Delta Air Lines

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Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a large airline from the United States . They are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia . Their largest hub is also in Atlanta. Delta's first flight was in 1929 . [1] In 1972, Delta merged with Northeast Airlines. [2] In 1987, Delta merged with Western Airlines. [3] In 2009, they merged with Northwest Airlines . Until 2013, Delta was the world's largest airline. [4] As of February 2024, the airline goes to 325 cities and has 978 planes. [5] In 2017, they retired their largest aircraft, the Boeing 747, and replaced it with other planes such as the Airbus A350.

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  • A Delta DC-8 in the first "widget" livery. Circa-1967
    A Delta DC-8 in the first "widget" livery. Circa- 1967
  • A Delta Boeing 767-300 in the "soft widget" livery
    A Delta Boeing 767-300 in the "soft widget" livery
  • A Delta A320 in the current livery at Las Vegas
    A Delta A320 in the current livery at Las Vegas
  • As Delta's biggest plane, this 747 taxis to the runway.
    As Delta's biggest plane, this 747 taxis to the runway.

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  1. ↑ "Delta Air Lines' First Passenger Flight ? 1929" . 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Northeast Airlines" . www.deltamuseum.org .
  3. ↑ Ap (7 April 1987). "COMPANY NEWS; Delta-Western Merger Allowed" . The New York Times .
  4. ↑ James G. Thomas Jr.; Charles Reagan Wilson (2012). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 22: Science and Medicine . UNC Press Books. p. 33. ISBN   978-0-8078-3743-6 .
  5. ↑ "Delta Air Lines Fleet Details and History" . www.planespotters.net . Archived from the original on 2019-03-28 . Retrieved 2016-01-19 .

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