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]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

IATA ICAO Callsign DL DAL DELTA
Founded	March 2, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-02) (as Huff Daland Dusters)
Commenced operations	June 17, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-06-17)
AOC #	DALA026A[4]
Hubs	Atlanta Boston Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia Salt Lake City Seattle/Tacoma
Focus cities	Austin[5] Raleigh/Durham[6]
Frequent-flyer program	SkyMiles
Alliance	SkyTeam SkyTeam Cargo
Subsidiaries	Aeromexico (20%) Air France–KLM (3%) China Eastern Airlines (3%) Endeavor Air Hanjin (15%) LATAM Airlines (10%) Virgin Atlantic (49%) Wheels Up (21%) Clear Secure (5%) Delta TechOps Trainer Refinery Unifi Aviation (49%)
Fleet size	993
Destinations	311[7]
Traded as	NYSE: DAL DJTA component S&P 500 component
ISIN	US2473617023
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Key people	Ed Bastian (CEO) David Taylor (Chairman) Glen Hauenstein (President)
Revenue	US$58.1 billion (2023)[8]
Operating income	US$5.5 billion (2023)[8]
Net income	US$4.6 billion (2023)[8]
Total assets	US$73.6 billion (2023)[8]
Total equity	US$11.1 billion (2023)[8]
Employees	103,000 (2023)[8]
Website	delta.com

In 2008, they merged with Northwest Airlines. Until 2013, Delta was the world's largest airline.^[9] As of February 2024, the airline goes to 325 cities and has 987 planes.^[10] In 2018, 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 E175.

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 largest plane, which was retired in 2018, 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. "Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". Washington: Federal Aviation Administration. September 30, 1988. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2007. Certificate Number DALA026A
5. Russell, Edward (July 11, 2023). "Delta's Expansion in Austin May Be Too Little, Too Late to Catch American and Southwest". Airline Weekly.
6. Leff, Gary (July 28, 2018). "Delta Names Raleigh-Durham Their Next Focus City (Mini-Hub)". View from the Wing. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
7. "Delta Air Lines". ch-aviation. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
8. "US SEC: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Form 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 12, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
9. 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.
10. "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