Until September 11, they really were focusing on keeping their balance sheet rather clean and keeping their leverage modest relative to the other big carriers. Unfortunately, that all changed after 2001.
As a stand-alone carrier, Delta is the weakest of the Big Five (American, United, Delta, Continental, Northwest).
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