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Falling fuel costs in recent months took some of the sting out of Delta Air Lines' third-quarter loss, but earnings were still down sharply from a year ago.
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Delta [DAL
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Excluding special items, Delta lost $26 million, or 7 cents a share.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected the company to break even on an earnings per share basis.
Revenue in the quarter rose to $5.72 billion, compared to $5.23 billion in the same quarter last year.
Total operating revenue grew 9%, or almost $500 million, despite a 1% decrease in capacity," citing an "uncertain demand environment."
Delta said it was making progress in closing its merger with Northwest Airlines [NWA
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