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{{Short description|Airline of the United States}}
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{{Infobox airline
| founder = C.E. Woolman
| airline = Delta Air Lines, Inc.
| image = Delta logo.svg
| IATA = DL
| ICAO = DAL
| callsign = DELTA
| 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 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|location=[[Place:Washington, D.C.|Washington]]| quote=Certificate Number DALA026A | access-date=September 26, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715084841/http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=DALA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=DELTA+AIR+LINES+INC | archive-date=July 15, 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref>
| hubs = {{unbulleted list
   | Atlanta
   | Boston
   | Detroit
   | Los Angeles
   | Minneapolis/St. Paul
   | New York–JFK
   | New York–LaGuardia
   | Salt Lake City
   | Seattle/Tacoma
   }}
| focus_cities = {{unbulleted list
   | Raleigh/Durham<ref name="viewfromthewing.com">{{cite web |last=Leff |first=Gary |url=https://viewfromthewing.com/delta-names-raleigh-durham-their-next-focus-city-mini-hub/ |title=Delta Names Raleigh-Durham Their Next Focus City (Mini-Hub) |website=View from the Wing |date=July 28, 2018 |access-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622142142/https://viewfromthewing.com/delta-names-raleigh-durham-their-next-focus-city-mini-hub/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
   }}<!--Please do not add any other focus cities without discussing on the talk page first.-->
| frequent_flyer = SkyMiles
| alliance = SkyTeam/SkyTeam Cargo
| fleet_size = 978<!-- source in "Fleet" section -->
| destinations = 305<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta Air Lines on ch-aviation |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/DL |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}</ref>
| parent = 
| num_employees = 95,000 (Jan 2023)<ref name=10K>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000002790422000003/dal-20211231.htm |title=US SEC: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Form 10-K |date=February 11, 2022 |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421012629/https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=%2FArchives%2Fedgar%2Fdata%2F27904%2F000002790422000003%2Fdal-20211231.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{NYSE|DAL}}|DJTA component|S&P 500 component}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1925|3|2}}, as Huff Daland Dusters in Macon, Georgia
| commenced = {{Start date|1929|06|17}}
| ceased = 
| ISIN = US2473617023
| subsidiaries = <!--These are listed in the annual Form 10K.-->{{unbulleted list
   | Aeromexico (20%)
   | Air France-KLM (3%)
   | [[Company:China Eastern Airlines|China Eastern Airlines]] (3%)
   | [[Company:Clear Secure|Clear Secure]] (5%)
   | Delta TechOps
   | Endeavor Air
   | Hanjin (15%)
   | [[Company:LATAM Airlines Group|LATAM Airlines]] (10%)
   | Trainer Refinery
   | Unifi Aviation (49%)
   | Virgin Atlantic (49%)
   | [[Company:Wheels Up|Wheels Up]] (21%)
   }}
| headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia, United States
| key_people = {{unbulleted list
   | Ed Bastian ([[Company:CEO|CEO]])
   | Glen Hauenstein ([[Social:President (corporate title)|president]])
   | Dan Janki (CFO)
   | Mike Spanos<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.delta.com/mike-spanos-join-delta-chief-operating-officer | title=Mike Spanos to join Delta as Chief Operating Officer &#124; Delta News Hub }}</ref> ([[Social:Chief operating officer|COO]])
   }}
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|50.582 [[1,000,000,000|billion]]|link=yes}} (2022)<ref name=10K />
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{US$|3.661 billion}} (2022)<ref name=10K />
| net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|1.318 billion}} (2022)<ref name=10K />
| assets = {{Decrease}} {{US$|72.288 billion}} (2022)<ref name=10K />
| equity = {{increase}} {{US$|6.582 billion}} (2022)<ref name=10K />
| website = {{URL|delta.com}}
}}

'''Delta Air Lines''' is one of the major airlines of the United States and a [[Finance:Legacy carrier|legacy carrier]] headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref name="faa_aoc" /> The United States' oldest operating airline and the sixth oldest operating worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ros |first=Miquel |date=2019-03-04 |title=10 oldest airlines in the world |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-oldest-airlines/index.html |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Delta along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, including Delta Connection, operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents.<ref>{{cite web | title=Deals & Destinations | url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/flight-deals/overview | publisher=Delta Air Lines | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727152026/https://www.delta.com/us/en/flight-deals/overview | archive-date=July 27, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="statsfacts">{{cite web | url=http://news.delta.com/corporate-stats-and-facts/ | title=Corporate Stats and Facts | publisher=Delta Air Lines | access-date=August 7, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801131900/http://news.delta.com/corporate-stats-and-facts | archive-date=August 1, 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref> Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.<ref name="statsfacts" />  As of the end of 2022, it had 90,000 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Delta Air Lines Announces December Quarter and Full Year 2022 Profit |url=https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-December-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results_vFinalFinal.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113132659/https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-December-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results_vFinalFinal.pdf }}</ref>

Delta has nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures.<ref name="statsfacts" /> It is ranked second among the world's largest airlines by number of passengers carried, passenger-miles flown, and fleet size. It is ranked first by revenue for commercially owned airline companies as well as in brand value, and 113th on the {{wipe|Fortune 500}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airlines 50 2023 {{!}} The Annual Brand Value Ranking {{!}} Brandirectory |url=https://brandirectory.com/rankings/airlines/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=brandirectory.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta Air Lines |url=https://fortune.com/company/delta-air-lines/fortune500/ |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=February 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224174257/https://fortune.com/company/delta-air-lines/fortune500/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==

===Early history===
The history of Delta Air Lines began with the world's first aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Inc. The company was founded on March 2, 1925, in Macon, Georgia, before moving to Monroe, Louisiana, in summer 1925.<ref name="Founding">{{cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/founding|title=Founding|website=www.deltamuseum.org|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001235928/https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/founding|archive-date=October 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It flew a Huff-Daland Duster, the first true crop duster, designed to combat the [[Biology:Boll weevil|boll weevil]] infestation of cotton crops.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/aircraft-by-type/crop-duster/Huff-Daland-Duster|title=Huff Daland Duster, 1925-ca.1948|website=www.deltamuseum.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002171508/http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/aircraft-by-type/crop-duster/Huff-Daland-Duster|archive-date=October 2, 2019|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> C.E. Woolman, general manager and later Delta's first CEO, led a group of local investors to acquire the company's assets. Delta Air Service was incorporated on December 3, 1928, and was named after the Mississippi Delta region.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Delta: The History of an Airline|last=Lewis and Newton|publisher=University of Georgia Press|year=1979|location=Athens, Ga.|pages=20–21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/leaders|title=C.E. Woolman|website=Delta Flight Museum|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414091209/http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/leaders|archive-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="journey">{{cite web |last=Gay |first=Charles |date=April 4, 2019 |title=Delta's history: From dusting crops to connecting the world |url=https://news.delta.com/deltas-history-dusting-crops-connecting-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717125757/https://news.delta.com/deltas-journey-timeline |archive-date=July 17, 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2023 |publisher=Delta News Hub}}</ref>

Passenger operations began on June 17, 1929,<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> from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, with stops at Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana. By June 1930, service had extended east to Atlanta and west to Fort Worth, Texas.<ref name="First Flights">{{cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/first-flights|title=First Flights|website=www.deltamuseum.org|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001235937/http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/first-flights|archive-date=October 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Passenger service ceased in October 1930 when the airmail contract for the route Delta had pioneered was awarded to another airline, which purchased the assets of Delta Air Service. Local banker Travis Oliver, acting as a trustee, C.E. Woolman, and other local investors purchased back the crop-dusting assets of Delta Air Service and incorporated as Delta Air Corporation on December 31, 1930.

Delta Air Corporation secured an air mail contract in 1934, and began doing business as Delta Air Lines over Mail Route 24, stretching from Fort Worth, Texas, to Charleston, South Carolina.<ref name="First Flights"/><ref>{{Cite book|title=Delta: The History of an Airline|last=Lewis and Newton|publisher=University of Georgia Press|year=1979|location=Athens, Ga.|pages=28–29, 43}}</ref><ref name="Founding"/> Delta moved its headquarters from Monroe, Louisiana, to its current location in Atlanta in 1941.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deltamuseum.org/docs/site/brochure/headquarters_booklet_2019edits.pdf?sfvrsn=2db8be21_2|title=Historic Aerospace Site: Delta Air Lines Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia|work=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001235958/http://www.deltamuseum.org/docs/site/brochure/headquarters_booklet_2019edits.pdf?sfvrsn=2db8be21_2|archive-date=October 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The company name officially became Delta Air Lines in 1945.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/timeline/decades/1940|title=1940s|website=www.deltamuseum.org|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001235925/https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/timeline/decades/1940|archive-date=October 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1946, the company commenced regularly scheduled [[Finance:Freight transport|freight transport]]. In 1949, the company launched the first discounted fares between {{wipe|Chicago}} and Miami. In 1953, the company launched its first international routes after the acquisition of Chicago and Southern Air Lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/family-tree/chicago-southern-air-lines|title=Chicago & Southern Air Lines|website=www.deltamuseum.org|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428062154/http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/family-tree/chicago-southern-air-lines|archive-date=April 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1959, it was the first airline to fly the [[Engineering:Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8]]. In 1960, it was the first airline to fly [[Engineering:Convair 880|Convair 880]] jets. In 1964, it launched the Deltamatic reservation systems using computers in the IBM 7070 series. In 1965, Delta was the first airline to fly the [[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9]].

