Delta Air Lines
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| Founded | March 2, 1925 as Huff Daland Dusters, Inc.[1] December 3, 1928 as Delta Air Service | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 17, 1929 | ||||||
| AOC # | DALA026A[2] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | SkyMiles | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 992 | ||||||
| Destinations | 311[5] | ||||||
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| ISIN | US2473617023 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||||||
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| Founder | C.E. Woolman | ||||||
| Revenue | US$61.6 billion (2024)[6] | ||||||
| Operating income | US$6.0 billion (2024) | ||||||
| Net income | US$3.5 billion (2024)[6] | ||||||
| Total assets | US$75.4 billion (2024)[6] | ||||||
| Total equity | US$15.3 billion (2024)[6] | ||||||
| Employees | 103,000 (2023)[7] | ||||||
| Website | delta | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. With its regional subsidiaries and contractors operating under the brand name Delta Connection, Delta has over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance which helps to extend its global network.[8] It is the second-oldest operating commercial airline in the U.S., having begun passenger operations after United.
Delta ranks first in revenue and brand value among the world's largest airlines, and second by number of passengers carried, passenger miles flown, and fleet size.[9] Listed 70th on the Fortune 500 list,[10] Delta has topped The Wall Street Journal's annual rankings of airlines in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and earned first place in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Airlines in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler.[11][12]
- ^ "Founding". www.deltamuseum.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "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
- ^ Russell, Edward (July 11, 2023). "Delta's Expansion in Austin May Be Too Little, Too Late to Catch American and Southwest". Airline Weekly.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Delta Air Lines". ch-aviation. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Delta Air Lines Announces December Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results". Delta Air Lines. January 10, 2025.
- ^ "US SEC: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Form 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 12, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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2024annualwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Corporate Stats and Facts". Delta Air Lines. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "List of "Fortune 500" companies". 50pros.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Gilbertson, Dawn; Pohle, Allison; McAllister, Kevin (January 25, 2024). "The Best and Worst Airlines of 2023". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "The Best Airlines in the US: 2024 Readers' Choice Awards". Condé Nast Traveler. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2024.