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{{Infobox Airline
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{{Redirect|Delta Air|the defunct German airline |DBA (airline)}}
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|motto                = The European Low-Cost Airline
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{{Infobox airline
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|IATA                 = SD
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| airline          = Delta Air Lines
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|ICAO                 = SWJ
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| logo            = Delta logo.svg
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|callsign             = Sweedo
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| logo_size        = 250
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|founded             = London, United Kingdom
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| image            = Boeing 747-451 Delta.jpg
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|commenced operations = 1985
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| image_size      = 250
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|ceased operations    =  
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| alt              =
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|alliance             = Strategic Alliance
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| IATA             = DL
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|world(s)             = 3.1.0 Beta
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| ICAO             = DAL
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|principal hubs      = ARN, BMA, LHR
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| callsign         = DELTA
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|secondary hubs      =  
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| founded         = {{Start date|1924}}<br>(as [[Huff Daland Dusters]])<br>[[Macon, Georgia]], US<ref name=founded>{{cite web |url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=18&cat=39 |title=History |month=10 |year=2010 |work=news.delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines Inc. |accessdate=January 11, 2011 |quote=1924 The Huff Daland Dusters crop-dusting operation, which formed the roots for Delta, founded in Macon, Ga.}}</ref>
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|fleet                = 14 (+ 18 On Order)
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| commenced       = {{Start date|1929|06|17}}<ref name=NAAH>{{cite book|last1=Norwood |first1=Tom |last2=Wegg |first2=John |title=North American Airlines Handbook |publisher=Airways International |location=Sandpoint, Idaho |year=2002 |edition=3rd |isbn=0-9653993-8-9 |page=40}}</ref>
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|web                 = [http://beta.airline-empires.com/playerinfo.php?world=ae0b&player=318 Website]
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| ceased           =
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| aoc              = DALA026A<ref name=faa_aoc>{{cite web |url=http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=DALA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=DELTA+AIR+LINES+INC |title=Airline Certificate Information – Detail View |date=September 30, 1988 |work=av-info.faa.gov |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vt5CKeQc |archivedate=January 20, 2011 |accessdate=January 20, 2011 |quote=Certificate Number DALA026A}}</ref>
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| bases            =
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| hubs             =
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<div>
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*[[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]</li>
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*[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]
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*[[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]]</li>
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*[[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport]]</li>
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*{{nowrap|[[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] <small>(New York City)</small></li>
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*[[LaGuardia Airport]] <small>(New York City)</small>}}</li>
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*[[Memphis International Airport]]</li>
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*[[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport]]</li>
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*[[Narita International Airport]] <small>(Tokyo)</small></li>
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*[[Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport]]</li>
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*[[Salt Lake City International Airport]]</li>
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</div>
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| secondary_hubs  =
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| focus_cities    =
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| frequent_flyer  = [[SkyMiles]]<ref name=statsandfacts />
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| lounge          = Delta Sky Club<ref name=statsandfacts />
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| alliance        = [[SkyTeam]]<ref name=statsandfacts />
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| subsidiaries    =
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{{Collapsible list
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  |framestyle=border:none; padding:0;
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  |title=<small>Subsidiary List</small><ref name=10K>{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000095012311014364/g24877e10vk.htm|title=2010 Form 10-K, Delta Air Lines, Inc.|publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission|accessdate=July 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name=dpj>{{cite web |url=http://www.deltaprivatejets.com/AboutNewsArticle.aspx?nk=14 |title=Delta Renames Business Jet Subsidiary ‘Delta Private Jets' |date=September 9, 2010 |work=deltaprivatejets.com |publisher=Delta Private Jets, Inc |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vt7gQAyi |archivedate=January 20, 2010 |accessdate=January 20, 2010 |quote=Delta Private Jets, formerly Delta AirElite Business Jets, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines...}}</ref>
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  |1=<li>Aero Assurance Ltd.
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  |2=<li>Cardinal Insurance Company (Cayman) Ltd.
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  |3=<li>[[Comair|Comair, Inc.]]
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  |4=<li>Comair Holdings, LLC
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  |5=<li>Comair Services, Inc.
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  |6=<li>Crown Rooms, Inc.
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  |7=<li>DAL Global Services, LLC
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  |8=<li>DAL Moscow, Inc.
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  |9=<li>Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Pan American World Airways,Inc.—Unterstutzungskasse GMBH
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  |10=<li>Delta Air Lines Dublin Limited
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  |11=<li>Delta Air Lines Private Limited
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  |12=<li>Delta Benefits Management, Inc.
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  |13=<li>Delta Loyalty Management Services, LLC
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  |14=<li>[[Delta Private Jets|Delta Private Jets, Inc.]]
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  |15=<li>Epsilon Trading, LLC
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  |16=<li>Kappa Capital Management, LLC
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  |17=<li>MLT Inc.
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  |18=<li>Montana Enterprises, Inc.
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  |19=<li>New Sky, Ltd.
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  |20=<li>Northwest Aerospace Training Corporation
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  |21=<li>Regional Elite Airline Serices, LLC
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  |22=<li>Segrave Aviation, Inc.
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  |23=<li>Tomisato Shoji Kabushiki Kaisha
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}}
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| fleet_size      = 714<!-- per WP:Airports, figure excludes regional jets i.e. Ebraer, Canadair --><ref name=fleetsize>{{cite web |url=http://www.delta.com/about_delta/corporate_information/delta_stats_facts/aircraft_fleet/index.jsp |title=Aircraft Fleet |date=September 30, 2010 |work=delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines, Inc |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vt4iUPDs |archivedate=January 20, 2011 |accessdate=January 20, 2011 |quote=Excludes all grounded aircraft, including 25 DC-9, 10 CRJ-100 and nine SAAB 340B+ aircraft that were grounded during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.}}</ref><small>(mainline only)</small>
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| destinations    = 247<!-- '368' is INCORRECT because that figure includes regional airline destinations--><ref name="367destinations">{{cite press release|url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=1061|title=Delta Welcomes TAROM into SkyTeam Alliance|publisher=Delta Air Lines|date=June 25, 2010|accessdate=June 27, 2010}}</ref> <small>(mainline only)</small>
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| company_slogan  = ''Keep Climbing''
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| parent          =
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| headquarters    = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia, USA]]
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| key_people      = Richard H. Anderson <small>(CEO)</small><br>Edward Bastian <small>(President)</small>
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| revenue          = {{nowrap|{{increase}} [[United States Dollar|$]]35.1 billion <small>(FY 2011)</small>
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<ref name="Delta Air Lines-2011-10-K">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2905/0001445305-12-000272.pdf |title=Delta Air Lines 2011 Annual Report, Form 10-K, Filing Date Feb 10, 2012 |publisher=secdatabase.com |accessdate =June 30, 2012}}</ref>}}
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|operating_income={{decrease}} [[United States Dollar|$]] 1.9 billion <small>(FY 2011)</small><ref name="Delta Air Lines-2011-10-K"/>
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|net_income={{increase}} [[United States Dollar|$]] 854 million <small>(FY 2011)</small><ref name="Delta Air Lines-2011-10-K"/>
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|assets={{increase}} [[United States Dollar|$]] 43.4 billion <small>(FY 2011)</small><ref name="Delta Air Lines-2011-10-K"/>
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|equity={{decrease}} [[United States Dollar|$]] -1.3 billion <small>(FY 2011)</small><ref name="Delta Air Lines-2011-10-K"/>
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|num_employees    = 78,400 <small>(December 2011)</small><ref name="Delta Air Lines-2011-10-K"/>
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| website          = {{URL|http://www.delta.com/}}
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== History ==
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'''Delta Air Lines, Inc.''' ({{NYSE|DAL}}), operating as '''Delta Air Lines''', is a United States airline headquartered in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=DALA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=DELTA+AIR+LINES+INC|title=Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View|publisher=FAA.gov|accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> The [[airline]] operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all [[continents]] except [[Antarctica]]. Delta Air Lines and its subsidiaries operate over 5,000 flights every day with approximately 75,000 employees.<ref name="delta_stats_facts">{{cite web|url= http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=18&cat=47 |title= Delta Stats & Facts|accessdate=August 6, 2011 }}</ref> The airline's [[Airline hub|hub]] at [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] is the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic (88&nbsp;million passengers per year) and number of landings and takeoffs. Delta is the sixth-oldest operating airline by foundation date, and the oldest airline still operating in the United States. Delta Air Lines is one of the four founding members of the [[SkyTeam]] airline alliance,<ref name="delta_stats_facts"/> the other three being [[Korean Air]], [[Air France]], and [[Aeroméxico]]. The loyalty program for Delta Air Lines is [[SkyMiles]]. Delta Air Lines is the [[World's largest airlines|world's largest airline]] in terms of fleet size, revenue passenger-kilometers flown, and scheduled passenger traffic.