===Growth and acquisitions===
By 1970, Delta had an all-jet fleet, and in 1972 it acquired Northeast Airlines. Trans-Atlantic service began in 1978 with the first nonstop flights from Atlanta to [[Place:London|London]]. In 1981, Delta launched a [[Finance:Frequent-flyer program|frequent-flyer program]]. In 1987, it acquired Western Airlines, and that same year Delta began trans-Pacific service (Atlanta-Portland, Oregon-Tokyo). In 1990, Delta was the first airline in the United States to fly [[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] jets. In 1991, it acquired substantially all of Pan Am's trans-Atlantic routes and the Pan Am Shuttle, rebranded as the Delta Shuttle. Delta was now the leading airline across the Atlantic.<ref name="journey" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/timeline/decades/1920|title=Delta Timeline|last=Delta Flight Museum|website=www.deltamuseum.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414091215/http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/timeline/decades/1920|archive-date=April 14, 2019|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref>

In 1997, Delta was the first airline to board more than 100 million passengers in a calendar year. Also that year, Delta began an expansion of its international routes into Latin America.<ref>{{cite web | title=1990s-Delta History | url=https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/timeline/decades/1990 | publisher=Delta Flight Museum | access-date=May 13, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513215208/https://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/timeline/decades/1990 |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, the company launched Song, a [[Finance:Low-cost carrier|low-cost carrier]].<ref name=journey/>

===Bankruptcy and restructuring (2005–2007)===
On September 14, 2005, the company filed for [[Finance:Bankruptcy|bankruptcy]], citing rising fuel costs.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/09/12/daily17.html | title=Delta files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | first=Rachel Tobin | last=Ramos | work={{wipe|American City Business Journals}} | date=September 14, 2005 | access-date=July 21, 2019 | archive-date=March 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331183701/https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/09/12/daily17.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/delta/ | title=Delta Air Lines files for bankruptcy | first=Chris | last=Isidore | work=CNN | date=September 15, 2005 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161533/https://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/delta/ | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delta-files-for-bankruptcy/ | title=Delta Files For Bankruptcy | first=Gina | last=Pace | work=CBS News | date=September 14, 2005 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161532/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delta-files-for-bankruptcy/ | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> It emerged from bankruptcy in April 2007 after fending off a hostile takeover from US Airways and its shares were re-listed on the [[Company:New York Stock Exchange|New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-bankruptcy/delta-exits-bankruptcy-after-19-month-restructuring-idUSWNAS850820070430 | title=Delta exits bankruptcy after 19-month restructuring | first=Chris | last=Reiter | work={{wipe|Reuters}} | date=April 30, 2007 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161534/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-bankruptcy/delta-exits-bankruptcy-after-19-month-restructuring-idUSWNAS850820070430 | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/delta-air-lines-emerges-from-bankruptcy | title=Delta Air Lines exits bankruptcy | first1=Aude | last1=Lagorce | first2=Padraic | last2=Cassidy | work=Marketwatch | date=April 30, 2007 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161530/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/delta-air-lines-emerges-from-bankruptcy | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/news/companies/delta_bankruptcy/index.htm | title=Delta exits bankruptcy with planes full | first=Chris | last=Isidore | work=CNN | date=April 30, 2007 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161530/https://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/news/companies/delta_bankruptcy/index.htm | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>

===Acquisition of Northwest Airlines (2008–2010)===
The acquisition of Northwest Airlines was announced April 14, 2008. It was approved and consummated on October 29, 2008. Northwest continued to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta until December 31, 2009, when the Northwest Airlines operating certificate was merged into that of Delta.<ref>{{cite news | title=Delta, Northwest approved to fly under single operating certificate | url=https://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2009/12/delta-northwest-approved-to-fly-under-single-operating-certificate/13205/1 | first=Rebecca | last=Heslin | work=[[Software:USA Today|USA Today]] | date=December 31, 2009 | access-date=April 30, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413073916/http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2009/12/delta-northwest-approved-to-fly-under-single-operating-certificate/13205/1 | archive-date=April 13, 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref> Delta completed integration with Northwest on January 31, 2010, when their computer reservations system and websites were combined, and the Northwest Airlines brand was officially retired.<ref name="mouawad">{{cite news | title=Delta-Northwest Merger's Long and Complex Path | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/business/19air.html | author=Jad Mouawad | work={{wipe|The New York Times}} | date=May 18, 2011 | url-access=subscription | access-date=February 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331010155/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/business/19air.html | archive-date=March 31, 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref>

==Destinations and hubs==
===Destinations===

Delta and its worldwide alliance partners operate more than 15,000 flights per day.<ref name="statsfacts"/> Delta is the only U.S. carrier that flies to Dakar and Copenhagen, and along with competitor United Airlines, are the only two U.S. carriers that fly to Stockholm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noëth |first=Bart |date=November 25, 2021 |title=United Airlines nonstop service between Stockholm and New York returns for 2022 |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/united-airlines/united-airlines-nonstop-service-between-stockholm-and-new-york-returns-for-2022/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Aviation24.be |language=en-GB |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105221340/https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/united-airlines/united-airlines-nonstop-service-between-stockholm-and-new-york-returns-for-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Direct (non-stop) flights from New York to Dakar - schedules - FlightsFrom.com |url=https://www.flightsfrom.com/JFK-DSS |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=www.flightsfrom.com |language=en |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406205207/https://www.flightsfrom.com/JFK-DSS |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2020, Delta suspended all flights to continental Europe for 30 days, and cut 40% of its capacity.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-air-lines-cutting-40-of-capacity-11584119024?mod=business_lead_pos3 |title=Delta Air Lines Cutting 40% of Capacity |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription|location=Atlanta|publisher=Dow Jones & Company|date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730003811/https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-air-lines-cutting-40-of-capacity-11584119024?mod=business_lead_pos3 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Hubs===
Delta currently has nine hubs:<ref name=statsfacts /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/delta/delta-hubs-around-the-world | title=Where Travelers Can Find Delta Air Lines Hubs |last=Mcardle|first=Molly| work=Travel + Leisure |publisher=Dotdash Meredith|location=New York| date=February 23, 2018 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721014953/https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/delta/delta-hubs-around-the-world | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* Atlanta – Delta's hub for the Southeastern United States and its main gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to its corporate headquarters, Delta operates its primary hub in Atlanta as well as Delta TechOps, which is Delta's primary maintenance base.<ref name="ATLlargestHub">{{cite news | last=Yamanouchi | first=Kelly | title=Delta says Atlanta hub is world's most profitable, poised for growth | url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/airport/delta-says-atlanta-hub-world-most-profitable-poised-for-growth/xUR4xD5UzE7aA3hVrTkyKK/ | newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Atlanta|publisher=Cox Media Group| date=December 17, 2015 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161530/https://www.ajc.com/blog/airport/delta-says-atlanta-hub-world-most-profitable-poised-for-growth/xUR4xD5UzE7aA3hVrTkyKK/ | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>
*Boston – Delta's secondary transatlantic hub. It offers service to destinations in Europe and North America.
*Detroit – One of Delta's two Midwest hubs. It is the primary Asian gateway for the Eastern United States and it also provides service to many destinations in the Americas and Europe. Former Northwest Airlines hub.
*Los Angeles – Delta's secondary hub for the West Coast. It offers service to cities in Latin America, Asia, Australia, Europe, and major domestic cities and West Coast regional destinations. With 20% of the airport's market share (in 2022), Delta is the largest carrier at LAX.<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/statistics/market-share-statistics/aircarrier-2022.ashx|title=Los Angeles International Airport: Top 10 Carriers – January 2022 through December 2022|date=January 2023|publisher=Los Angeles World Airports|location=Los Angeles|access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625094930/https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/statistics/market-share-statistics/aircarrier-2022.ashx|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Minneapolis/St. Paul – One of Delta's two Midwest hubs. It is the primary Canadian gateway for the airline and also serves many American metropolitan destinations, a number of regional destinations in the upper Midwest, and some select destinations in Europe and Asia. Former Northwest Airlines hub.
* New York–JFK –  Delta's primary transatlantic hub. The hub also offers service on transcontinental "prestige routes" to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
*New York–LaGuardia – Delta's second New York hub. Delta's service at LaGuardia covers numerous East Coast U.S. cities and a number of regional destinations in the U.S. and Canada.
*Salt Lake City – Delta's hub for the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. Delta service covers most major U.S. destinations and a number of regional destinations in the U.S., emphasizing on the Rocky Mountains and select destinations in Canada and Mexico, and select cities in Europe and Hawaii.
*Seattle/Tacoma – Delta's primary West Coast hub. The hub serves as an international gateway to Asia for the Western United States. Delta service also includes many major U.S. destinations as well as regional destinations in the Pacific Northwest.<ref name="airchive.com">{{cite web |url=http://airchive.com/blog/2014/06/17/delta-launches-seattle-hong-kong/ |title=Delta Launches Seattle-Hong Kong, and Seattle Hub - June 17, 2014 |publisher=airchive.com |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621061046/http://airchive.com/blog/2014/06/17/delta-launches-seattle-hong-kong/ |archive-date=June 21, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Alliance and codeshare agreements===
Delta is a member of the SkyTeam alliance and has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partner Airlines {{!}} Delta Air Lines |url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/airline-partners/overview |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=delta.com |publisher=Delta Air Lines}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/delta-air-lines-dl |title=Profile on Delta Air Lines | website=CAPA | publisher=Centre for Aviation|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030164915/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/delta-air-lines-dl |archive-date=October 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* Aerolíneas Argentinas<ref>{{cite web | url=https://finchannel.com/delta-aerolineas-argentinas-partnership-launches/52682/travel-biz-news/2015/12/ | title=Delta-Aerolíneas Argentinas partnership launches | first=Sarah | last=Lora | publisher=The Financial | date=December 1, 2015 | access-date=October 18, 2023 }}</ref>
* Aeroméxico<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.delta.com/delta-aeromexico-partnership-increase-transborder-seat-offering-more-30 | title=Delta-Aeromexico partnership to increase transborder seat offering by more than 30% | publisher=Delta News Hub | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
* Air Europa 
* Air France
* airBaltic<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/airbaltic-delta-codeshare-agreement|title=airBaltic and Delta Air Lines announce codeshare agreement|publisher=Aerotime Hub|date=16 November 2023|accessdate=16 November 2023}}</ref>
* China Airlines 
* [[Company:China Eastern Airlines|China Eastern Airlines]] 
* Czech Airlines
* El Al<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231218-dllycodeshare|title=Delta / El Al codeshare partnership from Jan 2024|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=18 December 2023}}</ref>
* Garuda Indonesia
* Hawaiian Airlines
* ITA Airways<ref>{{cite web | author=Staff Writer | date=December 20, 2021 | title=Delta Air Lines, ITA Airways Sign Codeshare Agreement | url=https://news.delta.com/delta-and-ita-airways-launch-codeshare-partnership | access-date=October 19, 2023 | publisher=Delta News Hub }}</ref>
* Kenya Airways<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.delta.com/delta-air-lines-kenya-airways-expand-partnership-offer-more-travel-options-across-us-and-africa | title=Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways expand partnership to offer more travel options across US and Africa | author=Staff Writer | date=Aug 7, 2023 | publisher=Delta News Hub | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
* KLM
* Korean Air<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/cn/en/news/news-archive/2018/june-2018/delta-and-korean-air-enhance-codeshare-flights-in-the-u-s-.html | title=Delta and Korean Air Enhance Codeshare Flights in the U.S. | publisher=Delta Air Lines | date=June 14, 2018 | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Company:LATAM Airlines Group|LATAM Airlines]]<ref name=LATAM>{{cite web | url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/airline-partners/latam | title=LATAM Partnership &#124; Delta Air Lines | publisher=Delta Air Lines | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
* Rex Airlines<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/rex-delta-tie-the-knot-after-virgin-divorce-20220502-p5ahth |title=Rex, Delta tie the knot after Virgin divorce |publisher=Afr.com |date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502065746/https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/rex-delta-tie-the-knot-after-virgin-divorce-20220502-p5ahth |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Seaborne Airlines<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seaborneairlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Delta-Seaborne-codeshare-July-14-2016-ENG.pdf | title=Delta-Seaborne-codeshare-July-14-2016-ENG.pdf | date=July 18, 2016 | access-date=October 19, 2023 | publisher=Seaborne Airlines }}</ref>
* Sky Express<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://news.delta.com/delta-partners-sky-express-offer-more-travel-options-between-us-and-greek-islands | title=Delta partners with SKY express to offer more travel options between the US and Greek Islands | access-date=May 31, 2022 | archive-date=May 28, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528210653/https://news.delta.com/delta-partners-sky-express-offer-more-travel-options-between-us-and-greek-islands | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Transavia<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-announces-codeshare-partnership-with-transavia-300229326.html | title=Delta announces codeshare partnership with Transavia | publisher=PR Newswire | date=March 2, 2016 | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
* Vietnam Airlines<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-welcomes-vietnam-airlines-into-skyteam-alliance-96039959.html | title=Delta Welcomes Vietnam Airlines into SkyTeam Alliance | publisher=PR Newswire | date=June 10, 2010 | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
* Virgin Atlantic<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/airline-partners/virgin-atlantic | title=Virgin Atlantic Partnership &#124; Delta Air Lines | publisher=Delta Air Lines | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
* WestJet<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pro.delta.com/content/agency/us/en/news/news-archive/2018/july-2018/delta-and-westjet-to-create-new-transborder-joint-venture-.html | title=Delta and WestJet to Create New Transborder Joint Venture | publisher=Delta Air Lines | date=July 19, 2018 | access-date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref>
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==Fleet==
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==Cabin==
Delta underwent a cabin branding upgrade in 2015.<ref name="CabinRefresh">{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2014 |title=Delta Redefines Cabin, Upgrades Premium Economy Options |work=PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-redefines-cabin-upgrades-premium-economy-options-300005921.html |access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref> Availability and exact details vary by route and aircraft type.

