Delta Air Lines
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Delta Air Lines is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The United States' oldest operating airline and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide,[7] 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.[8][9] Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.[9] As of the end of 2022, it had 90,000 employees.[10]
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| Founded | March 2, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-02), as Huff Daland Dusters in Macon, Georgia | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 17, 1929 (1929-06-17) | ||||||
| AOC # | DALA026A[1] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | SkyMiles | ||||||
| Alliance | SkyTeam/SkyTeam Cargo | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 989 | ||||||
| Destinations | 311[4] | ||||||
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| ISIN | US2473617023 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||||||
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| Founder | C.E. Woolman | ||||||
| Revenue |  US$58.05 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
| Operating income | US$5.521 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
| Net income | US$4.609 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
| Total assets | US$73.64 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
| Total equity | US$11.11 billion (2023)[5] | ||||||
| Employees | 103,000 (2023)[5] | ||||||
| Website | delta | ||||||
Delta has nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures.[9] It is ranked second among the world's largest airlines by number of passengers carried, passenger-miles flown, and fleet size. It is ranked first by revenue for commercially owned airline companies as well as in brand value, and 113th on the Fortune 500.[11][12]