Mitchell airport's second-busiest airline last year loses $7 billion in second quarter

Delta Air Lines Inc.'s first financial quarter totally consumed by the novel coronavirus pandemic was as bad as expected. Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) lost $7 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Atlanta-based carrier said Tuesday. Taking pandemic-related relief and restructuring into account, Delta's adjusted pre-tax loss amounts to $3.9 billion. The adjustment excludes $3.2 billion of items directly related to the impact of Covid-19 and the company's response, including "fleet-related…