ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $1.11 billion.
The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $1.72 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to extinguish debt, came to $2.03 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.92 per share.
The airline posted revenue of $15.49 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $15.29 billion.
For the current quarter ending in December, Delta expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.05 to $1.30.
The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $6 to $6.25 per share.
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