The acquisition of Northwest Airlines was announced April 14, 2008. Acquisition of Northwest Airlines (2008–2010) It emerged from bankruptcy in April 2007 after fending off a hostile takeover from US Airways and its shares were re-listed on the New York Stock Exchange. On September 14, 2005, the company filed for bankruptcy, citing rising fuel costs. In 2003, the company launched Song, a low-cost carrier. Also that year, Delta began an expansion of its international routes into Latin America. In 1997, Delta was the first airline to board more than 100 million passengers in a calendar year. Delta was now the leading airline across the Atlantic. In 1991, it acquired substantially all of Pan Am's trans-Atlantic routes and the Pan Am Shuttle, rebranded as the Delta Shuttle.
In 1990, Delta was the first airline in the United States to fly McDonnell Douglas MD-11 jets.
In 1987, it acquired Western Airlines, and that same year Delta began trans-Pacific service (Atlanta-Portland, Oregon-Tokyo). In 1981, Delta launched a frequent-flyer program. Trans-Atlantic service began in 1978 with the first nonstop flights from Atlanta to London. In 1965, Delta was the first airline to fly the McDonnell Douglas DC-9.īy 1970, Delta had an all-jet fleet, and in 1972 it acquired Northeast Airlines. In 1964, it launched the Deltamatic reservation systems using computers in the IBM 7070 series. In 1960, it was the first airline to fly Convair 880 jets. In 1959, it was the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-8. In 1953, the company launched its first international routes after the acquisition of Chicago and Southern Air Lines. In 1949, the company launched the first discounted fares between Chicago and Miami. In 1946, the company commenced regularly scheduled freight transport. The company name officially became Delta Air Lines in 1945. Delta moved its headquarters from Monroe, Louisiana, to its current location in Atlanta in 1941. Woolman, and other local investors purchased back the crop-dusting assets of Delta Air Service and incorporated as Delta Air Corporation on December 31, 1930.ĭelta Air Corporation secured an air mail contract in 1934, and began doing business as Delta Air Lines over Mail Route 24, stretching from Fort Worth, Texas, to Charleston, South Carolina. Local banker Travis Oliver, acting as a trustee, C.E. Passenger service ceased in October 1930 when the airmail contract for the route Delta had pioneered was awarded to another airline, which purchased the assets of Delta Air Service. By June 1930, service had extended east to Atlanta and west to Fort Worth, Texas. Passenger operations began on June 17, 1929, from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, with stops at Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana. Delta Air Service was incorporated on December 3, 1928, and named after the Mississippi Delta region. Woolman, general manager and later Delta's first CEO, led a group of local investors to acquire the company's assets. It flew a Huff-Daland Duster, the first true crop duster, designed to combat the boll weevil infestation of cotton crops. The company was founded on March 2, 1925, in Macon, Georgia, before moving to Monroe, Louisiana, in summer 1925. The history of Delta Air Lines begins with the world's first aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Inc.
Main article: History of Delta Air Lines Early history It is ranked second among the world's largest airlines by number of scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger-kilometers flown, and fleet size. ĭelta has nine hubs, with Atlanta being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. The airline, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, including Delta Connection, operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. One of the world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier.
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