lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >DL? >NW? > >Roger >EWROPS > > > Reuters Delta Air files for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday September 14, 4:47 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=dal> - News <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=dal>), which has struggled to avoid bankruptcy for several months, on Wednesday filed for Chapter 11 protection, brought down by high oil prices and steep competition from low-cost carriers. The No. 3 U.S. airline, which earlier this year said it did not have enough cash to meet its liquidity needs in 2005, filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York.