Delta looks to its expanded fleet to drive revenue

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Delta looks to improve revenue by shifting its expanded fleet of planes around its system to optimize revenue and trim expenses:

Delta Air Lines is moving cautiously to integrate its new fleet from the acquisition of Northwest, projecting that route and equipment optimization will help squeeze up to $2 billion in additional cash by 2012.

Atlanta-based Delta closed its $3.2 billion merger with its Minneapolis rival in October, creating the country's first truly global airline in a generation with extensive domestic, trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific connections.

Analysts have said the merger provides a unique, one-time opportunity for the airline to slash costs and strengthen its ticket pricing, helped by a diverse portfolio of aircraft that can be redeployed to better-performing routes, or parked to lower seat capacity.

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Delta looks to improve revenue by shifting its expanded fleet of planes around its system to optimize revenue and trim expenses:



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Part of the shifting of capacity:
Delta Air Lines, Inc. requesting an allocation of frequencies to operate nonstop combination service on the following routes: Portland-Tokyo - 7 frequencies; Guam-Tokyo - 7 frequencies; and Honolulu-Tokyo - 7 frequencies
Reducing the capcity to the 763

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/comp...9000064807d4cc1

While daily service on each route will continue, the annual loss in air capacity between Honolulu and Tokyo totals 8,030 seats.



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