Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The United States' oldest operating airline and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide, 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. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. As of the end of 2022, it had 90,000 employees.
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| Founded | March 2, 1925, as Huff Daland Dusters in Macon, Georgia | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 17, 1929 | ||||||
| AOC # | DALA026A | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | SkyMiles | ||||||
| Alliance | SkyTeam/SkyTeam Cargo | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 985 | ||||||
| Destinations | 305 | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
| Operating income | US$5.521 billion (2023) | ||||||
| Net income | US$4.609 billion (2023) | ||||||
| Total assets | US$73.64 billion (2023) | ||||||
| Total equity | US$11.11 billion (2023) | ||||||
| Employees | 103,000 (2023) | ||||||
| Website | delta | ||||||
Delta has nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. 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.