Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a large airline from the United States. They are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Their largest hub is also in Atlanta. Delta's first flight was in 1929.^[1] In 1972, Delta merged with Northeast Airlines.^[2] In 1987, Delta merged with Western Airlines.^[3] In 2009, they merged with Northwest Airlines. Until 2013, Delta was the world's largest airline.^[4] As of February 2024, the airline goes to 325 cities and has 978 planes.^[5] In 2017, they retired their largest aircraft, the Boeing 747, and replaced it with other planes such as the Airbus A350. They have some subsidiaries that own regional jets, like the E190.

Gallery

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  A Delta DC-8 in the first "widget" livery. Circa-1967
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  A Delta Boeing 767-300 in the "soft widget" livery
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  A Delta A320 in the current livery at Las Vegas
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  As Delta's biggest plane, this 747 taxis to the runway.

References

1. "Delta Air Lines' First Passenger Flight — 1929". 12 February 2014.
2. "Northeast Airlines". www.deltamuseum.org.
3. Ap (7 April 1987). "COMPANY NEWS; Delta-Western Merger Allowed". The New York Times.
4. James G. Thomas Jr.; Charles Reagan Wilson (2012). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 22: Science and Medicine. UNC Press Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-8078-3743-6.
5. "Delta Air Lines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

Other websites

• http://www.delta.com