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Other Contingencies
General Indemnifications
We are the lessee under many commercial real estate leases. It is common in these transactions for us, as the lessee, to agree to indemnify the lessor and
the lessor's related parties for tort, environmental and other liabilities that arise out of or relate to our use or occupancy of the leased premises. This type of
indemnity would typically make us responsible to indemnified parties for liabilities arising out of the conduct of, among others, contractors, licensees and
invitees at, or in connection with, the use or occupancy of the leased premises. This indemnity often extends to related liabilities arising from the negligence
of the indemnified parties, but usually excludes any liabilities caused by either their sole or gross negligence or their willful misconduct. For additional
information about our obligations under the JFK redevelopment project, see Note 8.
Our aircraft and other equipment lease and financing agreements typically contain provisions requiring us, as the lessee or obligor, to indemnify the other
parties to those agreements, including certain of those parties' related persons, against virtually any liabilities that might arise from the use or operation of the
aircraft or such other equipment.
We believe our insurance would cover most of our exposure to liabilities and related indemnities associated with the commercial real estate leases and
aircraft and other equipment lease and financing agreements described above. While our insurance does not typically cover environmental liabilities, we have
certain insurance policies in place as required by applicable environmental laws.
Certain of our aircraft and other financing transactions include provisions, which require us to make payments to preserve an expected economic return to
the lenders if that economic return is diminished due to certain changes in law or regulations. In certain of these financing transactions, we also bear the risk
of certain changes in tax laws that would subject payments to non-U.S. lenders to withholding taxes.
We cannot reasonably estimate our potential future payments under the indemnities and related provisions described above because we cannot predict
(1) when and under what circumstances these provisions may be triggered and (2) the amount that would be payable if the provisions were triggered because
the amounts would be based on facts and circumstances existing at such time.
Employees Under Collective Bargaining Agreements
At December 31, 2010, we had approximately 80,000 full-time equivalent employees. Approximately 17% of these employees were represented by unions,
including the following domestic employee groups.
Approximate Number Date on which Collective
of Active Employees Bargaining Agreement
Employee Group Represented Union Becomes Amendable
Delta Pilots 10,900 ALPA December 31, 2012
Delta Flight Superintendents (Dispatchers) 350 PAFCA December 31, 2013
Comair Pilots 1,100 ALPA March 2, 2011
Comair Maintenance Employees 350 IAM December 31, 2010
Comair Flight Attendants 700 IBT December 31, 2010
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