Delta Reports Operating Performance for December 2017

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PR Newswire 3-Jan-2018 9:00 AM
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ATLANTA, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported operating performance for December 2017. The company carried 14.4 million passengers across its broad global network in the month.

Monthly highlights include:
Ordering 100 state-of-the-art Airbus 321neo aircraft with deliveries beginning in 2020 and a long-term commitment with Pratt & Whitney for Delta TechOps to be a major maintenance, repair and overhaul provider for the PW1100G and PW1500G engines, powering Delta's A321neo and C Series aircraft;
Being named the transportation industry leader and one of America's Most JUST Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital, a ranking of social and corporate responsibility;
Ranking as the top airline and No. 17 on the list of 50 large companies on Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards, a list of the Best Places to Work in 2018; and
Retiring from scheduled service the Boeing 747-400 fleet, among the most iconic and recognizable aircraft, and the final retirement by a U.S. air carrier.
The company's operating performance is detailed in the table below.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the sixth time in seven years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an unprecedented seven consecutive years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 314 destinations in 54 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading transatlanticjoint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta,Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, So Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and Facebook.com/delta.
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Monthly Traffic Results (a) Year to Date Traffic Results (a)


Dec 2017 Dec 2016 Change Dec 2017 Dec 2016 Change

RPMs (000):
Domestic 10,633,635 10,636,873 (0.0%) 134,921,847 130,788,448 3.2%
Delta Mainline 8,986,334 8,870,856 1.3% 114,448,592 109,951,588 4.1%
Regional 1,647,301 1,766,017 (6.7%) 20,473,255 20,836,860 (1.7%)
International 6,094,189 6,163,170 (1.1%) 82,790,546 82,308,707 0.6%
Latin America 1,713,087 1,838,657 (6.8%) 20,407,827 19,789,825 3.1%
Delta Mainline 1,694,662 1,796,942 (5.7%) 20,040,661 19,243,525 4.1%
Regional 18,425 41,715 (55.8%) 367,166 546,300 (32.8%)
Atlantic 2,706,569 2,655,653 1.9% 41,641,403 39,738,261 4.8%
Pacific 1,674,532 1,668,860 0.3% 20,741,317 22,780,621 (9.0%)
Total System 16,727,824 16,800,043 (0.4%) 217,712,393 213,097,155 2.2%


ASMs (000):
Domestic 12,650,910 12,385,749 2.1% 157,415,614 153,349,383 2.7%
Delta Mainline 10,588,815 10,235,779 3.4% 131,964,074 127,439,343 3.6%
Regional 2,062,095 2,149,970 (4.1%) 25,451,540 25,910,040 (1.8%)
International 7,217,153 7,312,211 (1.3%) 96,909,500 98,518,013 (1.6%)
Latin America 2,028,230 2,183,735 (7.1%) 23,535,460 23,308,279 1.0%
Delta Mainline 2,005,209 2,129,334 (5.8%) 23,068,443 22,619,070 2.0%
Regional 23,020 54,401 (57.7%) 467,017 689,209 (32.2%)
Atlantic 3,269,977 3,201,704 2.1% 49,398,455 49,239,642 0.3%
Pacific 1,918,947 1,926,772 (0.4%) 23,975,585 25,970,092 (7.7%)
Total System 19,868,064 19,697,960 0.9% 254,325,114 251,867,396 1.0%


Load Factor:
Domestic 84.1% 85.9% (1.8) Pts 85.7% 85.3% 0.4 Pts
Delta Mainline 84.9% 86.7% (1.8) Pts 86.7% 86.3% 0.4 Pts
Regional 79.9% 82.1% (2.2) Pts 80.4% 80.4% 0.0 Pts
International 84.4% 84.3% 0.1 Pts 85.4% 83.5% 1.9 Pts
Latin America 84.5% 84.2% 0.3 Pts 86.7% 84.9% 1.8 Pts
Delta Mainline 84.5% 84.4% 0.1 Pts 86.9% 85.1% 1.8 Pts
Regional 80.0% 76.7% 3.3 Pts 78.6% 79.3% (0.7) Pts
Atlantic 82.8% 82.9% (0.1) Pts 84.3% 80.7% 3.6 Pts
Pacific 87.3% 86.6% 0.7 Pts 86.5% 87.7% (1.2) Pts
Total System 84.2% 85.3% (1.1) Pts 85.6% 84.6% 1.0 Pts


Mainline Completion Factor 97.3% 99.8% (2.5) Pts

Mainline On-time Performance 83.5% 81.4% 2.1 Pts
(preliminary DOT A14)

Passengers Boarded 14,373,041 14,662,236 (2.0%) 186,389,862 183,749,650 1.4%

Cargo Ton Miles (000): 174,782 165,079 5.9% 2,150,842 1,979,629 8.6%

aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements
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