ATLANTA AP – Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation’s third-largest carrier, said Friday it narrowed its loss in November to $49 million.

The loss for the 30-day period compares to a loss of $181 million that Delta posted for the same month a year ago, the company said in its monthly operating report filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Atlanta-based Delta filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York in September 2005.