I-Delta Air Lines Inc., inkampani yesithathu ngobukhulu e-US, ithe isebenzise umugqa wesikweletu ojikelezayo ka-$1 billion ukuze ikhulise imali ebamba ngayo njengoba ilungiselela ukuthenga iNorthwest Airlines Corp. ekupheleni konyaka.
I-Delta yaboleka inani eliphelele le-revolver yayo engu-$1 billion, kusho iChief Financial Officer u-Ed Bastian kumemo eya kubasebenzi. Umthwali ubenemali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-3.7 zamarandi ekupheleni kukaJulayi.
Imali izosiza ekuhlanganiseni iNorthwest, kusho u-Bastian kamuva. Inhlanganisela neNorthwest, inkampani yezindiza yase-US yesithupha ngobukhulu, izodlula i-AMR Corp.'s American Airlines njengenkampani enkulu emhlabeni ethwala ithrafikhi.
"Lokhu okokunikeza ukuguquguquka okukhulu kwezezimali ekuhlanganiseni kwethu okuzayo, hhayi nje izindleko zokuhlanganisa kodwa nesidingo sokuvumelanisa izivumelwano zezikweletu" zazo zombili izinkampani zezindiza, kusho u-Bastian.
I-Delta kade ihlela ukucofa ivolovolo engxenyeni yesibili ka-2008, kusho uBastian. Inkampani yezindiza "ayenzi lokhu njengesinyathelo sokuzivikela" ukuze iqoqe imali ukuze isebenze.
Ukurekhoda amanani entengo kaphethiloli wendiza kusize ukuthumela i-Delta ekulahlekelweni ingqikithi ngayinye yamakota amathathu edlule, okugqugquzele ukusesha kozakwethu ngethemba lokuthi inkampani yenethiwekhi ehlanganisiwe izokwazi ukumelana nalezo zindleko.
Inkampani yezindiza i-Delta-Northwest ehlangene izogcina igama le-Delta nekomkhulu lase-Atlanta, elinehabhu esentshonalanga e-Salt Lake City International Airport.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ukurekhoda amanani entengo kaphethiloli wendiza kusize ukuthumela i-Delta ekulahlekelweni ingqikithi ngayinye yamakota amathathu edlule, okugqugquzele ukusesha kozakwethu ngethemba lokuthi inkampani yenethiwekhi ehlanganisiwe izokwazi ukumelana nalezo zindleko.
- carrier, said it has drawn on a $1 billion revolving credit line to boost its cash holdings as it prepares to acquire Northwest Airlines Corp.
- ”This is to provide the maximum financial flexibility in our upcoming merger, not just the merger costs but also the need to align the credit agreements”.