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SwedJet were founded in Stockholm, Sweden on 01.05.1985 as a low-cost airline.
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== Destinations ==
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==History==
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SwedJet serves 16 airports in Europe.
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{{Main|History of Delta Air Lines}}
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{{expand section|More in-depth history from 1920s to 1980s|date=October 2011}}
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[[File:Lockheed 1011-500 Tristar Manchester 1994.jpg|thumb|Delta Air Lines [[Lockheed TriStar]] at [[Manchester Airport]] in 1994]]
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[[File:Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-100 Fitzgerald.jpg|thumb|Delta [[Boeing 747-100]] at [[Heathrow Airport]] in 1973.]]
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Formed with a Huff-Daland Duster, the first true crop duster, the plane was deployed to combat the boll weevil in 1925 and was nicknamed "The Puffer" due to the clouds of white pesticides it emitted. Delta Air Corporation owned the plane (now in the Southern Museum of Flight), eventually ferrying single passengers from one Southeastern state to another (a chair for the passenger was placed in the bin where the pesticide was usually kept). Delta Airlines was born as Huff Daland Dusters, Incorporated, an [[aerial application|aerial crop dusting]] operation on May 30, 1924, in [[Macon, Georgia]]. The company moved to [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in [[Ouachita Parish, Louisiana|Ouachita Parish]] in northeastern [[Louisiana]], in 1925, and began carrying passengers in late 1929. [[Collett E. Woolman]] purchased the company on September 13, 1928, and renamed it '''Delta Air Service''', with headquarters in Monroe.<ref name="NGE">Jamil S. Zainaldin of the Georgia Humanities Council, [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1302&hl=y "Delta Air Lines"], ''[[The New Georgia Encyclopedia]]'' (updated May 31, 2007).</ref>
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SwedJet operate a hub at following airports, Stockholm Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma and London Heathrow.
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== Fleet ==
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[[Clarence E. Faulk, Sr.]], the publisher of the ''[[Monroe News Star]]'', was a co-founder and the president of Delta Air Lines from 1934 to 1945. He was chairman of the Delta board from 1948 until his death in 1951. One of his sons, William McClendon Faulk, was a Delta pilot; another, [[Clarence Faulk]], was a publisher and broadcaster in [[Ruston, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=Clarence-Faulk&pid=140377017|title=Clarence Eugene Faulk, Jr., obituary|work=[[The Times (Shreveport)|Shreveport Times]], March 7, 2010|accessdate=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
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The average age of SwedJet's fleet is 0,31 years.
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Delta grew through the addition of routes and the acquisition of other airlines. It replaced propeller planes with jets in the 1960s and entered international competition to Europe in the 1970s and across the Pacific in the 1980s. The company logo of Delta Air Lines, reminiscent of the swept-wing design of the DC-8 airplanes, consists of two 3D triangles.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.famouslogos.us/delta-airlines-logo/ |title= Delta Air Lines Logo: Design and History|accessdate=August 31, 2011 }}</ref> On October 29, 2008, Delta merged with [[Northwest Airlines]].
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==Operations==
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===Defunct airline brands owned by Delta===
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* [[Chicago and Southern Airlines]] was acquired in 1953,<ref name="NGE"/> and Delta flew under the carrier name of Delta-C&S for the next two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delta.com/about_delta/corporate_information/delta_stats_facts/delta_through_decades/index.jsp#1950 |title=Delta Through the Decades |publisher=Delta.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref>
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* [[Delta Express]] began service in October 1996 in an attempt by Delta to compete with [[Low-cost carrier|low cost airlines]] on leisure-oriented routes. Its main base of operations was [[Orlando International Airport]] and it used [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737–200]] aircraft. It ceased operations in November 2003 after Song was established.<ref>[http://www.icao.int/sta10/Docs/List_LCCs.pdf ICAO list of LCCs] retrieved August 5, 2011</ref>
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[[File:Delta Express Boeing 737-200 KvW.jpg|thumb|left|Delta Express [[Boeing 737]] (2001) The livery is similar to that used by mainline aircraft from 1997 to 2000.]]
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* [[Northeast Airlines]] was acquired in August 1972.<ref name="NGE"/><ref name="Green 1987">Green 1987, p. 194</ref>
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* [[Northwest Airlines]] was acquired on October 29, 2008 to form the world's largest airline. After approval of the merger, Northwest continued to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta until December 31, 2009, when both carriers' operating certificates were merged (the Delta certificate survived).<ref>[http://www.nwa.com/merger/?intomni=tc.hplead_Merger_HPLead_2]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> Delta completed the acquisition of Northwest on January 31, 2010, when their [[Computer reservations system|reservation systems]]/websites were combined, officially retiring the Northwest Airlines name and brand.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Delta-Completes-Integration-prnews-2803814384.html?x=0&.v=1]{{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
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* [[Song (airline)|Song]] began service on April 15, 2003 as a single-class airline operated by Delta to compete directly with [[JetBlue Airways]] from both airlines' hub at New York-JFK. While the brand was considered a successful addition to the Northeast-to-Florida market, financially the airline suffered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowledge.emory.edu/article.cfm?articleid=755|title=Delta's Dilemma – Knowledge@Emory|publisher=Knowledge.emory.edu|date=March 10, 2004|accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref> On May 1, 2006, Song was folded into the Delta mainline brand. Song used [[Boeing 757]] aircraft.
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* [[Western Airlines]] was acquired on December 16, 1986 and was operated as a separate airline by Delta for over three months.<ref>{{cite news|author=AP |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE4D71438F934A25751C1A960948260 |title=Company news; Delta-Western Merger Approval |work=New York Times |date=December 17, 1986 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> In a case by a union to stop the workforce integration, the U.S. Supreme Court wrote "On December 16, 1986, shareholder approval of the merger was confirmed and Western Airlines became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=480&invol=1301|title=FindLaw for Legal Professionals – Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code|publisher=Caselaw.lp.findlaw.com|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> The changeover date for discontinuation of the Western Airlines brand and the date for merger of the two airlines' ''workforce'' was April 1, 1987; Delta then retired the Western Airlines name. Western's former Salt Lake City hub has become a major Delta hub, and Delta uses Los Angeles International Airport as a major gateway to Mexico's many vacation destinations, Hawaii, and Australia.
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===Headquarters and offices===
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[[File:DeltaAirLinesHQAtlantaGA.jpg|thumb|left|Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta]]
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Delta's corporate headquarters is housed in a corporate campus on the northern boundary of [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]], within the city limits of [[Atlanta]].<ref>Schmidt, William E. "[http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/16/us/delta-loyalists-alarmed-and-bruised-by-mishaps.html Delta Loyalists Alarmed And Bruised by Mishaps]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. July 16, 1987. A16. New York Edition. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.delta.com/help/contact_us/corporate_information/index.jsp Contact Corporate]." ''Delta Air Lines''. Retrieved October 17, 2008.</ref><ref>"[http://apps.atlantaga.gov/citydir/dpcd/maps/zoning_sheet_14-128.pdf Zoning Ordinance of Atlanta, Georgia Sheet No. 14-128]." ''[[Atlanta, Georgia|City of Atlanta]]''. Retrieved October 17, 2008.</ref>  This location has served as Delta's headquarters since 1941, when the company relocated its corporate offices from [[Monroe, Louisiana]] to Atlanta.<ref>Markiewicz, David. "[http://www.ajc.com/business/issues-change-but-chamber-222782.html Issues change, but Chamber rolls on 150 years later]." ''[[Atlanta Journal Constitution]]''. Wednesday December 2, 2009. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB328DD4FBC7A73&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM DELTA AIR LINES STARTED AS CROP-DUSTING SERVICE]." [[Associated Press]] at ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''. September 1, 1988. 11A. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref>  In addition to hosting Delta's corporate headquarters, [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Hartsfield-Jackson]] is also the site of Delta's Technical Operations Center, which is the airline's primary fleet maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility.
