<a href="/topics//Delta_Air_Lines">Delta Air Lines</a> Inc. says it will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares -- investor-friendly moves that are <a href="/topics//Common_(musician)">common</a> in other industries but rare for airlines. 
 Delta said on Wednesday that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share starting Sept. 10. If it keeps paying a dividend of that size, the yield would be 1.3 percent per year. 
 The airline also plans to buy back $500 million of its stock by June 30, 2016. That returns cash to shareholders, while also boosting the company's per-share earnings by reducing the outstanding shares. 
 Of the large U.S. airlines, only <a href="/topics//Southwest_Airlines">Southwest Airlines</a> Co. pays a dividend, of one penny per quarter.

Delta Air Lines Inc. says it will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares -- investor-friendly moves that are common in other industries but rare for airlines. Delta said on Wednesday that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share starting Sept. 10. If it keeps paying a dividend of that size, the yield would be 1.3 percent per year. The airline also plans to buy back $500 million of its stock by June 30, 2016. That returns cash to shareholders, while also boosting the company's per-share earnings by reducing the outstanding shares. Of the large U.S. airlines, only Southwest Airlines Co. pays a dividend, of one penny per quarter.

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