;Delta One
[[File:Delta One Suites (41341308490).jpg|thumb|Delta One Suite<!-- on a now-retired Boeing 777 -->]]
Delta One is the airline's premier business class product, available on long-haul international flights, as well as transcontinental service from New York–Kennedy to Los Angeles and San Francisco.<ref name="CabinRefresh"/>

Delta One features lie-flat seating on all aircraft types, and direct aisle access from every seat on all types except the Boeing 757-200 (in which only a special sub-fleet of approximately 20 aircraft feature lie-flats).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/boeing/757-200|title=Boeing 757-200 Aircraft Seat Maps, Specs & Amenities: Delta Air Lines|website=www.delta.com|language=en|access-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402175107/https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/boeing/757-200|archive-date=April 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The Boeing 767-300ER seats, designed by James Thompson, feature a space-saving design whereby the seats are staggered such that when in the fully flat position, the foot of each bed extends under the armrests of the seat in front of it. On the Airbus A330 cabins, Delta One features the ''Cirrus'' flat-bed sleeper suite by [[Company:Zodiac Seats U.S.|Zodiac Seats U.S.]], configured in a reverse herringbone pattern.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/delta/45973/ |title=Delta Revitalizing Boeing 747-400 Fleet with New Interiors |publisher=Multivu.prnewswire.com |date=September 2, 2010 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425165206/http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/delta/45973/ |archive-date=April 25, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

All seats are also equipped with a personal, on demand in-flight-entertainment (IFE) system, universal power-ports, a movable reading light, and a folding work table. Passengers also receive meals, alcoholic beverages, an amenity kit, bedding, and pre-flight Delta Sky Club access.<ref name="CabinDetails">{{cite web | title=Customer Experience Fact Sheet | url=https://news.delta.com/customer-experience-fact-sheet | publisher=Delta Air Lines | date=October 6, 2017 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721015057/https://news.delta.com/customer-experience-fact-sheet | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2016, Delta announced the introduction of Delta One Suites on select widebody fleets. The suites will feature a door to the aisle for enhanced privacy, as well as improved storage space, a larger IFE screen, and updated design. The suites rolled out on the [[Engineering:Airbus A350 XWB|Airbus A350]] fleet, first delivered in July 2017, followed by installation within the Boeing 777 fleet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=November 11, 2022 |title=The Secrets To Get On Delta Upgrade List |work= |url=https://airlinespolicy.com/blog/how-to-get-on-delta-upgrade-list/ |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 13, 2017 |title=Delta Takes Delivery of First Flagship Airbus A350-900 |work=PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-takes-delivery-of-first-flagship-airbus-a350-900-300488019.html |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref> Delta's [[Engineering:Airbus A330neo#A330-900|Airbus A330-900]], which began revenue service for the airline in July 2019, also features Delta One Suites.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 16, 2016 |title=Delta introduces world's first all-suite business class with Delta One suite |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-introduces-worlds-first-all-suite-business-class-with-delta-one-suite-300313959.html |access-date=October 20, 2023 |publisher=PR Newswire}}</ref> Also in July 2019, Delta began retrofitting a new seat on the 767-400ER, which featured increased privacy and design similar to Delta One Suites, though without a privacy door.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 24, 2019 |title=Press Release: Delta rolls out latest cabins to Europe and South America |url=https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2019/06/press-release-delta-rolls-out-latest-cabins-to-europe-and-south-america/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=runwaygirlnetwork.com}}</ref> These seats lack a door due to the 767's smaller cabin width.

;Premium Select
[[File:A350- Interior - Premium Select (37095459120).jpg|thumb|Delta Premium Select on an Airbus [[Engineering:Airbus A350|A350-900]]]]
In April 2016, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced that a new Premium Economy cabin will be added. Since renamed to Premium Select, this cabin will feature extra legroom; adjustable leg rests; extra seat pitch, width, and recline; and a new premium service. Delta introduced it on its new [[Engineering:Airbus A350|Airbus A350]], first delivered in fall 2017, to be followed by the now-retired [[Engineering:Boeing 777|Boeing 777]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 3, 2016 |title=Delta Premium to debut in 2017 |work=PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-premium-to-debut-in-2017-300356734.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729172838/https://news.delta.com/delta-premium-select-debut-2017 |archive-date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> In October 2018, Delta announced that it would be selling first class seats on domestically configured Boeing 757 aircraft flying transatlantic routes as Premium Select.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/11/22/delta-starts-selling-757-recliners-as-international-premium-economy/ |title=Delta starts selling 757 recliners as international premium economy |date=November 22, 2017 |access-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204195156/https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/11/22/delta-starts-selling-757-recliners-as-international-premium-economy/ |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Delta's A330-900, delivered in 2019, also offers Premium Select.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yamanouchi |first=Kelly |date=November 17, 2018 |title=Delta orders another 10 Airbus A330 jets |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/business/delta-orders-another-airbus-a330-jets/BCBDLnkcoVWxtN0EmY98ZL/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510122226/https://news.delta.com/delta-orders-10-additional-a330-900neos-replace-older-widebody-jets-facilitate-measured-growth |archive-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> In 2021, Delta began retrofitting many of its 767-300ER and older [[Engineering:Airbus A330|A330]] aircraft with Premium Select.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silk |first=Robert |date=May 5, 2021 |title=Delta upgrading Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 fleets |work=Travel Weekly |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Delta-Air-Lines-Premium-Select-retrofit |url-status=live |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411125726/https://news.delta.com/elevated-experiences-await-delta-premium-select-coming-more-aircraft |archive-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>

;First Class
[[File:A220 First Class (44703804685).jpg|thumb|Delta First class on a [[Engineering:Airbus A220|Airbus A220]]]]
First Class is offered on mainline domestic flights (except those featuring Delta One service), select short- and medium-haul international flights, and Delta Connection aircraft. Seats range from {{convert|18.5|to|20.75|in|cm}} wide and have between {{convert|37|and|40|in|cm}} of pitch. Passengers in this class receive a wider variety of free snacks compared to Main Cabin, as well as free drinks and alcohol, and full meal service on flights {{convert|900|mi}} and longer. Certain aircraft also feature power ports at each seat and free entertainment products from Delta Studio. First Class passengers are also eligible for priority boarding.<ref name="CabinDetails"/>