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Delta maintains a large presence in the [[Minneapolis – Saint Paul|Twin Cities]], with over 12,000 employees<ref>{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/01/29/delta-minnesota-headquarters/ |title=Delta Air Lines officially opens Minnesota headquarters &#124; Minnesota Public Radio News |publisher=Minnesota.publicradio.org |date=January 29, 2010 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> in the region as well as significant corporate support functions housed in the Minneapolis area, including the headquarters of [[Mesaba Airlines]] and the company's information technology divisional offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=358 |title=MAC Approves Agreement with Delta for 10,000 Minnesota Jobs and 400 Daily Departures from Minneapolis-St. Paul Hub |publisher=News.delta.com |date=January 26, 2009 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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===Branding===
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Delta's current livery, "Upward & Onward", uses four colors. It features a widget (triangle) on each aircraft's vertical stabilizer to refer to Delta's origins as a carrier in the [[Mississippi Delta]].<ref name="Mouawad1">Mouawad, Jad. "On Jet Exteriors, a Parade of Vanilla." ''[[The New York Times]]''. December 23, 2011. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/business/on-the-exterior-of-jetliners-a-parade-of-plain-vanilla.html?_r=2&ref=business 1]. Retrieved on December 25, 2011.</ref>
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The previous livery, "Colors in Motion", used eight colors. Delta introduced its current branding in 2007 after it emerged from bankruptcy. The switch from the previous livery to the current livery removed one day from each aircraft's painting cycle, allowing the airline to save money. The airline took four years to repaint all of its aircraft into the current scheme, including aircraft inherited from [[Northwest Airlines]]. The triangle logo, known internally as "the Widget", was introduced in 1959. It was not part of the "Colors in Motion" livery, but returned with the current livery.<ref name="Mouawad1"/>
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==Hub information==
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===Former hubs===
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*[[Chicago O'Hare International Airport]] – Delta operated a small hub at Chicago until the early 1990s. It served thirteen nonstop destinations from its new Delta Flight Center, which opened in the summer of 1984. During this time, Delta also maintained a flight attendant base in Chicago.
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*[[Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]] – Delta, at one time, operated over 200 flights per day from DFW. At times, it was Delta's third-largest hub behind Atlanta and Cincinnati, respectively. Delta closed the hub in February 2005.
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*[[Frankfurt Airport]] – Delta acquired its Frankfurt hub from [[Pan American World Airways]], which sold the remainder of its Atlantic Division to Delta upon bankruptcy, including the [[Worldport (Pan Am)|Worldport]].
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*[[Los Angeles International Airport]] – Delta dismantled its [[Western Airlines]] inherited LAX hub in the mid 1990s when it decided to relocate most of those aircraft to the US East Coast. Since that point, it has operated a focus city with a varying portfolio of destinations, of which the hallmark has been flying to Mexico, Florida, and Hawaii. Today, Delta maintains a combined 11% passenger market share with flights to Hawaii, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, Guatemala, and some of Delta's large domestic bases throughout the United States. LAX also remains Delta's sole gateway to Australia.
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*[[Orlando International Airport]] – Delta built up an Orlando hub shortly after the demise of [[Eastern Air Lines]] in the early 1990s, and subsequently became the "Official Airline of [[Walt Disney World]]". The airport then became the hub for [[Delta Express]] and [[Song (airline)|Song]], before Delta pulled back mainline presence in the mid-2000s. Orlando then became a hub for [[Delta Connection]] carriers, with a focus on regional jet point-to-point operations in the southeast. [[Comair]] and [[Chautauqua Airlines]] closed their Orlando hub operations in 2008. Today, Orlando is served by [[Delta Connection]] carriers: [[ExpressJet Airlines]] and [[Comair]] with nonstop flights to Miami, Grand Rapids, and Raleigh/Durham, as well as mainline service to Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, and Salt Lake City. Mainline service to Hartford/Springfield and Washington-National, as well as Delta Connection service to Washington-National, has been terminated.
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==Personnel==
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[[File:Delta Air Lines Logo (2000-2004).png|thumb|Logo of Delta Air Lines from March 2000 to July 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deltamuseum.org/M_Education_DeltaHistory_Facts_Logos.htm|title=Delta Logo Timeline|accessdate=June 27, 2010}}</ref> – Based on Soft Widget]]
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Between its mainline operation and subsidiaries, Delta employs approximately 80,000 people.<ref name="delta_stats_facts"/>
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Delta's approximately 12,400 pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The union has represented Delta pilots since 1940.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} Pilot domiciles are located in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Detroit, Seattle, Memphis, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York City, and Salt Lake City.
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The company's approximately 180 flight dispatchers are represented by the Professional Airline Flight Control Association (PAFCA).
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Aside from the pilots and flight dispatchers, all other Delta Air Lines employees, in contrast to other legacy and mainline air carriers, are  nonunion, which now includes the former Northwest Airlines unions, after a vote for unionization which involved former Northwest employees was rejected in early 2009 by 52.5 percent of those voting. The only other American mainline air carrier with a large percentage of its employees being nonunion is [[JetBlue Airways]], which is entirely nonunion.
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On March 18, 2008, Delta announced that it was offering voluntary severance payouts for up to 30,000 employees (though the target headcount reduction is significantly less than that), and that it would cut domestic capacity by 5%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/news/companies/delta_jobs.ap/index.htm?cnn=yes|publisher=CNN|title=Delta planned to buy out up to 3,000 workers and cut capacity by 5% – March 18, 2008}}</ref>
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===Employee relations===
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Delta's historic approach to employee and labor relations involved an implicit commitment to high wages, lifetime employment and a ‘family’ culture.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100965480|author=Bamber, G.J., Gittell, J.H., Kochan, T.A. & von Nordenflytch, A. |year=2009 |title=Up in the Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging their Employees|publisher=Cornell University Press, Ithaca |chapter=chapter 5}}</ref> The intention was to substitute union representation and induce high levels of service and commitment from its employees. This approach discouraged employees from unionizing with the exception of pilots and dispatchers.
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For many years it has helped Delta maintain a reputation for delivering high-quality service.<ref name="cornell2009">{{cite book|url=http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5284 |author=Bamber, G.J., Gittell, J.H., Kochan, T.A. & von Nordenflytch, A. |year=2009 |title=Up in the Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging their Employees|publisher=Cornell University Press, Ithaca |chapter=chapter 5}}</ref>
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==Destinations==
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{{Further|Delta Air Lines destinations|Delta Connection destinations}}
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[[File:Deltadestinations.png|thumb|Delta Air Lines destinations]]
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[[File:Boeing 747-451 Delta.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing 747]]-451 on short final at [[Ben Gurion Airport]] in [[Tel Aviv]].]]
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Delta operates 4,932 flights per day. Delta Connection has 2,533 daily flights. Delta, Delta Connection, and other flights from the [[SkyTeam]] partners have 13,000 daily flights.<ref name="delta_stats_facts"/>
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Delta Air Lines, along with [[British Airways]], [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], [[Korean Air]], [[Qantas]], [[Qatar Airways]], [[Singapore Airlines]], [[South African Airways]], and [[United Airlines]], is one of the few airlines that fly to all six inhabited continents.
