Info => Delta Air Lines (DL/DLA) GA. USA

Delta Air Lines
IATA DL	ICAO DAL	Callsign DELTA
Founded		1924 (as Huff-Daland Dusters)
Commenced operations		July 17, 1929
Hubs		Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport
Focus cities		LaGuardia Airport Logan International Airport Los Angeles International Airport Orlando International Airport
Frequent flyer program		SkyMiles
Member lounge		Crown Room Club
Alliance		SkyTeam
Subsidiaries		Comair Delta Shuttle Delta AirElite
Fleet size		452 (+50 orders)
Destinations		324
Headquarters		Atlanta, Georgia
Key people		Richard Anderson (CEO) Edward Bastian (President / CFO)
Website: http://www.delta.com

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta operates an expansive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. Delta flies to over 332 destinations in 57 countries (excluding codeshare), across 5 continents. Delta is the only major U.S. carrier that flies to Africa. On April 14, 2008, Northwest Airlines announced it would be merging with Delta to form the new Delta Air Lines. Once in place, the "new" Delta would become the world's largest carrier.

Delta operates hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport; Delta's Atlanta hub is the largest/busiest airline hub in the world. Delta carries more passengers across the Atlantic than any other carrier worldwide. Its major transatlantic gateways are Atlanta, Cincinnati, and New York-JFK. Transatlantic service from Salt Lake City to Paris started in 2008. Its major Latin American gateways is Atlanta. The Los Angeles secondary hub was significantly reduced in 2008, ending the build up as Delta went from a high of 48 destinations from the airport to just 17.

In terms of passengers carried (approximately 119 million in 2005), Delta is the second-largest airline in the world (behind American Airlines). In terms of revenue passenger miles, Delta Air Lines is the third largest airline, after American Airlines and United Airlines. Delta Air Lines serves more destinations than any other airline in the world. In terms of total operating revenues, Delta is the sixth-largest airline in the world.