mainline |
10,313,198 |
9,959,893 |
3.5% |
73,806,813 |
72,043,318 |
2.4% |
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Regional |
2,586,439 |
2,594,772 |
(0.3%) |
19,089,486 |
20,164,083 |
(5.3%) |
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International |
9,367,059 |
9,006,413 |
4.0% |
64,598,699 |
64,886,536 |
(0.4%) |
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1,602,845 |
1,390,651 |
15.3% |
12,415,988 |
11,829,596 |
5.0% |
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Delta Mainline |
1,586,069 |
1,371,363 |
15.7% |
12,235,331 |
11,660,244 |
4.9% |
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Regional |
16,775 |
19,288 |
(13.0%) |
180,657 |
169,352 |
6.7% |
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Atlantic |
4,974,840 |
4,802,652 |
3.6% |
32,434,644 |
33,002,970 |
(1.7%) |
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Pacific |
2,789,374 |
2,813,110 |
(0.8%) |
19,748,068 |
20,053,970 |
(1.5%) |
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Total System |
22,266,695 |
21,561,078 |
3.3% |
157,494,998 |
157,093,937 |
0.3% |
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Load Factor: |
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Domestic |
85.3% |
87.1% |
(1.8) |
pts |
83.8% |
84.8% |
(1.0) |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
86.9% |
88.6% |
(1.7) |
pts |
85.4% |
86.3% |
(0.9) |
pts |
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Regional |
79.2% |
81.6% |
(2.4) |
pts |
77.5% |
79.6% |
(2.1) |
pts |
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International |
90.0% |
88.8% |
1.2 |
pts |
85.0% |
82.8% |
2.2 |
pts |
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88.0% |
86.8% |
1.2 |
pts |
84.3% |
81.2% |
3.1 |
pts |
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Delta Mainline |
88.0% |
87.1% |
0.9 |
pts |
84.4% |
81.4% |
3.0 |
pts |
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Regional |
82.9% |
69.5% |
13.4 |
pts |
77.2% |
67.1% |
10.1 |
pts |
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Atlantic |
91.5% |
89.5% |
2.0 |
pts |
85.2% |
83.3% |
1.9 |
pts |
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Pacific |
88.4% |
88.6% |
(0.2) |
pts |
85.0% |
82.8% |
2.2 |
pts |
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Total System |
87.3% |
87.8% |
(0.5) |
pts |
84.3% |
84.0% |
0.3 |
pts |
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Passengers Boarded |
15,664,561 |
15,560,609 |
0.7% |
111,445,901 |
111,942,482 |
(0.4%) |
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Mainline Completion Factor |
99.9% |
99.4% |
0.5 |
pts |
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Cargo Ton Miles (000): |
201,811 |
205,795 |
(1.9%) |
1,542,135 |
1,592,723 |
(3.2%) |
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Endnote: |
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aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements. |
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