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===Top served cities===
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As of July 2012.<ref name="delta_stats_facts"/>
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[[File:Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER N183DN PEK 2011-6-5.png|thumb|A [[Boeing 767-300ER]] at [[Beijing Capital Airport]]. (2011)]]
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[[File:Delta A330.jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]] painted in new Delta livery]]
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{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
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|+ ''SwedJet's current fleet'''
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|- style="background:#036;"
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|- bgcolor="#FF33CC"
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!<font style="color:white;">Airport
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!<font color=#66FF00>Aircraft
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!<font style="color:white;">Number of Daily Departures
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!<font color=#66FF00>In Fleet
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!<font color=#66FF00>Orders
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|-
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|BAE Systems BAe-146-300
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|[[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta (ATL)]]
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|align=center|0
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|1,033
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|align=center|6
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|-
|-
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|Boeing 737-300
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|[[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit (DTW)]]
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|align=center|14
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|550
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|align=center|2
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|-
|-
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|Boeing 767-300ER
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|[[Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP)]]
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|align=center|0
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|473
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|align=center|3
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|-
|-
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|Douglas DC-10-30
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|[[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City (SLC)]]
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|align=center|0
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|275
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|align=center|3
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|-
|-
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|McDonnell Douglas MD-81
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|[[LaGuardia International Airport|New York City (LGA)]]
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|align=center|0
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|268
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|align=center|1
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|-
|-
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|McDonnell Douglas MD-88
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|[[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York City (JFK)]]
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|align=center|0
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|181
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|align=center|3
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|-
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|Total
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|[[Memphis International Airport|Memphis (MEM)]]
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|align=center|14
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|147
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|align=center|18
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|[[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati/N. Kentucky (CVG)]]
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|125
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===Codeshare agreements===
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In addition to [[SkyTeam]] partners, Delta Air Lines also has [[codeshare agreement]]s with the following airlines as of September 2011:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/flight_partners/codeshare_partners/index.jsp |title=Delta Air Lines Codeshare Partners |publisher=Delta.com |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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* [[Aerolíneas Argentinas]] <small>(future [[SkyTeam]] member)</small><ref>{{cite news|url= http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/news/airline-routes-0813|title= Airline Routes|date= {{date|2011-8-15}}|accessdate= {{date|2011-10-24}}|newspaper= [[Air Transport World]]|quote= Delta Air Lines and Aerolíneas Argentinas announced a codesharing agreement under which DL will place its code on AR flights to Calafate, Córdoba, Iguazu, Mendoza, Rio Grande, Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche, and Ushuaia; AR will place its code on DL service to Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle, Washington, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The agreement will begin in the fourth quarter.}}</ref>
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* [[Alaska Airlines]]
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* [[Air Nigeria]]
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* [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]]
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* [[Garuda Indonesia]] <small>(future [[SkyTeam]] member)</small>
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* [[Gol Transportes Aéreos]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=1260 |title=Delta Starts Codeshare Flights with Brazil's GOL - Feb 7, 2011 |publisher=News.delta.com |date=2011-02-07 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref>
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* [[Hawaiian Airlines]]
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* [[Olympic Air]]
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* [[Royal Air Maroc]]
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* [[Scandinavian Airlines]] <small>([[Star Alliance]])</small>
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* [[Virgin Australia]]
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* [[WestJet]]
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===Air France-KLM and Alitalia joint venture===
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Inherited from the Northwest-KLM relationship (which is older than any of the three major [[airline alliance]]s including SkyTeam itself), Delta has a transatlantic joint venture with [[Air France-KLM]] and [[Alitalia]]. The program covers coordinated transatlantic operations in terms of ticket pricing, schedules, capacity, and revenue.<ref name="frequentbusinesstraveler.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2012/01/eu-launches-antitrust-probe-of-deltaair-france-klm-joint-venture/ |title=EU Launches Antitrust Probe of Delta/Air France-KLM Joint Venture |publisher=Frequentbusinesstraveler.com |date=2012-01-27 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> On January 27, 2012, the European Commission launched an investigation into the impact of the joint venture on competition on the routes that it covers.<ref name="frequentbusinesstraveler.com"/>
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==Fleet==
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[[File:N647DL-2008-08-15-YVR.jpg|thumb|Delta Air Lines has the largest [[Boeing 757]] fleet of any airline]]
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{{Main|Delta Air Lines fleet}}
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{{As of|2011|01|}}, Delta operates a fleet of more than 700 aircraft manufactured by [[Airbus]], [[Boeing Commercial Airplanes|Boeing]], and [[McDonnell Douglas]].<ref name=statsandfacts>{{cite web |url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=18&cat=47 |title=Stats & Facts |month=01 |year=2011 |work=news.delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines, Inc|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vlKrBtIJ |archivedate=January 15, 2011 |accessdate=January 15, 2011 |quote=Hubs: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita}}</ref> The carrier operates the largest fleets of [[Boeing 757]], [[Boeing 767]] and [[Airbus A330]] aircraft of any US airline. Delta operates the largest fleet of [[MD88]] and [[MD90]] aircraft in the world, and was one of the last major airlines to operate the original [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737–200]] models, which were retired in 2006. Prior to its 2008 merger with [[Northwest Airlines]], Delta's fleet was made up of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft; Northwest's Airbus aircraft joined the fleet after the merger. As of April 14, 2011, all of Delta's mainline aircraft have been painted in the carrier's latest livery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.delta.com/2011/04/14/delta-finishes-final-mainline-livery/ |title=Delta Air Lines Blog - Delta Finishes Final Mainline Livery |publisher=Blog.delta.com |date=2011-04-14 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref>
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{{As of|2012|3|31|df=US}}, the average age of the Delta fleet is 15.8 years, excluding grounded aircraft and those operated by contract carriers. The oldest aircraft in the fleet are the [[DC95|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50]]s with an average age of 34 years and the [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80#MD-88|McDonnell Douglas MD-88]]s with an average age of 21.7 years.<ref name=fleetage>{{cite web |url=http://www.delta.com/about_delta/corporate_information/delta_stats_facts/aircraft_fleet/index.jsp |title=Aircraft Fleet |date=March 19, 2011 |work=delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines, Inc |accessdate=May 12, 2011}}</ref> To replace the DC-9s, MD-88s, and older A320 and 757-200 aircraft in their fleet, Delta began discussing narrowbody replacement plans with manufacturers such as [[Airbus]], [[Boeing]] and [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] in early 2011.<ref name=narrowbodyrepl>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/17/351072/delta-prepares-for-full-narrowbody-analysis-in-early.html |title=Delta prepares for full narrowbody analysis in early 2011  |first=Lori |last=Ranson |date=December 17, 2011 |work=Flight International  |publisher=Reed Business Information |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vlN8ScN7 |archivedate=January 15, 2011 |accessdate=January 15, 2011 |quote=...Delta president Ed Bastian said: "We clearly need to get the DC-9s retired. We clearly need to start to build a replenishment strategy for our older MD-88s and some of our Airbus narrow bodies as well as the [Boeing] 757-200s.}}</ref>  On August 22, 2011, it was announced that Delta has placed an order for 100 [[Boeing 737 Next Generation#737-900ER|Boeing 737-900ER]] aircraft<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/08/22/361106/delta-to-cap-its-narrowbody-order-at-100-737-900ers.html |title=Delta to cap its narrowbody order at 100 737-900ERs |date= August 22, 2011 |work=Flightglobal |publisher=Air Transport Intelligence news |accessdate=August 22, 2011}}</ref> and deferred an order of 100 small narrow-body jets until 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-08-25/delta-said-to-defer-order-of-100-small-narrow-body-jets-to-2012.html |title=Delta Said to Defer Order of 100 Small Narrow-Body Jets to 2012 |date=August 25, 2011}}</ref>
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On May 22, 2012, Delta announced an agreement with [[Southwest Airlines]] to lease the entire 88-plane [[Boeing 717]] fleet that it inherited from its acquisition of [[AirTran Airways]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=1624 |title=Delta to Take Delivery of Boeing 717 Aircraft Upon Ratification of Pilot Tentative Agreement {{pipe}} Delta Air Lines News Archive |date=22 May 2012 |work=Delta Air Lines |accessdate=22 May 2012}}</ref> as a replacement for the remaining DC-9s and some of the MD-80s. Deliveries should begin in mid-2013.
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==Cabin==
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Delta offers multiple cabins on its large fleet. BusinessElite, Domestic First Class, Economy Comfort Class and Economy Class.
