Delta Air Lines
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Delta Air Lines is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The United States' oldest operating airline and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide,[7] Delta 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.[8][9] Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.[9] As of the end of 2022, it had 90,000 employees.[10]
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Founded | March 2, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-02), as Huff Daland Dusters in Macon, Georgia | ||||||
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Commenced operations | June 17, 1929 (1929-06-17) | ||||||
AOC # | DALA026A[1] | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | SkyMiles | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam/SkyTeam Cargo | ||||||
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Fleet size | 985 | ||||||
Destinations | 305[4] | ||||||
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ISIN | US2473617023 | ||||||
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||||||
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Founder | C.E. Woolman | ||||||
Revenue | US$58.05 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
Operating income | US$5.521 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
Net income | US$4.609 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
Total assets | US$73.64 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
Total equity | US$11.11 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
Employees | 103,000 (2023)[5] | ||||||
Website | delta |
Delta has nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures.[9] It is ranked second among the world's largest airlines by number of passengers carried, passenger-miles flown, and fleet size. It is ranked first by revenue for commercially owned airline companies as well as in brand value, and 113th on the Fortune 500.[11][12]