ATLANTA (AP) _ Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) on Friday reported fourth-quarter net income of $828 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Atlanta-based company said it had profit of $1.29 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.48 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.29 per share.

The airline posted revenue of $13.44 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $13.03 billion.

For the current quarter ending in March, Delta expects its per-share earnings to range from 15 cents to 40 cents.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $5 to $6 per share.

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