;{{visible anchor|Delta Comfort+}}
[[File:Interior of Delta Air Lines Airbus A321.jpg|thumb|Delta Comfort+ on an [[Engineering:Airbus A321|Airbus A321]]]]
Delta Comfort+ seats are installed on all aircraft and feature {{convert|34-36|in|mm}} of pitch; on all Delta One configured aircraft, {{convert|35-36|in|mm}} of pitch and 50 percent more recline over standard Main Cabin seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delta Comfort Plus {{!}} Delta Air Lines |url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/onboard-experience/delta-comfort-plus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728032634/https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/onboard-experience/delta-comfort-plus.html |archive-date=July 28, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |publisher=Delta Air Lines}}</ref> Additional amenities include: priority boarding, dedicated overhead space, complimentary beer, wine, and spirits on flights {{convert|250|mi}} or more, and complimentary premium snacks on flights {{convert|900|mi}} or more. Complimentary premium entertainment is available via Delta Studio, with free headsets available on most flights.<ref name="CabinDetails"/> On transcontinental flights between JFK-LAX/SFO, Delta Comfort+ passengers also get Luvo snack wraps. Certain Medallion members can upgrade from Main Cabin to Comfort+ for free right after booking, while other customers can upgrade for a fee or with SkyMiles.<ref>{{cite web |title=All the Ways to Upgrade |url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles/program-resources/ways-to-upgrade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161534/https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/support/faqs/booking-your-trip/delta-comfort-plus-faqs.html |archive-date=July 21, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |publisher=Delta Air Lines}}</ref>

;Main Cabin
[[File:A350- Interior - Main Cabin (23645006548).jpg|thumb|Main Cabin on an [[Engineering:Airbus A350|Airbus A350-900]]]]
Main Cabin (Economy Class) is available on all aircraft with seats ranging from {{convert|17|to|18.6|in|cm}} wide and {{convert|30|to|33|in|cm}} of pitch. The main cabin on some aircraft have an articulating seat bottom where the seat bottom moves forward in addition to the seat back tilting backwards when reclining.<ref name=":0" /><!--Everything sourced to Flyertalk can't be used--><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2010 |title=Delta to Invest in Customer Experience, Fleet Efficiency |work=PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-to-invest-in-customer-experience-fleet-efficiency-82600907.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716012123/http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=870 |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

Main Cabin passengers receive complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic drinks on all flights {{convert|250|mi|km}} or longer. Alcoholic beverages are also available for purchase. Complimentary meals and alcoholic drinks are provided on long-haul international flights as well as selected transcontinental domestic flights, such as between New York–JFK and Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.<ref name="delta.com-main-cabin-features">{{cite web |title=Main Cabin {{!}} Delta Air Lines |url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/onboard-experience/main-cabin-economy-class |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513073135/http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/onboard-experience/main-cabin-economy-class.html |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |publisher=Delta Air Lines}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 16, 2017 |title=Delta Debuts Free Main Cabin Meals in 12 Markets |work=PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delta-debuts-free-main-cabin-meals-in-12-markets-300408747.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161635/https://news.delta.com/delta-debuts-free-main-cabin-meals-12-markets |archive-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> As part of Delta's Flight Fuel buy on board program, meals are available for purchase on other North American flights {{convert|900|mi|km}} or longer.<ref name="delta.com-main-cabin-features" />

Delta operated a different buy on board program between 2003 and 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Delta Airlines Baggage Policy |url=https://airlinespolicy.com/baggage-policy/delta-airlines-baggage-policy/ |access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Tatiana |date=July 4, 2003 |title=Buy On-Board Meals? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buy-on-board-meals/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401191557/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buy-on-board-meals/ |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |publisher=CBS News }}</ref> The previous program had items from differing providers, depending on the origin and destination of the flight.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20031002224732/http://www.delta.com/travel/during_flight/dining/food_for_sale_062003/index.jsp Food Sales Test]." Delta Air Lines. October 2, 2003. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20040218160420/http://www.delta.com/travel/during_flight/dining/food_for_sale_062003/index.jsp Food Sales]." Delta Air Lines. February 18, 2004. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.</ref> Prices ranged up to $10 (${{inflation|USD|10|2004<!--Using 2004-->|r=2}} when adjusted for inflation). The airline started the service on a few selected flights in July 2003, and the meal service was initially offered on 400 flights.<ref name=WeberFreefoodagain>"[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Mar/10/bz/bz11p.html Delta restoring free food service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102034919/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Mar/10/bz/bz11p.html |date=January 2, 2015}}." ''Associated Press'' at ''The Honolulu Advertiser''. March 10, 2005. Retrieved on December 31, 2012.</ref> Delta ended this buy on board program in 2005; instead, Delta began offering snacks at no extra charge on flights over 90 minutes to most U.S. domestic flights and some flights to the Caribbean and Latin America. Beginning in mid-March 2005 the airline planned to stop providing pillows on flights within the 48 contiguous U.S. states, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, and Central America. In addition, the airline increased the price of alcoholic beverages on Delta mainline flights from $4 (${{inflation|USD|4|2005|r=2}} when adjusted for inflation) to $5 (${{inflation|USD|5|2005|r=2}} when adjusted for inflation); the increase in alcohol prices did not occur on Song flights.<ref name=WeberFreefoodagain/>

;Basic Economy
Basic Economy is a basic version of Main Cabin, offering the same services with fewer flexibility options for a lower price.<ref name="CabinRefresh"/> Examples of fewer flexibility options include no ticket changes, no paid or complimentary upgrades regardless of frequent-flier status, and only having a seat assigned at check-in.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basic Economy {{!}} Delta Air Lines |url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/onboard/onboard-experience/basic-economy |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=delta.com}}</ref> As of December 2021, Basic Economy travelers no longer earn award miles (used for redeeming free travel, for example) or medallion qualifying miles (which count towards elite status).<ref>{{cite web |last=Chen |first=Eve |title=Delta Air Lines makes big changes to Basic Economy fares, impacting SkyMiles |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/12/10/delta-basic-economy-skymiles-changes/6460217001/ |access-date=April 11, 2022 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411130002/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/12/10/delta-basic-economy-skymiles-changes/6460217001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reward programs==
===SkyMiles===
SkyMiles is the frequent flyer program for Delta Air Lines. Miles do not expire but accounts may be deactivated by Delta in certain cases, such as the death of a program member or fraudulent activity.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/skymiles/program-resources/program-rules.html | title=Membership Guide & Program Rules | publisher=Delta Air Lines | access-date=February 6, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206011531/https://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/skymiles/program-resources/program-rules.html | archive-date=February 6, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>

===Delta Sky Club===
[[File:New Delta Sky Club (29840678206).jpg|thumb|A Sky Club in Concourse B at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]

Delta Sky Club is the branding name of Delta's airport lounges. Membership is available through an annual membership that can be purchased with either money or miles. International passengers traveling in Delta One class get free access. Membership can also be granted through top-level Delta status or by being an American Express cardholder with certain exceptions. As of January 2019, Delta no longer offered single-day passes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Purchase Membership : Delta Sky Club : Delta Air Lines |url=https://www.delta.com/skyclub/purchasemembership_performRequest.action |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=Delta Air Lines}}</ref>

Originally, Delta's membership-based airport clubs were called Crown Room lounges, with Northwest's called WorldClubs.

Exclusive Delta One Clubs for customers traveling in business class are slated to open at New York–Kennedy and Los Angeles in 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://news.delta.com/coming-soon-whats-ahead-delta-sky-clubs|title=Coming soon: What's ahead for Delta Sky Clubs|accessdate=May 4, 2022|publisher=Delta Air Lines|location=Atlanta|archive-date=May 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504141830/https://news.delta.com/coming-soon-whats-ahead-delta-sky-clubs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://news.delta.com/transformation-continues-deltas-new-york-city-hubs|title=Transformation continues at Delta's New York City hubs|date=January 17, 2023|publisher=Delta Air Lines|location=Atlanta|access-date=January 23, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125180914/https://news.delta.com/transformation-continues-deltas-new-york-city-hubs|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|Delta focus city
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!scope="row"| Anchorage
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
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!scope="row"| Atlanta
|style="background:#FFFF80"|9 locations{{dagger|alt=hub}}
| <ref name="Delta Sky Clubs">{{cite web|title=Delta Sky Club & Other Lounge Locations|url=https://www.delta.com/us/en/delta-sky-club/locations|access-date=May 31, 2022|website=Delta|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609005210/https://www.delta.com/us/en/delta-sky-club/locations|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| Austin
|1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Boston
|style="background:#FFFF80"|3 locations{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Chicago
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
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!scope="row"| Cincinnati
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Dallas/Fort Worth
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
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!scope="row"| Denver
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Detroit
|style="background:#FFFF80"|5 locations{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Fort Lauderdale
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Honolulu
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
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!scope="row"| Indianapolis
| 1 location||<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
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!scope="row"| Jacksonville, Florida
| 1 location||<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
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!scope="row"| Kansas City
| 1 location||<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Los Angeles
|style="background:#FFFF80"|2 locations{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Memphis
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Miami
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Milwaukee
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Minneapolis/St. Paul
|style="background:#FFFF80"|3 locations{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Nashville
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| New Orleans
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| New York–JFK
|style="background:#FFFF80"|2 locations{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| New York–LaGuardia
|style="background:#FFFF80"|2 locations{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Newark
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Orlando
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Philadelphia
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Phoenix–Sky Harbor
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Portland, Oregon
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Raleigh/Durham
|style="background:#D0E7FF;"|1 location{{double-dagger|alt=focus city}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Salt Lake City
|style="background:#FFFF80"|1 location{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qubein |first=Ramsey |date=September 15, 2020 |title=Salt Lake City Airport Opens New Delta Sky Club With Outdoor Deck |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ramseyqubein/2020/09/15/salt-lake-city-airport-opens-new-delta-sky-club-with-outdoor-deck/?sh=34b311d4663e |access-date=October 23, 2023 |work={{wipe|Forbes}}}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| San Diego
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| San Francisco
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Seattle/Tacoma
|style="background:#FFFF80"|1 location{{dagger|alt=hub}}
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Tampa
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| Tokyo–Haneda
| 1 location
||<ref>{{cite press release|last=Merrill|first=Jessica|title=Newest Delta Sky Club brings signature lounge experience to Haneda Airport|url=https://news.delta.com/newest-delta-sky-club-brings-signature-lounge-experience-haneda-airport|access-date=August 5, 2022|website=Delta News Hub|language=en|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805061739/https://news.delta.com/newest-delta-sky-club-brings-signature-lounge-experience-haneda-airport|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| Washington–National
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|-
!scope="row"| West Palm Beach
| 1 location
|<ref name="Delta Sky Clubs" />
|}

