Delta Air Lines, trimming costs because of a “global economic recession,” said it will cut seating capacity by as much as 8 percent in 2009 and eliminate an unspecified number of jobs.

Domestic capacity at the world’s largest carrier will be pared by as much as 10 percent and international flying by up to 5 percent compared with 2008. The 75,000-person payroll will fall as a result, Delta said Tuesday in a regulatory filing.

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