Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) gained sharply on Tuesday after the airline company reported better-than-expected fiscal third quarter results, driven by higher passenger traffic and higher passenger unit revenue. For the latest period, Delta Air Lines posted net income of $1.37 billion or $1.59 a share compared to a profit of $1 billion or $1.23 a share, in the year-ago period. Stripping out onetime items such as fleet restructuring expenses, impacts of fuel hedging and other costs, the non-GAAP earnings came in at $1.41 a share. Revenue increased 5.7% to $10.49 billion. Analysts’ consensus estimate was for earnings of $1.36 a share on revenue of $10.47 billion, according to a data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
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