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===On-board amenities===
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====Wi-Fi====
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On August 5, 2008, Delta announced it would be installing the [[Aircell]] mobile broadband network, [[Gogo Inflight Internet|Gogo]], which enables customers traveling with Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs, to access the Internet for a fee. Gogo was initially offered on Delta's fleet of [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|McDonnell Douglas MD-88]] and [[McDonnell Douglas MD-90|MD-90]] aircraft but has expanded to the remaining domestic fleet, as well as [[Delta Connection]] aircraft with a first class cabin.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dayton Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2010/11/29/delta-adds-wi-fi-on-regional-jets.html |title=Delta Air Lines adds Wi-Fi on regional jets |publisher=Bizjournals.com |accessdate=July 7, 2011 |date=November 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.delta.com/2012/01/06/a-new-year-means-more-ways-than-ever-to-surf-the-internet-on-delta/ |title=Delta Air Lines Blog &#124; A New Year Means More Ways Than Ever to Surf the Internet on Delta! |publisher=Blog.delta.com |date=2012-01-06 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> Delta has the largest fleet of Wi-Fi-equipped aircraft in the world.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jon Swartz |url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-02-01-facebook-inflight-wifi_N.htm |title=Airlines Offer Free In-Flight Facebook |work=USA Today |date=February 1, 2011 |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> The airline announced that it will offer Wi-Fi on international flights beginning early 2013.<ref>http://www.cnbc.com/id/47995672?__source=yahoonews&par=yahoonews</ref>
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====In-Flight Entertainment====
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In the 1960s audio programming was introduced where passengers wore headphones consisting of hollow tubes piping in music. These were installed in some Delta aircraft. Some early wide-bodied aircraft, including the L-1011 fleet, had films projected on to the cabin bulkhead, which was replaced by [[Cathode ray tube|CRT]]-based projectors in the early 1990s. Also during the same time period, CRT monitors over the aisles were added to the 757 fleet. The MD-90 introduced Delta's first IFE system with [[liquid crystal display|LCD]] monitors in 1995, and the 777 introduced Delta's first in-seat video system in 1999, initially using the [[Rockwell Collins]] [[Total Entertainment System]]. Delta's first all-digital IFE system with AVOD ([[Panasonic eFX]]) was first introduced in 2003 on Delta's former low-cost subsidiary, [[Song (airline)|Song]]. The Rockwell Collins IFE system on the 777s was replaced by the Panasonic eFX system in 2007. The Panasonic eFX system is trademarked by Delta as '''Delta on Demand'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.delta.com/on_demand/ |title=In-flight Entertainment on your Delta flights |work= Delta Air Lines |accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref>
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[[File:757-200 Pantallas Tactiles Delta.jpg|thumb|Delta Air Lines 757-200 economy cabin with AVOD]]
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On July 27, 2010, it was announced that Delta would be the launch customer of the new eX2 AVOD system with the Eco 9i Integrated Smart Monitor, a new ultra-lightweight IFE system by Panasonic Avionics Corporation and [[Weber Aircraft LLC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl/2010/07/delta-air-lines-to-launch-pana.html |title=BREAKING: Delta Air Lines to launch Panasonic's Fusion (Smart!!!) |work=Flight International  |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> Currently, there are plans to install the systems on the 747-400, 767-300ER, and MD-90 fleets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/28/345502/delta-to-launch-integrated-ifecseat-from-panasonic.html |title=Delta to launch integrated IFEC/seat from Panasonic, Weber |work=Flight International  |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>  A different version of the Integrated Smart Monitor developed by Panasonic Avionics Corporation and [[BE Aerospace]] will be installed on the Airbus A330 and new Boeing 737-900ER fleet.
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Delta plans on replacing the overhead CRT monitors on the pre-merger 757-200 fleet with new LCD monitors.<ref>{{cite web|author=12:32 pm |url=http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-skymiles/1239128-no-ptvs-regular-pmdl-752s-new-lcds-instead-2.html |title=No PTVs for regular PMDL 752s, new LCDs instead - Page 2 - FlyerTalk Forums |publisher=Flyertalk.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref>
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====Delta Sky Magazine====
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Delta Sky Magazine, and its online edition at [http://www.deltaskymag.com/ www.deltaskymag.com], are published by MSP Communications in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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==Frequent flyer program==
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[[File:Delta SkyMiles Logo.svg|thumb|SkyMiles logo.]]
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{{Main|SkyMiles}}
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'''SkyMiles''' is the [[frequent flyer program]] of Delta Air Lines.
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==Sky Clubs==
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[[File:Delta SkyClub Logo.svg|thumb|right|Delta Sky Club Logo]]
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Delta Air Lines' airport lounges are called Sky Clubs. Membership options include one-day, 30-day, annual, and three-year memberships and can be purchased with either money or SkyMiles.  Complimentary access is granted to international business class passengers on Delta flights.
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Membership benefits vary by location, but generally include free drinks (including alcoholic beverages), snacks and reading material. Wi-Fi is free for members and guests and is mostly provided by T-Mobile. Other benefits for Sky Club members include reciprocal lounge access with other [[SkyTeam]] members and Delta's other partners. Delta Air Lines installed putting greens at select Sky Clubs.
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Originally, Delta's membership-based airport clubs were called Crown Room lounges, with Northwest's equivalent being WorldClubs.
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==SkyBonus==
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[[File:Delta SkyBonus.svg|thumb|right|Delta SkyBonus Logo]]
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On November 27, 2001, Delta Air Lines launched SkyBonus,<ref>http://www.delta.com/skybonus</ref> aimed toward small-to-medium businesses spending between $5,000 and $500,000 annually on air travel.<ref>{{cite pressrelease |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-80560987.html |title=SkyBonus Press Release}}</ref> Businesses can earn points toward free travel and upgrades, as well as Sky Club memberships and SkyMiles Silver Medallion status. Points are earned on paid travel based on a variety of fare amount paid, booking code, and place origin or destination.<ref>see [http://skybonus.delta.com/bizCoFAQ.sb SkyBonus FAQ]</ref> While enrolled businesses are able to earn points toward free travel, the travelling passenger is still eligible to earn SkyMiles during his or her travel.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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In early 2010, Delta Air Lines merged its SkyBonus program with Northwest's similar Biz Perks program.
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==Advertising==
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===Slogans===
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Delta has had many slogans throughout its history:
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* 1929: Speed, Comfort and Safety
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* 1940: Airline of the South
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* 1961: The Air Line with the Big Jets
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* In 1966, with the introduction of the first Series 61 [[DC-8]], Delta adopted the slogan "Fly big to Florida... Fly Delta!". [[Bob Hope]], known in ads as Bob "Super DC-8" Hope, was Delta's spokesperson at the time.
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* 1968: Delta is ready when you are"<ref>"[http://www.airlinecolors.com/gateway/ws-deltaal.html example of a Delta advertisement utilizing this slogan]"</ref>
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* 1972: Fly the best with Delta
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* 1974: Delta Is My Airline
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* 1976: Celebrate the Bicentennial with Delta
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* 1980: Delta is the Best
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* 1983: That's The Delta Spirit
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* 1984: Delta gets you there with care
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* 1986: The Official Airline of [[Walt Disney World]]
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* 1987: The Best Get Better, reflective of the airline's merger with [[Western Airlines]]
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* 1987: We Love To Fly, And It Shows
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* 1989: The Official Airline of [[Disneyland]] and [[Walt Disney World]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJKX9ZkWN0 |title=‪Delta Airlines, Disney-MGM Studios (1989)‬‏ |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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* 1991: Delta is your choice for flying
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* 1994: You'll love the way we fly
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* 1996: On top of the world. This slogan was launched at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], for which Delta was the official airline
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* 2000: "Fly___", in which the blank was filled in according to the context of the slogan's usage. For example, on the airline's cocktail napkins, the slogan was "Fly 'refreshed'". For luggage tags, the slogan read "Fly 'for business'" or "Fly 'me home'".
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* Immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Delta adopted the slogan, "Delta remembers America".
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* In 2004, Delta adopted a marketing scheme using "Secret Places – ___", in which the blank was filled in according to the picture being used in the advertisement (and coinciding with a major Delta destination). Several examples of this marketing remain in place on jetways and in gate waiting areas in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and New York-JFK.
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* 2005: Good Goes Around"<ref>"[http://www.delta.com/about_delta/partnering_with_delta/affiliate_marketing/terms_conditions/index.jsp Delta Slogan Good Goes Around]"</ref>
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* 2007: Delta Air Lines exited bankruptcy. To highlight changes, the airline chose "Change Is:__________" (in which the blank was filled according to the context of the slogan's usage) as its slogan. Other advertisements used the tagline "Change Is: Delta" in a play on the use of the Greek letter [[delta (letter)|delta]] to denote the [[difference operator]] in mathematics.
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*In and around Atlanta there are advertisements promoting Delta as the "Official Airline of the [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] Unofficial Airline of the World". Also "Make Every Game a Home Game" is used.
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* After the merger with Northwest, both airlines adopted "One Great Airline" and "Together In Style".
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* 2010: "Keep Climbing" campaign is launched in NYC in select media outlets and onboard Delta aircraft. [[Donald Sutherland]] is the 'voice' of Delta in the television ads.
