Q22Delta Air Lines, Inc.

(NYSE: DAL), commonly referred to as Delta, is a major American airline,

with its headquarters and largest hub at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta,
Georgia.[21] The airline, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, operates over 5,400 flights
daily and serves an extensive domestic and international network that includes 319 destinations in
54 countries on six continents, as of October 2016.[12] Delta is one of the four founding members of
the SkyTeam airline alliance, and operates joint ventures with AeroMexico, Air France-
KLM, Alitalia, Korean Air, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, and WestJet (Once approved by both
Canadian and American governments).[12] Regional service is operated under the brand name Delta
Connection.
One of the five remaining legacy carriers, Delta is the sixth-oldest operating airline by foundation
date, and the oldest airline still operating in the United States. The company's history can be traced
back to Huff Daland Dusters, founded in 1924 in Macon, Georgia as a crop dusting operation. The
company moved to Monroe, Louisiana, and was later renamed Delta Air Services, in reference to the
nearby Mississippi Delta region, and commenced passenger services on June 17, 1929. Among
predecessors of today's Delta Air Lines, Western Airlines and Northwest Airlines began flying
passengers in 1926 and 1927, respectively.
In 2013, Delta Air Lines was the world's largest airline in terms of scheduled passengers carried
(120.6 million),[22] and the second-largest in terms of both revenue passenger-kilometers flown (277.6
billion)[23] and capacity.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

IATA ICAO Callsign

DL DAL DELTA

Founded May 30, 1924; 93 years ago

(as Huff Daland Dusters)

Macon, Georgia, U.S.[1]

Commenced operations June 17, 1929[2]

AOC # DALA026A[3]

 Atlanta[4]
Hubs
 Detroit[5]

 Los Angeles[6]

 Minneapolis/St. Paul[7]

 New York–JFK[8]

 New York–LaGuardia[8]
  Salt Lake City[9]

 Seattle/Tacoma[10]

Focus cities  Boston[11]

 Cincinnati[11]

 Raleigh/Durham[11]

Frequent-flyer program SkyMiles[12]

Alliance SkyTeam[12]

Subsidiaries Subsidiary List[13][14][show]

Fleet size 857[15]

Destinations 325[16]

Company slogan "Keep Climbing."[17]

Traded as NYSE: DAL

DJTA Component

S&P 500 Component

Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Key people  Ed Bastian[18] (CEO)

 Glen Hauenstein[19](President)

Revenue US$ 41.244 billion (2017)

Operating income US$ 6.114 billion (2017)[20]

Net income US$ 3.577 billion (2017)

Total assets US$ 53.292 billion (2017)

Total equity US$ 13.910 billion (2017)

Employees 80,000 (2015)

Website delta.com
“Delta takes care of its people, and we take care of Delta,” say staffers at the
airline. That reciprocal atmosphere can be seen in the form of the industry’s
“richest” profit-sharing and rewards program [with nearly $5 billion in payouts
over the past five years]. Luxe worker travel benefits “cement that we
matter.” Read Great Place to Work review here.

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Rank last year

63
Years on list
2
HQ location
Atlanta
Employees
83996
Job openings (as of February 2018)
10,000
Industry
Transportation
Revenue, 2017 or most recent year ($M)
$39,639
Year founded
1928
Type of organization
Public
Number of work sites
113
Website
http://www.delta.com