Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines began passenger operations in 1929, though it can trace its roots back to a cropduster company formed in 1925. Atlanta is the airline's largest hub airport, and it is one of the world's largest airlines based on passengers carried. (Featured image: Vincenzo Pace - Simple Flying)
Delta Air Lines
- IATA/ICAO Code
- DL/DAL
- Airline Type
- Full Service Carrier
- Hub(s)
- Boston Logan International Airport , Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , Los Angeles International Airport , Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport , New York JFK Airport , LaGuardia Airport , Salt Lake City International Airport , Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Year Founded
- 1929
- Alliance
- SkyTeam
- CEO
- Ed Bastian
- Country
- United States
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