Delta Air Lines has profit before charges : US Business

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss after special charges, as the airline industry continues to struggle with sky-high fuel prices, but it made money before the charges.

Delta, which has agreed to buy Northwest Airlines Corp , reported a second-quarter net loss, including the charges, of $1 billion, or $2.64 per share. Delta emerged from bankruptcy at the end of April 2007.

But excluding special charges, Delta said it earned $137 million, or 35 cents per share.

(Reporting by Mark McSherry, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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