===SkyBonus===
On November 27, 2001, Delta Air Lines launched SkyBonus,<ref name="skybonus">{{cite web |title=Airlines & Airports - Delta New SkyBonus Program Rewards Small-To-Medium Sized Businesses |url=http://www.odysseymediagroup.com/nan/Editorial-Airlines-And-Airports.asp?ReportID=30419 |website=www.odysseymediagroup.com |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015308/http://www.odysseymediagroup.com/nan/Editorial-Airlines-And-Airports.asp?ReportID=30419 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> a program aimed toward small-to-medium businesses spending between $5,000 and $500,000 annually on air travel.<ref name="bonus press">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skybonus-becomes-official-business-loyalty-program-for-delta-air-france-klm-and-alitalia-in-north-america-117158528.html|title=SkyBonus Becomes Official Business Loyalty Program for Delta, Air France, KLM and Alitalia in North America|publisher=Delta Airlines|access-date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606031745/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skybonus-becomes-official-business-loyalty-program-for-delta-air-france-klm-and-alitalia-in-north-america-117158528.html|archive-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</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 name="faq">{{cite web| title=Frequently Asked Questions| url=http://skybonus.delta.com/bizCoFAQ.sb| access-date=January 31, 2013| publisher=Delta Airlines| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228172216/http://skybonus.delta.com/bizCoFAQ.sb| archive-date=December 28, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> While enrolled businesses are able to earn points toward free travel, the traveling passenger is still eligible to earn SkyMiles during his or her travel.<ref name="faq"/>

In early 2010, Delta Air Lines merged its SkyBonus program with Northwest's similar Biz Perks program.<ref name="faq" />

==Corporate affairs==

=== Business trends ===
The key trends for Delta Air Lines are (as of the financial year ending 31 December):<ref name="Delta Financial Statements">{{cite web |title=Delta Air Lines Financial Statements 2009-2022 {{!}} DAL |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/DAL/delta-air-lines/financial-statements |access-date=March 22, 2022 |website=www.macrotrends.net |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405050604/https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/DAL/delta-air-lines/financial-statements |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align:right;
|+
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Revenue<br />in billion US$
!scope="col"| Net income<br />in billion US$
!scope="col"| Total assets<br />in billion US$
!scope="col"| Price per share<br />in US$<br>{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
!scope="col"| Employees
!Fleet
size
! scope="col" | Refs.
|-
!scope="row"| 2005
|16.4
|<span style="color:red;">−3.8</span>
|20.0
|
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2005.pdf|title=2005 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204228/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2005.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2006
|17.5
|<span style="color:red;">−6.2</span>
|19.6
|
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2006.pdf|title=2006 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125205726/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2006.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2007
|19.1
|1.6
|32.4
|18.56
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2007.pdf|title=2007 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204108/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2007.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2008
|22.6
|<span style="color:red;">−8.9</span>
|45.0
|9.47
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2008.pdf|title=2008 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204204/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2008.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2009
|28.0
| <span style="color:red;">−1.2</span>
|43.7
|7.53
|81,106
|983
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2009.pdf|title=2009 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204121/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2009.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2010
|31.7
| 0.6
|43.1
|12.60
|79,684
|815
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2010.pdf|title=2010 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204153/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2010.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2011
|35.1
|0.9
|43.4
|9.29
|78,400
|775
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2011.pdf|title=2011 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204045/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2011.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2012
|36.6
|1.0
|44.5
|10.07
|74,000
|717
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2012.pdf|title=2012 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126005413/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2012.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2013
|37.7
|10.5
|52.2
|20.00
|78,000
|743
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2013.pdf|title=2013 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204257/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2013.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2014
|40.3
|0.7
|54.0
|37.61
|80,000
|772
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2014.pdf|title=2014 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125205738/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2014.pdf|archive-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2015
|40.7
| 4.5
|53.1
|46.11
|83,000
|809
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2015.pdf|title=2015 Annual Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126005420/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2015.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2016
|39.6
|4.3
|51.2
|43.11
|84,000
|832
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Annual Report |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204032/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2016.pdf |archive-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2017
|41.2
|3.5
|53.2
|49.98
|87,000
|856
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Annual Report |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2017.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2018 |title=Delta Air Lines Announces December Quarter and Full Year 2017 Profit |url=https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_news/archive/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-December-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2017.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=delta.com }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2018
|44.4
|3.9
|60.2
|54.50
|89,000
|871
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Annual Report |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2018.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2019 |title=Delta Air Lines Announces December Quarter and Full Year 2018 Profit |url=https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_news/archive/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-December-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2018-Profit.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=delta.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Document |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000002790419000003/dal1231201810k.htm |website=www.sec.gov |page=10 |access-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410120330/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000002790419000003/dal1231201810k.htm |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> 
|-
!2019
|44.0
|4.7
|64.5
|55.30
|91,000
|898
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Annual Report |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2019.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=dal-20191231|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027904/000002790420000004/dal-20191231.htm#i_0_91|access-date=December 16, 2020|website=www.sec.gov|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928000832/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027904/000002790420000004/dal-20191231.htm#i_0_91|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!2020
|17.0
|<span style="color:red;">−12.3</span>
|71.9
|34.97
|74,000
|750
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Annual Report |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2021.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref name="Delta Financial Statements" />
|-
!2021
|29.8
|0.3
|72.4
|42.82
|83,000
|816
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Annual Report |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/d/NYSE_DAL_2021.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref name="Delta Financial Statements" />
|-
!2022
|41.2
|1.3 
|72.2
|32.86
|95,000
|902
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Annual Report |url=https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_downloads/2023/02/DAL-12.31.2022-10K-2.10.23.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta Air Lines Announces December Quarter and Full Year 2022 Profit |url=https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-December-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results_vFinalFinal.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113132659/https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-December-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results_vFinalFinal.pdf }}</ref>
|}

===Personnel===
Between its mainline operation and subsidiaries, and as of March 2015, Delta employs nearly 80,000 people.<ref name="statsfacts"/> Ed Bastian is the current chief executive officer and has served in this position since May 2, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.delta.com/bio-ed-bastian-chief-executive-officer|title=Bio: Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer|website=Delta News Hub|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143459/https://news.delta.com/bio-ed-bastian-chief-executive-officer|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Joanne Smith is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer responsible for the oversight and support of personnel needs at Delta. She was appointed on October 1, 2014, replacing Mike Campbell.<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-human-resources-and-labor-executive-to-retire-1409165875 |title=Delta Human Resources and Labor Executive to Retire |last=Carey |first=Susan |work={{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}} |date=August 27, 2014 |url-access=subscription |access-date=March 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709134947/https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-human-resources-and-labor-executive-to-retire-1409165875 |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Delta's 14,500 mainline pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International and are the union's largest pilot group.<ref name="WSJESTERL"/><ref>{{cite web | title=ALPA's Pilot Groups | publisher=Air Line Pilots Association, International | date=January–February 2012 | url=http://www.alpa.org/Home/WhoWeAre/PilotGroups/tabid/2239/Default.aspx | access-date=January 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228084326/http://www.alpa.org/Home/WhoWeAre/PilotGroups/tabid/2239/Default.aspx | archive-date=December 28, 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> The company's approximately 180 flight dispatchers are represented by the Professional Airline Flight Control Association (PAFCA).<ref>{{cite web |title=Delta Air Lines agrees tentative deal with flight superintendents. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Delta+Air+Lines+agrees+tentative+deal+with+flight+superintendents.-a0123682289 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416085033/http://www.pafca.org/faq.asp |archive-date=April 16, 2018 |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> Not counting the pilots and flight dispatchers, Delta is the only one of the five largest airlines in the United States, and one of only two in the top 9 (the other being JetBlue), whose non-pilot USA domestic staff is entirely non-union.<ref name="WSJESTERL">{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304474804576369762641111264#articleTabs%3Darticle | last=Esterl | first=Mike | title=Labor Board Broadens Delta Probe | work={{wipe|The Wall Street Journal}} | date=June 6, 2011 | url-access=subscription | access-date=August 3, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805100641/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304474804576369762641111264#articleTabs%3Darticle | archive-date=August 5, 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Air Lines announced that it would be cutting 1,941 pilot job positions if it could not conclude a cost reduction deal with its union.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-airlines-to-cut-19-000-jobs-11598367869?mod=business_lead_pos3|title=American Airlines to Cut 19,000 Jobs by Oct. 1 When Federal Stimulus Ends|work=The Wall Street Journal|last=Sider|first=Alison|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=August 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826101920/https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-airlines-to-cut-19-000-jobs-11598367869?mod=business_lead_pos3|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, Delta said that, thanks to the federal support, it will be able to bring back 400 pilots in full time.<ref>{{Cite news|author=<!--Staff author no by line-->|agency={{wipe|Reuters}} |date=January 25, 2021|title=Delta Air to bring back 400 pilots by this summer - memo|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-air-job-idUSKBN29U1X9|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125200737/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-air-job-idUSKBN29U1X9|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 6, 2023, it was announced that Delta had hired American Football legend Tom Brady as a strategic advisor.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Tom Brady joins Delta Air Lines as strategic adviser in first-of-its-kind multiyear partnership |url=https://news.delta.com/tom-brady-joins-delta-air-lines-strategic-adviser-first-its-kind-multiyear-partnership |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=news.delta.com |publisher=Delta News Hub}}</ref>{{importance inline|date=October 2023}}

=== Delta Global Staffing ===
'''Delta Global Staffing''' (DGS) was a temporary employment firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta Global Staffing was a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., and a division of the internal company DAL Global Services.

