Delta is one of the best-positioned US legacies, having successfully implemented the merger with Northwest (after both restructured in Chapter 11). First, the airline has financially outperformed its peers in recent quarters and is expected to post a narrower loss than the other large carriers for 2009. This reflects the extensive cost cuts in bankruptcy as well as the merger synergies, which are expected to boost this year's results by $500m.
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