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.

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

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