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A Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300, shortly before the merger with Delta in 2008. Delta Air Lines as it exists today is the result of numerous mergers over its history. Predecessor carriers include: Chicago and Southern Air Lines (formed in 1933, merged into Delta in 1953). [24]
The history of Delta Air Lines began with the world's first aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Inc.The company was founded on March 2, 1925, in Macon, Georgia, before moving to Monroe, Louisiana, in the summer of 1925. [14]
November 10, 1946: Delta Air Lines Flight 10, a Douglas DC-3 which departed Jackson, Mississippi attempting to land at then Meridian Key Field (MEI) in a thunderstorm and winds, had a runway excursion after landing, going beyond the end of the runway and up the western slope of a ditch adjoining the highway adjacent to the airport, bouncing over a highway, and coming to rest with the nose ...
Delta Air Lines retired fleet; Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes Airbus A310-200 [55] [56] 9 1991 1995 Boeing 767-300ER: Former Pan American World Airways fleet. [57] Airbus A310-300: 23 1996 Boeing 727-100: 8 1972 1977 Boeing 727-200: Former Northeast Airlines fleet. [58] Boeing 727-200: 183 2003 Boeing 737-800 Boeing 757-200 ...
Delta Air Lines is a major United States airline based in Atlanta, Georgia. As of December 31, 2021, Delta's mainline aircraft fly to 242 destinations, serving 52 countries across six continents. The airline operates nine domestic hubs. [1] In the summer 2024 Delta operated 893 daily flights out of its Atlanta main hub. [2]
Woolman was a member of the board of directors for Delta Air Service, and again when Delta Air Corporation formed its board in 1930. [9] Delta secured an airmail contract and returned to airline operations in 1934 doing business as Delta Air Lines over Mail Route 24, stretching from Fort Worth, Texas, to Charleston, South Carolina.
Song, a low-cost carrier operated by Delta Air Lines: Boston Logan International Airport Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York City) Orlando International Airport: Ted, a low-cost carrier operated by United Airlines: Chicago O'Hare International Airport Denver International Airport
Western Airlines came to Sky Harbor in 1957 with flights to Denver, Los Angeles and San Diego, Continental Airlines came in 1961 to El Paso, Los Angeles, and Tucson, and Delta Air Lines began flights to Dallas by 1969. [9] Bonanza Air Lines moved its headquarters from Las Vegas to Phoenix in 1966.