Financial

Northwest Airlines reports third quarter 2008 financial results

Northwest Airlines Corporation reported a third quarter 2008 net loss of $317 million, or $1.20 per share. The reported results include a $410 million non-cash charge associated with marking-to-market out-of-period fuel hedges as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. Excluding this charge, Northwest reported an

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Continental reports third quarter 2008 net loss of $236 million

Continental Airlines reported a third quarter 2008 net loss of $236 million. Excluding $91 million of previously announced special items, Continental recorded a net loss of $145 million. Total revenue for the quarter was $4.2 billion, an increase of 8.8% ($336 million) over the same period in 2007. Passenger revenue for the quarter grew 7.1%

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Southwest Airlines reports third quarter financial results

Southwest Airlines reported its 70th consecutive quarterly operating profit. After special charges totaling $247 million primarily related to mark-to-market adjustments on a portion of the future periods’ fuel hedge portfolio required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) 133, the Company reported a third quarter 2008 net loss of $120 million. This compares to net

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Delta reports loss

Delta reported a pre-tax loss of $50 million for the September 2008 quarter. Excluding special items Delta reported a pre-tax loss of $26 million in the third quarter of 2008 compared to pre-tax income of $363 million in the third quarter of 2007. The year-over-year decrease in pre-tax income was driven by higher fuel prices,

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