Delta Air Lines sold majority ownership of DAL Global Services to Argenbright Holdings on December 21, 2018. As part of the sale, Delta dissolved the staffing division of DGS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History – Unifi |url=https://unifiservice.com/why-unifi/our-history/ |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=unifiservice.com |publisher=Unifi Aviation}}</ref>

It was founded in 1995 as a provider of temporary staffing for Delta primarily in Atlanta.  DGS has since expanded to include customers and businesses outside the airline and aviation industries. DGS now supports customers in major US metropolitan areas.

Delta Global Staffing provided contract workers for short and long term assignments, VMS partnering, VOP on-site management, temp-to-hire, direct placements, and payroll services. DGS services markets such as call centers, customer services and administrative placements, IT & professional recruiting, logistics, finance & accounting, hospitality, and aviation/airline industry.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 4, 2008 |title=Delta Appoints Cyril J. Turner President of DAL Global Services |url=https://ir.delta.com/news/news-details/2008/Delta-Appoints-Cyril-J-Turner-President-of-DAL-Global-Services/default.aspx |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=delta.com}}</ref>

[[File:DeltaAirLinesHQAtlantaGA.jpg|thumb|Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta]]

===Headquarters and offices===
Delta's corporate headquarters is located on a corporate campus on the northern boundary of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, within the city limits of Atlanta.<ref name="schmidt">{{cite news| author=William E. Schmidt| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/16/us/delta-loyalists-alarmed-and-bruised-by-mishaps.html| title=Delta Loyalists Alarmed And Bruised by Mishaps| work={{wipe|The New York Times}}| date=July 16, 1987| url-access=subscription| access-date=February 7, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625141845/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/16/us/delta-loyalists-alarmed-and-bruised-by-mishaps.html| archive-date=June 25, 2017| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.delta.com/help/contact_us/corporate_information/index.jsp Contact Corporate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530042524/http://www.delta.com/help/contact_us/corporate_information/index.jsp |date=May 30, 2008}}." ''Delta Air Lines''. Retrieved October 17, 2008.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080824014251/http://apps.atlantaga.gov/citydir/dpcd/maps/zoning_sheet_14-128.pdf Zoning Ordinance of Atlanta, Georgia Sheet No. 14-128]." () ''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 Greater Atlanta.<ref>Markiewicz, David. "[https://www.ajc.com/business/issues-change-but-chamber-rolls-150-years-later/MDgzAWeZp38rBxIpO75MAO/ Issues change, but Chamber rolls on 150 years later] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115046/http://www.ajc.com/business/issues-change-but-chamber-222782.html |date=June 4, 2011}}." ''The 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 Delta Air Lines Started as Crop-Dusting Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825074331/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 |date=August 25, 2018}}". Associated Press at ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''. September 1, 1988. 11A. Retrieved on December 27, 2009.</ref> The crop dusting division of Delta remained headquartered in Monroe until Delta ceased crop dusting in 1966.<ref name=journey/> Before 1981, the Delta corporate campus, an {{convert|80|acre|ha|adj=on}} plot of land in proximity to the old Hartsfield Airport terminal, was outside the City of Atlanta limits in unincorporated Fulton County. On August 3, 1981, the Atlanta City Council approved the annexation of {{convert|141|acres|ha}} of land, an area containing the Delta headquarters. As of 1981 Delta would have had to begin paying $200,000 annually to the City of Atlanta in taxes. In September 1981, the airline sued the city, challenging the annexation on the basis of the constitutionality of the 1960 City of Atlanta annexation of the Hartsfield old terminal.<ref name=DeltaSuingCityATL>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19810902&id=uL4IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IUQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4096,105025 Delta suing City of Atlanta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027222128/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19810902&id=uL4IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IUQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4096,105025 |date=October 27, 2021 }}." ''Associated Press'' at ''Rome News-Tribune''. Wednesday September 2, 1981. p. 10A. Retrieved from [[Software:Google News|Google News]] (6 of 29) on December 19, 2013.</ref> The City of Atlanta was only permitted to annex areas that are adjacent to areas already in the Atlanta city limits.<ref name=DeltaSuingCityATL/>

In addition to hosting Delta's corporate headquarters, Hartsfield–Jackson is also the home of Delta TechOps, the airline's primary maintenance, repair, and overhaul arm and the largest full-service airline MRO in North America, specializing in engines, components, airframe, and line maintenance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/suppliers/delta-techops | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220024534/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/suppliers/delta-techops | archive-date=December 20, 2013 | title=Capa Centre For Aviation | access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref>

Delta maintains a large presence in the Twin Cities, with over 12,000 employees<ref name="mpr">{{cite news | url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/01/29/delta-minnesota-headquarters/ | title=Delta Air Lines officially opens Minnesota headquarters | work=Minnesota Public Radio News | publisher=Minnesota.publicradio.org | date=January 29, 2010 | access-date=July 7, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726132134/http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/01/29/delta-minnesota-headquarters | archive-date=July 26, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> in the region as well as significant corporate support functions housed in the Minneapolis area, including the company's information technology divisional offices.<ref>{{cite press release |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 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720070151/http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=358 |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Corporate identity===
[[File:Delta Air Lines A330-323 (N809NW) landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (1).jpg|thumb|An [[Engineering:Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]] painted in Delta's current livery, "Upward & Onward"]]
Delta's logo, often called the "widget", was originally unveiled in 1959. Its triangle shape is taken from the Greek letter delta, and recalls the airline's origins in the Mississippi Delta.<ref name="Mouawad1">{{cite news | first=Jad | last=Mouawad | title=On Jet Exteriors, a Parade of Vanilla | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/business/on-the-exterior-of-jetliners-a-parade-of-plain-vanilla.html | work={{wipe|The New York Times}} | date=December 23, 2011 | url-access=subscription | access-date=February 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610053107/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/business/on-the-exterior-of-jetliners-a-parade-of-plain-vanilla.html?_r=0 | archive-date=June 10, 2022 | url-status=live}}</ref> It is also said to be reminiscent of the swept-wing design of the DC-8, Delta's first jet aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.famouslogos.us/delta-airlines-logo/ |title= Delta Air Lines Logo |access-date= July 15, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170313124416/http://www.famouslogos.us/delta-airlines-logo/ |archive-date= March 13, 2017 }}</ref>

Delta's current [[Engineering:Aircraft livery|livery]] is called "Upward & Onward". It features a white fuselage with the company's name in blue lettering and a widget on the vertical stabilizer. Delta introduced its current livery in 2007 as part of a re-branding after it emerged from bankruptcy. The new livery consists of four colors, while the old one (called "colors in motion") used eight. This meant the switch saved the airline money by removing one day from each aircraft's painting cycle. The airline took four years to repaint all of its aircraft into the current scheme, including aircraft inherited from Northwest Airlines.<ref name="Mouawad1"/>

===Environmental initiatives===
In 2008, Delta Air Lines was given an award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Design for the Environment (DfE) program for its use of PreKote, a more environmentally friendly, non-hexavalent chromium surface pretreatment on its aircraft, replacing hazardous chemicals formerly used to improve paint adhesion and prevent corrosion. In addition, PreKote reduces water usage by two-thirds and reduces wastewater treatment.

PreKote is also saving money by reducing the time needed to paint each airplane. With time savings of eight to ten percent, it will save an estimated more than $1 million annually.<ref name="Delta Air Lines News Release">{{cite press release|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|access-date=March 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929110225/http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=22|archive-date=September 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite having purchased 9.7 million [[Tonne|metric tonnes]] of carbon offsets in 2022, Delta was in the process of moving away from such investments to reduce the company's [[Earth:Carbon footprint|carbon footprint]] by the end of March of that year and was instead focusing on reducing [[Earth:Carbon accounting|emissions from company operations]].<ref>{{cite interview|last=DeLuca|first=Amelia|date=November 2, 2023|title=Delta Sustainability Chief Discusses Cutting Airline's Footprint and Shift Away From Offsets|interviewer=Rochelle Toplensky|work=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=News Corp|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-sustainability-chief-discusses-cutting-airlines-footprint-and-shift-away-from-offsets-9401a3fb|access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> In May 2023, Delta Air Lines received a consumer class action lawsuit filed in Central California U.S. District Court over marketing claims that the company is the world's first [[Chemistry:Carbon neutrality|carbon neutral]] airline.<ref>{{cite news|last=Newburger|first=Emma|date=May 31, 2023|title=Delta Air Lines hit with proposed class action over carbon neutral claims|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/31/delta-air-lines-hit-with-lawsuit-over-carbon-neutral-claims.html|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Greenfield |first=Patrick |date=2023-05-30 |title=Delta Air Lines faces lawsuit over $1bn carbon neutrality claim |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/30/delta-air-lines-lawsuit-carbon-neutrality-aoe |access-date=2023-05-31 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |title=Delta Air Lines faces possible lawsuit over carbon-neutral claims |url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/delta-air-lines-faces-possible-093900718.html |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=uk.style.yahoo.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==In popular culture==

=== Deltalina ===
As part of the re-branding project, a safety video featuring a flight attendant was posted on YouTube in early 2008, getting over 1 million views and the attention of news outlets, specifically for the video's tone mixed with the serious safety message. The flight attendant, Katherine Lee, was dubbed "Deltalina" by a member of FlyerTalk for her resemblance to Angelina Jolie.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ajc.com/news/who-deltalina-flashback-2008/5WbYDzscytXwoDPjI91uwK/ | title=Who is Deltalina? Flashback to 2008 | first=Jennifer | last=Brett | work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | date=July 16, 2017 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115234403/https://www.ajc.com/news/who-deltalina-flashback-2008/5WbYDzscytXwoDPjI91uwK/ | archive-date=November 15, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wired.com/2008/03/deltas-new-safe/ | title=Delta's New Sexy Safety Starlet | first=Joe | last=Brown | magazine=Wired | date=March 26, 2008 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002215223/https://www.wired.com/2008/03/deltas-new-safe/ | archive-date=October 2, 2018 | url-status=live}}</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 former Song Airlines Boeing 757-200.<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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515233348/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340624,00.html |date=May 15, 2008}}." Associated Press at ''Fox News''. Sunday March 23, 2008. Retrieved on August 24, 2009.</ref>
==On-time performance==
In 2023, Delta flights arrived at their destination on time 84.72% of the time, compared to the North American industry average of 74.45% per [https://www.cirium.com/resources/on-time-performance/ Cirium]. Delta completed 98.82% of its scheduled flights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=These Were the Most On-time U.S. Airlines in 2023 |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/2023-on-time-us-airlines-8421451 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Travel + Leisure |language=en}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
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The following are major accidents and incidents that occurred on Delta mainline aircraft. For Northwest Airlines incidents, see Northwest Airlines accidents and incidents. For Delta Connection incidents, see Delta Connection incidents and accidents.

