Delta Air Lines Announces E*Trade As New Partner

Market Wire, 20050229

Delta Air Lines and E*TRADE have launched a new partnership that awards bonus miles to SkyMilesâ members who open online trading accounts with E*TRADE.

SkyMiles members who deposit $1,000 when opening a new E*TRADE account will earn 5,000 bonus miles; members depositing $10,000 will earn 10,000 bonus miles; and members depositing $50,000 will earn 25,000 bonus miles.

Providing independent investors with world-class research, tools and analysis, E*TRADE offers investors the opportunity to invest in stocks, bonds, options, more than 5,000 mutual funds and a wide range of no-fee IRA options at the E*TRADE Web site at www.etrade.com.

"SkyMiles members now have the convenience of investing online with E*TRADE and the added bonus of earning miles for award travel," said Christine Pierce, Deltas director of relationship marketing. "Delta recognizes E*TRADE as an online leader and this partnership enhances the online benefits presented to our members."

E*TRADE services also include the E*TRADE Knowledge Center, which educates individual investors by providing investing strategies and information from top financial experts; E*Station, an online answer center; and a customer service line that is available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Delta SkyMiles members earn mileage by flying Delta, the Delta Connection carriers, Delta Express, the Delta Shuttle and Delta's airline partners. The Delta SkyMiles program offers many other mileage-building opportunities, including the Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express, MCI WorldCom services, participating hotels, car purchases, car rental companies, cruise lines, restaurants, mortgages with North American Mortgage Company and Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate.

Delta, named "Best-Managed Major Airline" for 1999 by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, is the worlds most flown carrier. A record 106 million passengers traveled on Delta in 1999. Delta, Delta Express, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and Delta's Worldwide Partners operate 5,465 flights each day to 364 cities in 61 countries. Deltas Web site is www.delta-air.com.

E*TRADE, a global leader in electronic personal financial services, is the worlds most-visited online investing site according to Media Metrix (9/99), offering value-added investing and research features, premium customer service and a redundant, proprietary Stateless Architecture infrastructure. In addition to the U.S., E*TRADE presently serves customers through branded web sites in Korea, Japan, the U.K., Sweden, France, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. E*TRADE has been recognized for its leadership in online brokerage by Lafferty Information and Research Group, PC Magazine and Smart Computing magazine. E*TRADE Securities Inc. (Member NASD/SIPC), and its parent company, E*TRADE Group, Inc. have offices in Northern California and in other major business centers in the US and worldwide.