Delta Air Lines in May collected 63 percent more corporate revenue than it had a year earlier on 35 percent higher corporate ticket volume, according to president Ed Bastian

. Speaking Tuesday during the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Global Transportation Conference, Bastian said the differential between the two metrics reflects "the amount of pricing traction we are seeing in the market, which is significant." As with other U.S. carriers, Delta's corporate client activity continues to recover rapidlyfrom recession-depressed levels throughout 2009.