All told, in 14 fatal accidents involving at least one death, 299 passengers and crew died, 11 on two other aircraft died (in two collision accidents), and 16 persons on the ground died (in four accidents).<ref>{{cite web|title=Delta Air Lines Accidents and Incidents History at Aviation Safety Network|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6345|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=March 3, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303194435/http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6345|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Delta Air Lines reported incidents
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Flight
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Date
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Aircraft
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Location
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Description
!scope="col" colspan="5"|Injuries
|-
!scope="col"| Fatal
!scope="col"| Serious
!scope="col"| Minor
!scope="col"| Uninjured
!scope="col"| Ground
|-
|scope="row"| 4<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident Stinson Model A NC14599, 14 Aug 1935 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=162890 |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=November 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109081028/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=162890 |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|August 14, 1935
|[[Engineering:Stinson Model A|Stinson Model A]]
|Gilmer, Texas
|En route to Shreveport, Louisiana, the left engine separated from the aircraft after a propeller blade failure. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a cotton field, but lost control and crashed.
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|scope="row" | 10 <ref>{{ASN accident|id=19461110-0|access-date= March 14, 2022|title=NC20750}}</ref>
|November 10, 1946
|[[Engineering:Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3]]
|Meridian Regional Airport
|Flight 10, a [[Engineering:Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3]] which departed Jackson, Mississippi attempting to land at then Meridian Key Field (MEI) in a thunderstorm and winds, had a runway excursion after landing, going beyond the end of the runway and up the western slope of a ditch adjoining the highway adjacent to the airport, bouncing over a highway, and coming to rest with the nose extended partially over a railroad right-of-way. All three crew and 19 passengers survived, but the aircraft was written off.
|0
|0
|0
|All
|0
|-
|scope="row"| N/A<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470422-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3C NC49657 Columbus, GA |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324020340/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470422-0 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|April 22, 1947
|[[Engineering:Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3]]
|Columbus, Georgia
|A Vultee BT-13, owned by the [[Organization:Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Aviation Institute]], landed on top of a Delta DC-3, which was flying from Macon to Columbus.
|9 (8 on DC-3)
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|scope="row"| 705<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480310-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4 NC37478 Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW) |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109023713/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480310-1 |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|March 10, 1948
|[[Engineering:Douglas DC-4|Douglas DC-4]]
|Midway International Airport, Chicago
|Crashed near 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.
|12
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|scope="row"| 318<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19530517-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DST-318 (DC-3) N28345 Marshall, TX |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321080254/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19530517-0 |archive-date=March 21, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|May 17, 1953
|[[Engineering:Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3]]
|Marshall, Texas
|Crashed {{convert|13|mi|km}} east of Marshall, Texas. The flight, which originated from Dallas Love Field, was on approach to Shreveport, Louisiana. The crash was attributed to adverse weather conditions with a thunderstorm in the area.
|19
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|scope="row"| 1903<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19600523-0|title=N8804E|access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
|May 23, 1960
|[[Engineering:Convair 880|Convair 880]]
|Atlanta Airport
|Crashed during a training exercise in Atlanta. The aircraft stalled and crashed killing all four crew members.
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|scope="row"| N/A<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19630113-1|access-date=February 28, 2022|title=N4875C}}</ref>
|January 13, 1963
|[[Engineering:Douglas DC-7|Douglas DC-7]]
|Memphis Municipal Airport
|A Delta Douglas DC-7 with 5 occupants on board on a ferrying/positioning flight was taxiing for takeoff at then Memphis Municipal Airport when it struck a parked USAF [[Engineering:Fairchild C-123 Provider|Fairchild C-123 Provider]] on an unfamiliar taxiway at night. The pilot of the DC-7 was killed and the Provider was damaged by fire. The DC-7 was repaired and placed back into service.
|1
|0
|0
|4
|0
|-
|scope="row"| 9877<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670330-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-51 N802E New Orleans, LA |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=January 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060302123011/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670330-0 |archive-date=March 2, 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|March 30, 1967
|[[Engineering:Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8]]
|New Orleans International Airport
|Crashed during a training exercise near New Orleans. 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 and killing 13 people on the ground.<ref>{{cite web | title=Crashed short, Delta Air Lines, Inc., DC-8, N802E, New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, March 30, 1967 | url=https://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/US/1967-03-30-US.pdf | publisher=National Transportation Safety Board | date=December 20, 1967 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-date=December 12, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212130507/https://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/US/1967-03-30-US.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref>
|6
|0
|0
|0
|13 deaths
|-
|scope="row"| 9570<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720530-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-9-14 N3305L Fort Worth-Greater Southwest Airport, TX (GSW) |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=February 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060225104124/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720530-0 |archive-date=February 25, 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|May 30, 1972
|[[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]
|Greater Southwest International Airport
|Crashed during a landing procedure part of a training exercise in Fort Worth, Texas. The probable cause of the accident was wake turbulence resulting from a preceding American Airlines DC-10 which performed touch-and-go landing. The right wing hit the ground causing a fire resulting in the aircraft being written off.
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-

|scope="row"| 954<ref>{{cite web |url=http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR73-15.pdf |title=NTSB Report AAR73-15 |access-date=November 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507064053/http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR73-15.pdf |archive-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|December 20, 1972
|[[Engineering:Convair 880|Convair 880]]
|O'Hare International Airport
|The Delta CV-880 taxied across runway 27L in heavy fog. At the same time, North Central Airlines Flight 575, a [[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]-31, took off from the same runway. The aircraft collided.
|10 (all on DC-9-31)
|0
|17 (severity unknown)
|101
|0
|-
|scope="row"| 516<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19731127-1 | title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N3323L Chattanooga Municipal Airport, TN (CHA) | website=aviation-safety.net | access-date=December 23, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606072009/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19731127-1 | archive-date=June 6, 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref>
|November 27, 1973
|[[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]
|Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
|Crashed into approach lights during a thunderstorm.<ref>{{cite web| title=Landed short, Delta Air Lines, Inc., McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, N3323L, Chattanooga Municipal Airport, Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 27, 1973| url=https://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/US/1973-11-27-US.pdf| publisher=National Transportation Safety Board| date=November 8, 1974| access-date=July 27, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215233946/http://fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/US/1973-11-27-US.pdf| archive-date=December 15, 2010| url-status=live}}</ref>
|0
|4
|75
|0
|0
|-

