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Delta posts $1.11 billion profit for third quarter and sees strong holiday bookings_我的网站
一 | Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday that it expects revenue to keep rising into the holiday season.Profit was up 59% from a year earlier, as strong ticket sales — especially for premium seats and international flights — helped Delta shrug off higher labor costs.The Atlanta-based airline predicted ranges for fourth-quarter and full-year profit that mostly exceed Wall Street expectations.“I think we’re closing the year strong, and the holiday bookings that we see right now are pretty good,” CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview. “Domestic (travel) is solid, and international is really strong.”U.S. airlines are flying high as the travel recovery that began last year shows few signs of slowing down.Delta increased its passenger-carrying capacity an aggressive 16% and was able to fill all those extra seats. Travelers flew 64 billion miles on the airline in the quarter, a 17% increase, and they filled 88% of the seats on the average flight, a point higher than last summer.Revenue from ticket sales in the main cabin grew 12% — and 17% for premium seating. Money from Delta’s loyalty program soared 21%.The program, called SkyMiles, has become so popular that there are far more passengers hoping for upgrades to better seats than available seats. Lines can grow long at Delta lounges at busy airports like Atlanta and New York’s JFK.But when Delta announced changes to deal with the overcrowding last month — including basing elite frequent-flyer status purely on spending, and limiting lounge access for holders of Delta credit cards — the reaction from longtime customers was quick and brutal. Some vowed to switch airlines. Alaska Airlines and JetBlue fished for disgruntled Delta members by promising elite status in their programs. Even Bastian admitted the airline “ probably went too far.” Bastian has promised to modify the unpopular changes, but he hasn’t given any details yet.“We are working on that. We’ll be announcing something in the coming days,” Bastian said in the interview. He said he has received “a lot of feedback – everyone had their own ideas as to how we might restructure the program. Almost universally, people acknowledged that we needed to do something.” Delta's third-quarter profit, adjusted to exclude one-time items, was $2.03 per share, 8 cents better than forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue rose 11% to $15.49 billion, also beating expectations.For the fourth quarter, Delta said revenue will rise as much as 11% from a year ago and it will earn between $1.05 to $1.30 per share. Analysts expected $1.09.The airline predicted that full-year profit will land between $6 and $6.25 per share after saying in June it would be at the top end of a $5-to-$6 range. The short-term outlook would be rosier if not for a recent pickup in jet fuel prices — although fuel is still much cheaper than it was a year ago. Bastian expressed confidence that Delta and other carriers can raise prices enough to cover any increase in fuel expense. Shares of Delta were virtually flat in morning trading.。 8 月 26 日消息，消息源 Nikon Rumors 上周（8 月 23 日）发文称，法国光学巨头依视路陆逊梯卡正在迅速增持尼康股份，当前持股比例已接近 20%。部分人士认为，依视路这种行为是在为收购尼康铺平道路。
二 | 在此援引 Nikon Rumors，依视路陆逊梯卡从 2024 年开始持续增持尼康股份，2024 年 10 月披露持股比例达 5.1%。到 2025 年 10 月，该公司手持的尼康股份已经达到 10.75%-10.8%，成为尼康第一大股东。
三 | 随后依视路陆逊梯卡获得日本政府根据《外汇及对外贸易法》作出的批准，可将尼康持股比例进一步提升至最高 20%。2026 年 4 月 7 日，依视路陆逊梯卡持有的尼康股份比例已经达到 19.61%，已经接近上限。依视路陆逊梯卡可能收购尼康的传闻，已经在各界流传一段时间。Nikon Rumors 认为，这种消息更多是猜测，外国公司想要收购尼康，首先需要跨过三条障碍：1、日本法律限制：日本《外汇及对外贸易法》规定，半导体光刻等设备是关乎日本国家安全的“核心”技术。尼康不只是一家造相机和镜头的公司，他们手里正好拥有多种半导体曝光装置技术。日本监管机构对这些关键领域的外国资本持股实施严格监管，因此外资想收购尼康实际上困难重重。2、依视路陆逊梯卡并没有流露出收购目的：依视路陆逊梯卡此前曾明确表示，公司对尼康股份的定义是长期被动持有，目前没有通过股权干预尼康经营的意图，也无意影响尼康内部架构、经营战略。因此增持本身，并不意味着收购。3、日本文化的阻力：日本的企业文化和监管体系更倾向于维护企业独立性，对外国资本收购本国企业存在较强阻力。尼康曾名为“日本光学”，是拥有悠久历史的精密光学企业，外资试图全面收购所面临的阻力可能更大。
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