FORM 8-K: DELTA AIR LINES FILES CURRENT REPORT

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Delta Air Lines Inc., Atlanta, files Form 8-K (current report) with Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4.

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware

Regulation FD Disclosure.

Edward H. Bastian, President of Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta"), today will present to the 2013 JPMorgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference. Materials to be used in conjunction with the presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

In addition, Delta issued a press release today reporting February 2013 financial and operating results. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report (including in the exhibits) that is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Statements in this Form 8-K and the attached exhibits that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections and strategies reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the cost of aircraft fuel; the availability of aircraft fuel; the impact of posting collateral in connection with our fuel hedge contracts; the impact of significant funding obligations with respect to defined benefit pension plans; the impact that our indebtedness may have on our financial and operating activities and our ability to incur additional debt; the restrictions that financial covenants in our financing agreements will have on our financial and business operations; labor issues; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports; our dependence on technology in our operations; disruptions or security breaches of our information technology infrastructure; the ability of our credit card processors to take significant holdbacks in certain circumstances; the possible effects of accidents involving our aircraft; the effects of weather, natural disasters and seasonality on our business; the effects of an extended disruption in services provided by third party regional carriers; failure or inability of insurance to cover a significant liability at the Trainer refinery; the impact of environmental regulation on the Trainer refinery; our ability to retain management and key employees; our ability to use net operating losses to offset future taxable income; competitive conditions in the airline industry; the effects of extensive government regulation on our business; the effects of terrorist attacks; the effects of the rapid spread of contagious illnesses; and the costs associated with insurance.

Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements is contained in Delta's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta's forward-looking statements, which represent Delta's views only as of March 4, 2013, and which Delta has no current intention to update.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 - Presentation

Exhibit 99.2 - Press Release dated March 4, 2013 titled "Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 2013"

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