|scope="row"| 191
|August 2, 1985
|[[Engineering:Lockheed L-1011 TriStar|Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]]
|Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
|On a Fort Lauderdale–Dallas/Fort Worth- Los Angeles route, severe [[Earth:Microburst|microburst]]-induced [[Physics:Wind shear|wind shear]] caused the plane to crash. One person on the ground 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 name="changed">{{Cite web |title=Delta Flight 191 Incident at DFW Airport |url=https://www.weather.gov/fwd/delta191 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=weather.gov |publisher=[[Earth:National Weather Service|National Weather Service]]}}</ref>
|136
|13
|13
|2
|1 death
|-
|scope="row"| 1141
|August 31, 1988
|[[Engineering:Boeing 727|Boeing 727]]
|Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
|Crashed after takeoff bound for 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
|-
|scope="row"| 1554<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19891014-2|access-date=March 14, 2022|title=N530DA}}</ref>
|October 14, 1989
|[[Engineering:Boeing 727|Boeing 727]]
|Salt Lake City International Airport
|A parked Boeing 727-232 at Salt Lake City International Airport preparing for a flight to Edmonton International Airport caught fire due to a faulty oxygen system which was never repaired correctly. Smoke filled the cabin and all 19 passengers and crew were evacuated. There were three minor ground injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by the impending fire.
|0
|0
|2
|17
|3 minor
|-
|scope="row"| 1288<ref>{{cite news | title=2 Killed as Engine Parts Pierce Cabin of Delta Jet | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-07-mn-22011-story.html | agency=Associated Press | work={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}} | date=July 7, 1996 | url-access=subscription | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161534/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-07-mn-22011-story.html | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>
|July 6, 1996
|[[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas MD-80|McDonnell Douglas 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 Atlanta. The aircraft involved in this accident, N927DA, was repaired and returned to service. The aircraft was retired on August 10, 2018.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19960706-0|title=N927DA|accessdate= December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/McDonnell-Douglas/MD-80/N927DA-Delta-Air-Lines/JqnGIaOp | title=N927DA Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | website=www.planespotters.net | access-date=August 21, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223127/https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/McDonnell-Douglas/MD-80/N927DA-Delta-Air-Lines/JqnGIaOp | archive-date=August 21, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref>
|2
|2
|3
|135
|0
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|554<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19961019-0|title=N914DL|website=aviation-safety.net|accessdate=December 19, 2022}}</ref>
|October 19, 1996
|[[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas MD-80|McDonnell Douglas MD-88]]
|LaGuardia Airport, New York City
|While landing at LaGuardia Airport, the aircraft struck approach lights then the runway edge, shearing off the main landing gear. The aircraft, N914DL, was repaired and returned to service.
|0
|0
|3
|55
|0
|-
|12
|March 31, 2002
|[[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas MD-11|McDonnell Douglas MD-11]]
|Charlotte Douglas International Airport
|The aircraft experienced a fire warning in the no. 2 (center) engine and diverted to Charlotte Douglas International Airport where an emergency evacuation was initiated. However, the warning was revealed to be erroneous, having been caused by a failure of the detection control unit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-04-28 |title=National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report |url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20020402X00443&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=IA |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.ntsb.gov |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |id=MIA02FA075}}</ref>
|0
|5
|11
|229
|0
|-
|scope="row"| 1086
|March 5, 2015
|[[Engineering:McDonnell Douglas MD-80|McDonnell Douglas MD-88]]
|LaGuardia Airport, New York City
|While landing in heavy snowfall at LaGuardia Airport, Flight 1086 from Atlanta departed the left side of runway while traveling approximately {{convert|100|mph|kn km/h|abbr=on}}, coming to rest nearly perpendicular to the runway with its nose on an embankment beside the waters of Flushing Bay. The accident resulted in damage to the aircraft's left wing (including a fuel leak<!-- from the left wing's fuel tank -->), nose landing gear well, main electronics bay, nose radome/weather radar, and undercarriage damage forward of the front doors. The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident was the captain's inability to maintain directional control of the aircraft due to his application of excessive reverse thrust, which degraded the effectiveness of the rudder in controlling the aircraft's heading. Other factors contributing to the incident was the captain's stress and high workload during landing which prevented him from immediately recognizing the use of excessive reverse thrust.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20150305-0|title=N909DL|accessdate= December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1602.pdf|title=NTSB Final Report:Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 Runway Excursion During Landing at LaGuardia Airport|website=ntsb.gov|accessdate= December 26, 2023}}</ref>
|0
|0
|29
|103 
|0
|-
|scope="row"| 1111
|June 23, 2023
|[[Engineering:Airbus A319|Airbus A319]]
|San Antonio International Airport
|Flight 1111, a flight from Los Angeles International Airport, while taxiing to the gate after landing, an airport ramp worker employed by Unifi was ingested into a jet engine and killed. The incident was ruled a suicide. There were no other injuries reported.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Joe |last2=Razek |first2=Raja |date=June 26, 2023 |title=Airport worker 'ingested' into plane engine in Texas died by suicide, medical examiner's office says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/25/us/san-antonio-airport-worker-death/index.html20who%20was,blunt%20and%20sharp%20force%20injuries. |accessdate=July 4, 2023 |website=edition.cnn.com |publisher=CNN }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/315898|title=Incident involving N370NB|website=aviation-safety.net|accessdate= August 3, 2023}}</ref>
|0
|0
|0
|All
|1 death
|-
|scope="row"| 2348
|January 1, 2024
|Airbus A220-100
|Salt Lake City International Airport
|Flight 2348, preparing to depart to San Francisco International Airport, was being [[Chemistry:Deicing|de-iced]] when a passenger (ticketed for a different flight to Denver International Airport) exited the terminal and entered the airport grounds unauthorized. The passenger, later reported has having [[Medicine:Bipolar disorder|bipolar disorder]], was killed when he climbed into the Airbus' shutdown but still spinning engine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-dies-crawling-into-plane-engine-salt-lake-city-airport-utah-delta-air-lines/|title = Man dies after crawling into plane engine at Salt Lake City Airport, officials say |website= CBS |date=2024-01-02|first=Aliza|last=Chasan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2024/01/02/salt-lake-city-utah-airport-death/72082149007/|title=Utah man dies in airplane engine at Salt Lake City airport|work=USA Today|date=January 2, 2024|first=Eric|last=Lagatta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/1/10/24031965/salt-lake-city-airports-security-procedures-efinger-plane-engine|work=The Deseret|date=January 10, 2024|first=Emma|last=Pitts|title=Salt Lake City Department of Airports explains security procedures following man’s death in airplane engine}}</ref>
|0
|0
|0
|All
|1 death
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*The attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on December 25, 2009, occurred four days before the operating certificates of Northwest and Delta were combined (December 31, 2009). The aircraft involved in the incident was in Delta livery and reported in some early news reports as "Delta Flight 253".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weber|first1=Harry|title=Delta's Flight 253 Passengers Get Travel Vouchers From Delta After Foiled Terror Plot|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/30/deltas-flight-253-passeng_n_407196.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102081758/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/30/deltas-flight-253-passeng_n_407196.html|archive-date=January 2, 2010 | publisher=HuffPost | agency=Associated Press | date=March 18, 2010}}</ref><!-- Examples:
*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/30/deltas-flight-253-passeng_n_407196.html (an AP article)
*http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/terror-attacks-attempts-since-9-11/21/
*http://blog.seattlepi.com/airlinereporter/2010/03/09/test-shows-delta-flight-253-could-have-safely-landed-even-if-bomb-detonated/
*http://www.news.com.au/world/man-arrested-on-flight-into-detroit/story-e6frfkyi-1225814037084
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-flight-incident-idUSN2513989920091225 Reuters]
*http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=53948
Furthermore, a ruling about the bomber's statements to investigators uses the term "Northwest-Delta Flight 253":
*http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-mied-2_10-cr-20005/pdf/USCOURTS-mied-2_10-cr-20005-3.pdf
-->

===Hijackings===
There have been over a dozen attempted hijackings that 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:
* On February 21, 1968, a Delta DC-8 was hijacked to Havana, Cuba. This was the first successful hijacking to Cuba from the U.S. since 1961, and was the start of multiple hijacking attempts to Cuba in the late 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-07/From_FAA_Peace_Officers_to_Air_Marshals.pdf|title=From FAA Officers to Air Marshals: An Early History of Airline Hijackings and Security in America 1961-1970|website=faa.gov|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref> This coincided with the introduction of passenger screening using metal detectors in U.S. airports starting in the late 1960s.
* On July 31, 1972, 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. The flight was allowed to return with passengers to the U.S., stopping in Barcelona for refueling.<ref name="nbc">{{cite news|url=http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=465514|title=Delta Hijacking|work=NBC Nightly News|publisher=Vanderbilt Television News Archive|date=August 1, 1972|access-date=January 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010051353/http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=465514|archive-date=October 10, 2013|url-status=live}}</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|access-date=March 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026020249/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720731-0&lang=en|archive-date=October 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On February 22, 1974, Samuel Byck, an unemployed tire salesman from Pennsylvania, shot and killed an Aviation Police Officer, then stormed aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 523, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 flight at Baltimore Friendship Airport (now Baltimore–Washington International Airport) scheduled to fly to Atlanta, and shot both pilots, killing the First Officer, Fred Jones. He intended to crash the plane into the White House.<ref name="schneier">{{cite web |url=http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/06/patrick_smith_o.html |title=Patrick Smith on Airline Security |work=Schneier on Security |publisher=Schneier.com |date=June 19, 2006 |access-date=January 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304033445/http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/06/patrick_smith_o.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> After shooting the pilots, the hijacker grabbed a passenger and demanded that she fly the aircraft.<ref name="cbs">{{cite web| url=http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=233047| title=Hijack Attempt| work=CBS Evening News| publisher=Vanderbilt Television News Archive| date=February 22, 1974| access-date=May 11, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321165624/http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=233047| archive-date=March 21, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> The passengers meanwhile fled the aircraft. The hijacking attempt ended when, after a standoff with police, Byck was shot twice through an aircraft porthole by a Maryland policeman, severely wounding him. Before police stormed the plane, Byck killed himself. The plane never left the gate during this incident.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19740222-0|title=Delta Air Lines DC-9 attempted hijacking at BWI Airport 2/22/1974|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
* On August 23, 1980, a Delta Air Lines L-1011 on a San Juan to Los Angeles flight was hijacked and flown to Cuba.<ref name="time">{{cite news | url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948993,00.html | title=CUBA: Havana-Bound | magazine={{wipe|Time (magazine)}} | date=August 25, 1980 | url-access=subscription | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161532/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948993,00.html | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> The hijacker was jailed by Cuban authorities, and all passengers were released unharmed.
* 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. 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 name="diaz">{{cite news | url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-08-17-0208170049-story.html | title=Tip Yields Arrest Of Hijack Suspect | work=Sun-Sentinel | first=Madeline BarM-s | last=Diaz | date=August 17, 2002 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-date=June 25, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625052229/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-08-17-0208170049-story.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and sentenced to 10 years in prison the following year.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Cuban-Man-Gets-10-Years-for-Hijacking-7358645.php | title=Cuban Man Gets 10 Years for Hijacking | work=Huron Daily Tribune | date=March 11, 2003 | access-date=July 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721014954/https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Cuban-Man-Gets-10-Years-for-Hijacking-7358645.php | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>
* Additional hijackings that resulted in no injuries and the flight landing in Cuba include March 28, 1984 (Delta 357, a 727, New Orleans-Dallas),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840328-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 registration unknown Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV)|website=Aviation-safety.net|date=March 28, 1984|access-date=March 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050909212615/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840328-0|archive-date=September 9, 2005|url-status=live}}</ref> August 18, 1983 (Delta 784, a 727, Miami-Tampa),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830818-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 registration unknown Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) |website=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=March 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105203437/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830818-0 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> July 17, 1983 (Delta 722, a 727, Miami-Tampa),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830717-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 registration unknown Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) |website=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=March 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105203414/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830717-0 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and June 11, 1979 (Delta 1061, a L-1011, New York LaGuardia-Fort Lauderdale).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790611-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1011 TriStar registration unknown Havana |website=Aviation-safety.net |access-date=March 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050905192856/http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790611-1 |archive-date=September 5, 2005 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* Air transportation in the United States
* Delta Flight Museum
* Delta Global Staffing
* [[Engineering:Delta Ship 41|Delta Ship 41]]
* List of airlines of the United States
* List of airports in the United States
* Transportation in the United States

==References==
;Notes
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;Bibliography
* {{cite book |last1= Green |first1=William | first2=Gordon | last2=Swanborough | first3=John | last3=Mowinski |title= Modern Commercial Aircraft |year= 1987 |publisher=Crown Publishers, Inc. |location=New York |isbn= 0-517-63369-8}}

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