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== Environmental initiatives ==
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=== Fleet ===
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Delta Air Lines was presented an award by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]'s (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) program for the airline's use of PreKote, an environmentally friendly, non-hexavalent chromium surface pretreatment on its aircraft. PreKote Surface Pretreatment is a Pantheon Chemical product and replaces hazardous chemicals traditionally used to improve paint adhesion and prevent corrosion. In addition, PreKote reduces water usage by two-thirds, significantly reduces wastewater treatment and cuts process time.
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The environmentally friendly product is also improving Delta's bottom-line by putting aircraft back in the air sooner. With time improvement of eight to 10 percent, Delta estimates it will save more than $1&nbsp;million annually by reducing the overall turn time for painting aircraft.<ref name="Delta Air Lines News Release">{{cite web|title=Delta Air Lines Accepts EPA Award for Use of Nontoxic Materials on Aircraft|url=http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=22|work=Delta Air Lines News Release|publisher=Delta Air Lines|accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref>
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===Recycling===
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Delta started the industry's first comprehensive inflight recycling program on June 1, 2007.<ref>[http://blog.delta.com/2007/10/29/in-flight-recycling-rethinking-trash/ In-Flight Recycling: Rethinking trash] (October 29, 2007)</ref> The initial program involved all domestic in-bound flights to its [[Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]] hub, and has since expanded to domestic in-bound flights arriving at [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|Baltimore]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago-O'Hare]], [[Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[McCarran International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York-LaGuardia]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], and [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington-Reagan]], as well as its hubs at [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit Metro]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York-JFK]] and [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]. Federal regulations require the incineration of international waste.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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As of April 22, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.delta.com/2010/04/22/trash-to-treasure-recycling-continues/ |title=Trash to Treasure – Recycling Continues (April 22, 2010) |publisher=Blog.delta.com |date=April 22, 2010 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> the program has recycled 3.7&nbsp;million pounds newspaper, magazines, cardboard, plastic cups, plastic bottles and aluminum cans. This equates to:
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* Recycled volume of paper equivalent to 2,413 cubic yards of landfill space
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* Recycled enough mixed plastic to "save" {{convert|605|oilbbl}} of oil
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* Recycled roughly 40 million individual aluminum cans
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* Raised enough funds to build one Habitat for Humanity Home in Atlanta and a second in Cincinnati, with a third home being planned for 2010.
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Delta has also had a carpet recycling program since the fall of 2007 that has diverted 221,000 pounds of worn aircraft carpet from Atlanta area landfills through its partnership with Mohawk Aviation Carpet and Mohawk ReCover program. This equates to 70,899 square yards – the equivalent of {{convert|15|acre|m2}} of land or the approximate length of 12 American football fields.
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Additionally, Delta has an Employee Recycling Center, which was designed to bring recycling opportunity to Atlanta based employees without access to curbside recycling. The facility also manages recyclables generated within the world headquarters itself. The program has diverted 1.6&nbsp;million pounds of office paper, cardboard, paperboard, plastic bottles/jugs, aluminum cans and tin cans from local landfills. Since the program started in October 2007, it has:
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* Earned net proceeds of $10,000 donated to Delta's Employee & Retiree Care Fund – a program which aids Delta families in times of crisis
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* Recycled volume of paper equivalent to 2,175 cubic yards of landfill space
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* Recycled enough mixed plastic to "save" {{convert|94|oilbbl}} of oil
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==Sponsorships and awards==
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[[File:Pink Delta 767-400ER N845MH.jpg|thumb|Delta [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-400ER]] painted in pink livery for [[Breast Cancer Research Foundation]]]]
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*Delta served as a corporate sponsor in the early 1980s at Six Flags Astroworld for the area atmosphere music.  After the music loop completed one loop, an announcement would play that Delta was sponsoring the music in the air.
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*Delta served as the official airline of the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in Atlanta, the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] held in Salt Lake City, and is also the official airline for the [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Detroit Tigers]], [[Minnesota Twins]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-air-lines-bats-a-thousand-by-becoming-the-official-airline-of-the-minnesota-twins-and-newest-partner-at-target-field-89517652.html |title=Delta Air Lines Bats a Thousand by Becoming the Official Airline of the Minnesota Twins and... – MINNEAPOLIS, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/|location=Minnesota|publisher=Prnewswire.com|accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref> [[New York Mets]], [[New York Yankees]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/destinations/getaway_ideas/new_york_baseball/index.jsp |title=New York Baseball|accessdate=April 3, 2011}}</ref> [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Utah Jazz]], [[Chelsea F.C.]] <ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-chelsea-football-club-strike-120000415.html</ref> and [[Cirque du Soleil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/Pressroom/cirquedusoleil/public/pressreleases/news113.htm?private=1|title=Press Room – Cirque du Soleil – pressreleases – Pressroom|publisher=Cirque du Soleil=|accessdate=May 4, 2010|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080429201216/http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/Pressroom/cirquedusoleil/public/pressreleases/news113.htm?private=1|archivedate=April 29, 2008}}</ref>
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*Delta Air Lines was ranked the No.1 airline in the USA for passenger numbers in 2009. {{citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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*Delta also underwrote the last few seasons of the PBS game show ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' and the first season of its spinoff, ''[[Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
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*Delta awards the annual [[Delta Prize for Global Understanding]] in conjunction with the [[University of Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uga.edu/news/deltaprize/ |title=The Delta Prize for Global Understanding |publisher=Uga.edu |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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*Delta is the winner of the 2009 [[Gay.com]] Travel Awards in the Favorite Airline category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.delta.com/2009/05/13/the-winner-of-the-gaycom-travel-awards-is/|title=Delta Air Lines Blog &#124; The Winner of the Gay.com Travel Awards "Favorite Airline" Category is…|publisher=Blog.delta.com|date=May 13, 2009|accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref> Competitors include: American Airlines, Virgin America, JetBlue, and Southwest Airlines.
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*[[EnergySolutions Arena]] in Salt Lake City, home of the NBA's [[Utah Jazz]], was originally known as the Delta Center. Delta held the naming rights to the arena from 1991 to 2006. Delta continues to be an official sponsor of the team, however.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/jazz/features/about_energysolutions_arena.html |title=Energy solutions arena, Delta official sponsor |publisher=nba.com}}</ref>
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*Delta sponsored the [[North American International Auto Show#2009|2009 North American International Auto Show]] in Detroit.
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*Delta is the official airline for [[High Museum of Art]]. Delta has added the image of a moustache to a Boeing 757 aircraft as part of the airline's sponsorship of an upcoming exhibit of the work of Spanish artist Salvador Dalí at Atlanta's High Museum of Art.
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*As of 2009, Delta is the official airline and a Signature Partner of [[Madison Square Garden]] and all of its properties, including: the [[New York Knicks]], the [[New York Rangers]], the [[New York Liberty]], the [[Theater at Madison Square Garden]], [[Radio City Music Hall]], the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)]], the [[Chicago Theatre]], and the [[Wang Theatre]] in Boston.
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*Was named the "Wendell Brown of Airlines" in 2010 for the 17th consecutive year.
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*Delta is the official airline for the [[Grammy Awards]] for the 4th consecutive year.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Delta-Marks-Fourth-Year-as-prnews-2182411554.html?x=0&.v=1 Delta Marks Fourth Year as the Official Airline of GRAMMY® Awards – Yahoo! Finance<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref>
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*In 2011 Delta was named the "Most-Admired" airline of [[Fortune Magazine]].
