The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@xxxxxxxxx /--------- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight ------------\ I HEART HUCKABEES - OPENING IN SELECT CITIES OCTOBER 1 From David O. Russell, writer and director of THREE KINGS and FLIRTING WITH DISASTER comes an existential comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Hupert, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg and Naomi Watts. Watch the trailer now at: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/huckabees/index_nyt.html \----------------------------------------------------------/ Delta Explores Options, Hopeful on Pilots September 13, 2004 By REUTERS Filed at 2:42 p.m. ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N) said on Monday it is meeting with bankruptcy lawyers to prepare in case the carrier needs to file for bankruptcy protection, but added that recent talks with pilots make it hopeful a pilot agreement can be reached later this week. Delta is struggling with rising jet fuel prices, high labor costs and expensive borrowing costs at the same time it is losing business to low-cost domestic carriers like Southwest Airlines Inc. (LUV.N). The nation's No. 3 air carrier has announced job cuts, tried to renegotiate debt and has been in concession talks with pilots for more than a year. Chief Executive Officer Gerald Grinstein said he is hopeful the struggling airline can reach an agreement with its pilots by the end of the week on the issue of early pilot retirements. Grinstein was speaking at an airline alliance conference in New York. The ``tone of discussions'' with pilots has made Grinstein believe that an agreement could be reached by that time, Delta spokesman Todd Clay told Reuters. Delta shares jumped 26 cents, or 6.8 percent, to $4.08 in mid-afternoon trading. Still, the company is meeting with bankruptcy lawyers in case bankruptcy protection is needed, a spokesman told Reuters. ``We want to be prepared in the event we have to file,'' Delta spokesman Dan Lewis told Reuters. ``We are doing what is prudent.'' http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-airlines-delta.html?ex=1096103339&ei=1&en=1b43c984cbf6e257 --------------------------------- Get Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Imagine reading The New York Times any time & anywhere you like! Leisurely catch up on events & expand your horizons. Enjoy now for 50% off Home Delivery! Click here: http://homedelivery.nytimes.com/HDS/SubscriptionT1.do?mode=SubscriptionT1&ExternalMediaCode=W24AF HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company