Delta Air Lines (or simply Delta), is an American airline known for hosting flights to or from the United States. It is one of the oldest airlines in operation.
History[]
On March 2, 1925, Delta started off as an aerial crop dusting company called Huff Daland Dusters. Collett E. Woolman, who was the general manager, led a group of local investors to acquire their assets. As Delta, they started on December 3, 1928. On June 17, 1929, passengers started to board.[1] In 2003, it made Song, a low-cost airline. In 2005, it became bankrupt due to fuel costs rising. It stopped being bankrupt in April 2007 after fending off a hostile takeover from US Airways. In 2008, they announced the acquired of Northwest Airlines. It was approved on October 29, 2008. Delta completed integration with Northwest on January 31, 2010 when their computer reservations system was combined, thus retiring Northwest Airlines.
Trivia[]
- The name came from the Mississippi Delta region.[2]
- It has nine hubs which are:
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, Atlanta, Georgia
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Boston, Massachusetts
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan
- Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, California
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul International, Fort Snelling, Minnesota
- Salt Lake City International, Salt Lake City, Utah
- John F. Kennedy International, New York City, New York
- LaGuardia, New York City, New York
- Seattle-Tacoma International, SeaTac, Washington
- It is the United States' most awarded airline.
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