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*Also in 2011, Delta is the official airline for the [[Durham Bulls]] minor league baseball team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolf |first=Alan M. |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/01/1097462/delta-air-lines-signs-deal-with.html |title=Delta Air Lines signs deal with Durham Bulls – Travel |publisher=NewsObserver.com |date=April 1, 2011 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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*In August 2011, Delta continued its push into New York City by securing its first arts sponsorship. The deal, with the Whitney Museum, makes Delta the official and exclusive airline of the Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sponsorpitch.com/articles/2493 |title=Delta Adds Whitney Museum To Growing Portfolio of NY Partnerships |publisher=SponsorPitch.com |accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref>
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==In popular culture==
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===Deltalina===
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{{Main|Deltalina}}
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As part of the rebranding project a [[safety video]] featuring a flight attendant premiered on YouTube in early 2008 garnering over 1 million views and the attention of news outlets, specifically for the video's camp and cheeky tone mixed with the serious safety message. The flight attendant, Katherine Lee, was dubbed "[[Deltalina]]" by a member of the FlyerTalk internet bulletin board for her resemblance to  [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgpzUo_kbFY |title=Delta's New In-flight Safety Video |work=Youtube |date=February 20, 2008 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Flyin'Mom |url=http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/9288612-post29.html |title=DL's New Inflight Safety Video |publisher=flyertalk.com |date=February 21, 2008 |accessdate=November 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/03/26/intv.youtube.lee.babb.cnn?iref=mpvideosview |title=Delta's YouTube Star |publisher=CNN  |date=July 16, 2010 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brett |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/delta/stories/2008/03/25/deltalina_0325.html |title='Deltalina,' a real Delta employee, is loving the safety spotlight |publisher=Ajc.com |date=March 25, 2008 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> Delta had considered several styles for its current safety video, including animation, before opting for a video presenting a flight attendant speaking to the audience. The video was filmed on a Boeing 757.<ref>"[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340624,00.html Delta's Red-Headed Flight Attendant a Hit on YouTube in Airline's Safety Video]." [[Associated Press]] at ''[[Fox News]]''. Sunday March 23, 2008. Retrieved on August 24, 2009.</ref>
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===The Ellen DeGeneres Show===
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In a special edition of [[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]] in 2007, Ellen filmed a unique segment called "Ellen on a Plane" entirely on board a [[Boeing 767]], showcasing the new Delta Air Lines. [[Deltalina]] helped give the safety announcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=36646 |title=American Express®, ’’The Ellen DeGeneres Show’’ and Delta Take to the Skies! |publisher=Webwire.com |date=May 18, 2007 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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==Online resources==
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There are several news sources about Delta Air Lines:
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*{{Twitter|delta}}
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*[http://blog.delta.com/ Official Delta blog]
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/delta_airlines/sets/ Official Flickr Photostream]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/deltaairlines Official YouTube channel]
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==Incidents and accidents==
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The following are major incidents and accidents that occurred on Delta Air Lines mainline aircraft. For Northwest Airlines incidents, see [[Northwest Airlines accidents and incidents|Northwest Airlines Incidents and Accidents]]. For Delta Connection incidents, see [[Delta Connection#Incidents and accidents|Delta Connection incidents and accidents]].
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|+ '''Delta Air Lines Reported Incidents'''
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|-
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!rowspan=2|Flight
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!rowspan=2|Date
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!rowspan=2|Aircraft
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!rowspan=2|Location
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!rowspan=2|Description
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!colspan=5|Casualties
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|-
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!Fatal
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!Serious
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!Minor
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!Uninjured
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!Ground
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|-
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|N/A<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470422-0&lang=en |title=aviation-safety.net |publisher=aviation-safety.net |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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|April 22, 1947
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|[[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]]
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|[[Columbus, Georgia]]
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|A [[Vultee BT-13]], owned by the [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Aviation Institute]] landed on top of the DC-3, which was flying from [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] to [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]].
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|8
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|1
 +
|-
 +
|705<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480310-1&lang=en |title=aviation-safety.net |publisher=aviation-safety.net |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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|March 10, 1948
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|[[Douglas DC-4|DC-4]]
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|[[Chicago Midway International Airport|Chicago Midway Airport]]
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|Crashed near [[Chicago Midway International Airport|Chicago Municipal (Midway) Airport]] shortly after takeoff while en route to Miami. Officials determined that longitudinal control of the airplane was lost resulting in the crash. The cause for the loss of control remains undetermined.
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|12
 +
|1
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|-
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|318<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19530517-0&lang=en |title=aviation-safety.net |publisher=aviation-safety.net |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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|May 17, 1953
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|[[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]]
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|[[Marshall, Texas]]
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|Crashed {{convert|13|mi|km}} east of [[Marshall, Texas]]. The flight which originated from [[Dallas Love Field]] was on approach to [[Shreveport Regional Airport|Shreveport, Louisiana]]. The crash was attributed to adverse weather conditions with a thunderstorm in the area.
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|19
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|1
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|0
 +
|0
 +
|1
 +
|-
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|1903
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|May 23, 1960
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|[[Convair 880]]
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|[[Atlanta]]
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|Crashed during a training exercise in [[Atlanta]]. The aircraft stalled and crashed killing all four crew members.
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|4
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|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|-
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|9877<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670330-0&lang=en |title=aviation-safety.net |publisher=aviation-safety.net |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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|March 30, 1967
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|[[Douglas DC-8|DC-8]]
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|New Orleans
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|Crashed during a training exercise near [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans International Airport]]. The improper use of flight and power controls by both instructor and the Captain-trainee during a simulated two-engine out landing approach, resulted in the loss of control. The aircraft crashed into a residential area, destroying several homes and a motel complex, killing 13 civilians.
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|6
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|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|13
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|-
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|[[Delta Air Lines Flight 9570|9570]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720530-0&lang=en |title=aviation-safety.net |publisher=aviation-safety.net |date=May 30, 1972 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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|May 30, 1972
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|[[DC-9]]
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|[[Greater Southwest International Airport]]
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|Crashed during landing procedures in Fort Worth, Texas. The probable cause of the accident was wake turbulence resulting from a [[touch-and-go landing]] moments before of [[American Airlines]] Flight 1114, operated using a [[DC-10]]. The right wing hit the ground causing a fire resulting in the aircraft being written off.
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|4
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|-
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|954<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR73-15.pdf |title=NTSB Report AAR73-15 |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref>
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|December 20, 1972
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|[[Convair 880]]
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|[[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare Int'l Airport]]
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|The Delta CV-880 taxied across runway 27L in heavy fog. At the same time, [[North Central Airlines]] Flight 575, a [[Douglas DC-9|DC-9-31]], took off from the same runway. The aircraft [[1972 Chicago-O'Hare runway collision|collided]].
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|10
 +
|0
 +
|17 (severity unknown)
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|101
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|0
 +
|-
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|[[Delta Air Lines Flight 723|723]]
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|July 31, 1973
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|[[DC-9]]
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|[[Boston Logan International Airport]]
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|Crashed in seawall. Contributing to the accident was a defective flight deck instrument giving the crew misleading guidance during the instrument approach in visibility less than a half mile with {{convert|500|ft|m|adj=on}} cloud ceilings. 89 occupants died including Leopold Chouinard,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/magazine/winter05/firstperson.shtml|title=First-Person|publisher=Northeastern.edu|date=July 31, 1973|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> died from burns months after the accident, leaving no survivors .<ref>{{cite web|author=AirSafe.com, LLC|url=http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/delta.htm|title=Fatal Events Since 1970 for Delta Air Lines|publisher=Airsafe.com|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref>
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|89
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|-
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|[[Delta Air Lines Flight 516|516]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19731127-1 |title=aviation-safety.net |publisher=aviation-safety.net |date=November 27, 1973 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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|November 27, 1973
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|[[DC-9]]
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|[[Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport]]
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|Crashed into approach lights during a thunderstorm
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|0
 +
|4
 +
|75
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|-
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|[[Delta Air Lines Flight 191|191]]
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|August 2, 1985
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|[[Lockheed L-1011]]
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|[[Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]]
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|On a [[Fort Lauderdale]]&ndash;[[Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex|Dallas/Fort Worth]]- Los Angeles route, the plane crashed due to severe [[microburst]]-induced [[wind shear]]. One civilian was killed as the plane crossed a highway. The crash would later become the subject of a television movie. Numerous changes to pilot wind shear training, weather forecasting, and wind shear detection were made as a result of this crash.<ref>When Weather Changed History – Delta 191; The Weather Channel</ref>
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|134
 +
|15
 +
|12
 +
|2
 +
|1
 +
|-
 +
|37<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,965468,00.html|title=Wrong Track: Delta is blamed for a close call|work=Time|date=September 14, 1987}}</ref>
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|July 8, 1987
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|[[Lockheed L-1011]]
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|North Atlantic Ocean
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|Near collision with a [[Continental Airlines|Continental]] 747 carrying 418 passengers and crew. Both the Delta (London-Cincinnati) and Continental (London-Newark) were heading to the U.S. with nearly 600 people total on both aircraft. The Delta flight strayed {{convert|60|mi|km}} off course to the south from its assigned "C" track during its flight and came within {{convert|30|ft|m}} of colliding with the 747 as the L-1011 flew under it in Canadian airspace, flying on the "D" track (there are five westbound and five eastbound tracks from the United States to the United Kingdom. Had the planes actually collided, it would have tied the [[Tenerife airport disaster]] as the deadliest aviation accident in history.
