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Delta Air Lines

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Founded

1924

Headquarters

Atlanta, United States

Alliance

SkyTeam

Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest and most established commercial airlines, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1924 as a crop-dusting operation, it evolved into a full-service passenger carrier and today operates an extensive global network spanning six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance and maintains major hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and several other key U.S. cities. The airline consistently ranks among the top carriers for operational reliability and customer satisfaction. In recent decades, Delta has grown through significant mergers, most notably its 2008 acquisition of Northwest Airlines, which made it the world's largest airline by passenger traffic at the time. It operates a diverse fleet of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft serving hundreds of destinations worldwide.

Hubs & network

Delta's primary hubs include Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL), JFK International (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX), Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP), Detroit (DTW), Salt Lake City (SLC), Seattle-Tacoma (SEA), and Boston Logan (BOS).

Fleet

Delta operates a mixed fleet including Airbus A220, A319, A320, A321, A330, A350, and Boeing 737, 757, 767, and 777 family aircraft.

Notable facts

›Delta traces its origins to 1924 as Huff Daland Dusters, a crop-dusting company in Louisiana.
›Its 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines created the world's largest airline by passenger traffic at the time.
›Delta is one of the founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance, established in 2000.
›Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is Delta's primary superhub and one of the busiest airports in the world.
›Delta became the first major U.S. airline to offer free in-flight entertainment on seatback screens across its mainline fleet.

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Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest and oldest commercial airlines, operating a vast global network from its primary hub at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson. This encyclopedic profile covers Delta's full history, fleet, routes, SkyMiles program, financials, and strategic outlook.

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Primary hubs

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportATL · 210 rts Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDTW · 132 rts Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMSP · 127 rts Salt Lake City International AirportSLC · 88 rts John F. Kennedy International AirportJFK · 86 rts LaGuardia AirportLGA · 61 rts

Route network map (498 legs)

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Route network

ABY → ATLCRJ

ACC → JFK76W

ALB → ATLM88

ALB → DTWCRJ CR9

AMS → HRE332

AMS → IAD333 332

AMS → IAH74M

AMS → MSP333 332 76W

AMS → SEA333

AMS → YULM11

AMS → YYC332

ANC → SEA73J

ANC → SLC738

APN → MSPCRJ

ATL → ABYCRJ

ATL → AEXCRJ CR9

ATL → AUSM90 M88

ATL → AVLM88

ATL → BDA319

ATL → BNAM88 738 319 320 73H 717

ATL → BQKCRJ

ATL → BTVCR9

ATL → BWIM88 M90 757 320 73W

ATL → CAE717 M88 319

ATL → CCS757

ATL → CDG76W

ATL → CHAM88

ATL → CIDCR9 CRJ

ATL → CLE717 M88

ATL → CVGM88 738 320 319

ATL → CZM319 M88

ATL → DFWM88 319 738

ATL → DSMM88

ATL → EZE76W

ATL → FARCR9

ATL → FLL757 M90 739

ATL → FNTM88

ATL → FSDCR7

ATL → GDL320

ATL → GUA757

ATL → HOUM88

ATL → HPNCR7 CR9

ATL → HSVM88 717

ATL → IAHM88 717 320 319

ATL → ILM319

ATL → JNB77L

ATL → LEXM88 717

ATL → LFTCRJ

ATL → MBJ757 M88

ATL → MCIM88 M90 757

ATL → MCO757 763 739 753

ATL → MEMM88 320 319

ATL → MIAM88 M90 757 320 73H

ATL → MKEM90 M88

ATL → MLBM88

ATL → MLUCRJ

ATL → MOB717 319

ATL → OKCM88

ATL → OMAM88 M90

ATL → ORD757 319 320 717 M88 M90

ATL → ORFM90 M88 319

ATL → PHX757 73H 739 738

ABQ → ATL757 320

ABR → MSPCRJ

AGS → ATLM88 717

AMS → DFW332

AMS → DMM332

AMS → DOH332

AMS → ORD74M

APN → DTWCRJ

ATL → ABE717

ATL → ALBM88

ATL → AUA738 757

ATL → AVPCR7

ATL → AZOCRJ

ATL → BDLM88 73W 320

ATL → BHMM88 320

ATL → BMICR9 CR7

ATL → BRU76W

ATL → BTR319

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

CRJ353 routes Airbus A320281 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-88268 routes Canadair Regional Jet 900231 routes Airbus A319215 routes Boeing 737-800193 routes Boeing 757186 routes Canadair Regional Jet 700183 routes 73H144 routes ERJ131 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-90118 routes 76W88 routes Embraer 17585 routes Boeing 71772 routes

Encyclopaedia

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.

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