Please find below a brief overview of the history of Delta Air Lines, future vision, and global operations including current statistics.
Delta traces its roots back to 1924, when Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world's first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service. On June 17, 1929, Delta inaugurated airline service with the first passenger flights over a route stretching from Dallas, TX to Jackson, MS, via Shreveport and Monroe, LA. In 1941, the company moved its headquarters from Monroe to Atlanta, GA. To read more about Delta's history, see Delta Through the Decades, brief highlights of Delta's past.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) offers customers service to more destinations than any other global airline with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 311 destinations in 52 countries. With more than 60 new international routes added in the last year, Delta is adding international flights at a faster rate than any other major U.S. airline and is a leader across the Atlantic with flights to 32 trans-Atlantic destinations. To Latin America and the Caribbean, Delta offers more than 600 weekly flights to 58 destinations. Delta's marketing alliances also allow customers to earn and redeem SkyMiles on nearly 15,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights, and services. Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 462 worldwide destinations in 98 countries. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes and check flight status at delta.com.
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| Founded: | 1928, Monroe, LA | ||||
| Headquarters: | Atlanta, GA | ||||
| CEO: | Richard Anderson | ||||
| Stock Exchange | NYSE: DAL | ||||
| 2005 Operating Statistics | |||||
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| 2005 Revenue: | 16 billion | ||||
| Employees: | 47,000+ | ||||
| Delta Daily Flights: | 1,534 | Delta Connection Inc. Daily Flights: | 2,533 | ||
| Daily Flights + Partners: | 6,795 | Delta Destinations: | 461 worldwide destinations in 96 countries | ||
| Passengers Enplaned in 2005: | 118,853,189 | Delta Connection Carriers: | Atlantic Southeast Airlines
(ASA®) Chautauqua Airlines Comair® Express Jet Freedom Airlines Pinnacle Shuttle America SkyWest |
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| SkyTeam Alliance: | Aeroflot AeroMexico AirEuropa Air France Alitalia China Southern Continental Airlines CSA Czech Airlines Copa Airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Kenya Airways Korean Air Northwest Airlines |
Codeshare Partners: | Alaska Airlines American Eagle Avianca China Airlines Royal Air Maroc |
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| Major U.S. Hubs: | Atlanta Cincinnati New York (JFK) Salt Lake City |
Major International Gateways: | Atlanta to Europe and Latin America Cincinnati to Europe and Latin America Los Angeles to the Pacific New York (JFK) to Europe and beyond |
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