Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. blamed surging fuel prices for first-quarter losses as they prepare to combine and form the world’s largest carrier.
Their deficits mean that all five of the biggest U.S. airlines were unprofitable last quarter, when jet-fuel prices jumped 63 percent from a year earlier. Delta and Northwest are joining peers in parking planes and boosting fares to help cover the rising costs.
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