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|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|All
 +
|0
 +
|-
 +
|[[Delta Air Lines Flight 1141|1141]]
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|August 31, 1988
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|[[Boeing 727]]
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|[[Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]]
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|Crashed after takeoff bound for [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City, Utah]]. The investigation stated the probable cause of this accident to be improper configuration of the flaps and leading edge slats.
 +
|14
 +
|26
 +
|50
 +
|18
 +
|0
 +
|-
 +
|[[Delta Air Lines Flight 1288|1288]]<ref>[http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/1998/AAR9801.htm NTSB]</ref>
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|July 6, 1996
 +
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-88]]
 +
|[[Pensacola International Airport]]
 +
|An uncontained engine failure of the port (left) engine on the aircraft resulted in a fan hub piercing the cabin. The flight was scheduled to fly to [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]]. The aircraft involved in this accident, N927DA, was repaired and returned to service, and remains in service as of 2012.
 +
|2
 +
|2
 +
|3
 +
|135
 +
|0
 +
|-
 +
|[[Delta Air Lines Flight 1989|1989]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://256.com/gray/thoughts/2001/20010912/delta_flight_1989_9_11/travel.shtml|title=Traveling on Delta Flight 1989 on 9/11|publisher=256.com|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=September 2011}}
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|September 11, 2001
 +
|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767–300]]
 +
|Enroute from [[Logan International Airport]]
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|Flight 1989, bound for [[Los Angeles International Airport]] was caught in the path of [[United Airlines Flight 93]]. The two aircraft were so close that ATC were initially confused as to which plane had been hijacked. The Delta pilot managed to avoid [[United Airlines Flight 93|United 93]] and the flight was later diverted to [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/pdf/fullreport.pdf |format=PDF |title=The 9/11 Commission Report; Chapter 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense |publisher=gpoaccess.gov}}</ref>
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|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|All
 +
|0
 +
|-
 +
|129
 +
|February 3, 2002
 +
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]]
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|[[Dublin Airport]]
 +
|Flight 129 from [[Atlanta]] skidded off the runway at [[Dublin Airport]] in high winds. The port engine of MD-11 N803DE had severe damage<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta-Air-Lines/McDonnell-Douglas-MD-11/0217136/L/&sid=10f5306a534c938865192dc870efefac |title=Photos: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Aircraft Pictures |publisher=Airliners.net |date=February 3, 2002 |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
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|0
 +
|0
 +
|0
 +
|All
 +
|0
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|}
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</center>
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Although [[Northwest Airlines Flight 253]] was listed as a Northwest Airlines flight, the aircraft bore the Delta livery during the transitional period after the merger; it was therefore reported in some media as a Delta flight.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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===Hijackings===
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There have been over a dozen attempted hijackings which resulted in no injuries and the surrender of the often lone hijacker. These incidents are not included. The following are notable hijackings because of fatalities or success in forcing the aircraft to fly to another country:
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 +
*In 1968, a Delta DC-8 was hijacked to Havana, Cuba. This was the first successful hijacking to Cuba from the U.S. since 1961,{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} and was the start of multiple hijacking attempts to Cuba in the late 1960s. This coincided with the introduction of passenger screening using metal detectors in U.S. airports starting in the late 1960s.
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*Additional hijackings which resulted in no injuries and the flight landing in Cuba include March 28, 1984 (Delta 357 New Orleans-Dallas 727),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840328-0&lang=en|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 Havana|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|date=March 28, 1984|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> August 18, 1983 (Delta 784 Miami-Tampa 727),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830818-0&lang=en|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 Havana|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|date=August 18, 1983|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> July 17, 1983 (Delta 722 Miami-Tampa 727),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830717-0&lang=en|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 Havana|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|date=July 17, 1983|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> June 11, 1979 (Delta 1061 New York LaGuardia-Fort Lauderdale L1011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790611-1&lang=en|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Havana|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|date=June 11, 1979|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref>
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*July 31, 1972, a [[Delta Flight 841]], a Detroit to Miami DC-8 flight, was hijacked to Algiers, Algeria by 8 hijackers. The aircraft stopped in Boston to pick up an international navigator, who was wearing only swimming trunks and a shirt. The flight was allowed to return with passengers to the U.S., stopping in Barcelona for refueling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=465514|title=Delta Hijacking NBC News broadcast from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive|publisher=Vanderbilt Television News Archive|date=August 1, 1972|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720731-0&lang=en|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Algiers|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref>
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*On February 22, 1974, [[Samuel Byck]], an unemployed tire salesman from Pennsylvania, stormed aboard [[Delta Air Lines Flight 523]], [[DC-9]] flight at Baltimore Friendship Airport (now Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) scheduled to fly to [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]] and shot both pilots, killing the First Officer, Fred Jones. He intended to crash the plane into the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/06/patrick_smith_o.html |title=Schneier on Security: Patrick Smith on Airline Security |publisher=Schneier.com |accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> After shooting the pilots, the hijacker grabbed a passenger and demanded that she fly the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=233047 |title=Hijack Attempt CBS News broadcast from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive |publisher=Vanderbilt Television News Archive |date=February 22, 1974 |accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref>
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*On August 23, 1980, a Delta Air Lines L-1011 on a San Juan to Los Angeles flight was hijacked to Cuba.<ref>{{cite news|author=Monday, Aug. 25, 1980|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948993,00.html|title=Havana-Bound – TIME|publisher=TIME<!|date=August 25, 1980|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> The hijacker was jailed by Cuban authorities, and all passengers were released unharmed.
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*On September 13, 1980, a Delta Air Lines New Orleans to Atlanta flight was taken over by two hijackers and forced to fly to Cuba. The flight continued to Atlanta after stopping in Havana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/shipping-air-freight/237282-1.html|title=FBI agents arrest 1980 hijacker of Delta Air Lines aircraft.&#124;Crime, Law Enforcement & Corrections > Law Enforcement from AllBusiness.com|publisher=AllBusiness.com|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> The hijackers were imprisoned by Cuban authorities. One hijacker was released and later sought US residency. The suspect was later arrested by US authorities in 2002<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CWU/is_2002_August_19/ai_90490911|title=FBI agents arrest 1980 hijacker of Delta Air Lines aircraft&#124;Airline Industry Information&#124;Find Articles at BNET.com|publisher=Findarticles.com|date=August 19, 2002|accessdate=March 1, 2009}}</ref> and sentenced to prison the following year.
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==See also==
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{{Wikipedia books|Delta Air Lines}}
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{{Portal|Atlanta|Companies|Aviation}}
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*[[Air transportation in the United States]]
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*[[List of airlines of the United States]]
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*[[List of airports in the United States]]
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*[[List of companies of the United States]]
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*[[Transportation in the United States]]
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==References==
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;Notes
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{{Reflist|2}}
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;Bibliography
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* {{cite book |last= Green |first= William |coauthors= Gordon Swanborough, John Mowinski |title= Modern Commercial Aircraft |year= 1987 |publisher=Crown Publishers, Inc. |location=New York |isbn= 0-517-63369-8 }}
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==External links==
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*[http://www.delta.com/ Official site]
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*[http://mobile.delta.com/ Official mobile site]
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*[http://blog.delta.com/ Delta's official blog]
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*{{Twitter|delta}}
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*[http://www.deltajobs.net/ Delta jobs]
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*[http://www.deltacargo.com/ Delta cargo]
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*[http://www.deltadocket.com/ Delta Air Lines restructuring information]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/DeltaAirLines Delta's official] YouTube channel
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*[http://www.deltamuseum.org/ Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum]
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*[http://www.delta.com/business_programs_services/delta_cargo/cargo_flight_availability/cargo_products_services/delta_dash/index.jsp Delta dash]
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*[http://www.delta-sky.com/ ''Sky'', Delta's inflight magazine]
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*[http://www.delta.com/about_delta/corporate_information/delta_stats_facts/delta_through_decades/index.jsp Delta Air Lines History]
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*[http://www.DeltaTechOps.com/ Delta TechOps]
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