Delta Air Lines

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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: Ã, DAL), commonly referred to as Delta is the main American airline, with its headquarters and its largest hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline, together with its regional subsidiaries and affiliates, operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves a vast domestic and international network that includes 319 destinations in 54 countries on six continents, as of October 2016. Delta is one of four founding members of the Alliance the airline SkyTeam, and operates a joint venture with AeroMexico, Air France-KLM, Alitalia, Korean Air, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia and WestJet (after being approved by the Canadian and American governments). Regional services are operated under the Delta Connection brand name.

One of the five remaining legacy operators, Delta is the sixth oldest airline by date of the foundation, and the oldest airline still operating in the United States. Company history can be traced back to Huff Daland Dusters , which was founded in 1924 in Macon, Georgia as a plant dust operation. The company moved to Monroe, Louisiana, and later renamed Delta Air Services, referring to the nearby Mississippi Delta region, and commenced its passenger service on June 17, 1929. Among the predecessors of the current Delta Air Lines , Western Airlines and Northwest Airlines began flying passengers in 1926 and 1927, respectively.

In 2013, Delta Air Lines is the world's largest airline in terms of scheduled passengers (120.6 million), and the second largest in terms of passenger-mileage (277.6 billion) and capacity (4.4 billion ASM/week, March 2013).

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Histori

Delta Air Lines started as a plant dust operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Incorporated. The company was founded on May 30, 1924 in Macon, Georgia, and moved to Monroe, Louisiana, in 1925. They flew Huff-Daland Duster, the first true rag, designed to combat boll weevil infestation from cotton plants. Collett E. Woolman, one of the original directors, bought the company on September 13, 1928, and renamed it Delta Air Service. The service began on June 17, 1929 with the inaugural flight between Dallas, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi.

Delta moved its headquarters to its current location in Atlanta in 1941, and continues to grow through the addition of routes and other airline acquisitions. It replaced the jet propellers in the 1960s and entered international competition to Europe in the 1970s and throughout the Pacific in the 1980s.

The more recent history of the Delta was marked by its emergence from bankruptcy on April 25, 2007, and merger with Northwest Airlines. The merger was announced April 14, 2008, and is set to create the world's largest airline. Following the merger agreement on October 29, 2008, Northwest continued to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta until December 31, 2009 when both operational operator certificates were merged (Delta certificates stored). Delta completed its integration with Northwest on January 31, 2010 when their reservation system and website were combined, and the Northwest Airlines brand was officially retired.

predecessor

Delta Air Lines as it is today is the result of many mergers over its history. Preliminary operators include:

• Chicago and Southern Air Lines (formed in 1933, merged into Delta in 1953). Delta flying under the name Delta-C & amp; S for the next two years.
• Northeast Airlines (formed in 1931, merged into Delta in August 1972)
• Northwest Airlines (formed in 1926, joined Delta in 2010. Also known as Northwest Orient Airlines from 1950-1986)
  • Republic Airlines (formed in 1979, joined Northwest Airlines in 1986)
    • Hughes Airwest (formed in 1968 as Air West as a result of a merger of three Bonanza Airline lanes, Pacific Air Lines and West Coast Airlines, a change of name to Hughes Airwest in 1970, merged into Republic Airlines in 1980)
      • Bonanza Air Lines (formed in 1945, merged into Air West/Hughes Airwest in 1968)
      • Pacific Air Lines (formed in 1941, merged into Air West/Hughes Airwest in 1968)
      • West Coast Airlines (formed in 1941, merged into Air West/Hughes Airwest in 1968)
    • North Central Airlines (formed in 1944 as Wisconsin Central Airlines, renamed North Central Airlines in 1952, merged into Republic Airlines in 1979)
    • Southern Airways (formed in 1944, merged into Republic Airlines in 1979)
• Pan American World Airways (formed in 1927, after its bankruptcy in 1991 Delta purchased Pan Am assets and routes and incorporated them into its operations)
  • Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean Airways (formed in 1927, merged into Pan American World Airways in 1928)
  • American Overseas Airlines (formed in 1937, merged into Pan American World Airways in 1950)
  • American Corporation Flight/American International Airways (formed in 1926, merged into Pan American World Airways in 1928)
  • National Airlines (formed in 1934, merged into Pan American World Airways in 1980)
• Western Airlines (formed in 1925, merged into Delta in 1987)
  • Standard Airway (formed in 1927, merged into Western Airlines in 1930)

Subsidiary of the Dead Delta

• Comair started service in March 1977 and is based at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. After successfully introducing the 50-seat aircraft to the United States, it was acquired by Delta in October 1999. Comair became the main operator of Delta Connection and operates over 400 daily flights from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport across the US, Mexico and the Caribbean.. Comair suspended operations on September 29, 2012, and folded into Delta Connection operations.
• Delta Express started service in October 1996 in Delta's bid to compete with low-cost airlines on a leisure-oriented route. The main base of operations is Orlando International Airport and uses Boeing 737-200 aircraft. It ceased operations in November 2003 after Song was founded.
• Song started service on April 15, 2003 as a first-class airline operated by Delta to compete directly with JetBlue Airways from both New York-JFK airline hubs. While the brand is considered a successful addition to the Northeast-to-Florida market, the airline financially suffers. On May 1, 2006, Song folded into Delta mainline brand. Song using Boeing 757 aircraft.

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Operation

Headquarters and offices

Delta corporate headquarters is located on the corporate campus on the northern border of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, within the city limits of Atlanta. This location has served as Delta headquarters since 1941, when the company moved its corporate office from Monroe, Louisiana, to Greater Atlanta. Delta dust division remained headquartered in Monroe until Delta stopped dusty in 1966. Prior to 1981, Delta's corporate campus, an 80-acre (32-acre) estate near the old Hartsfield Airport terminal, was outside the Atlanta City Limit in the area Unrelated Fulton. On 3 August 1981, the Atlanta City Council approved the annexation of 141 acres (57 ha) of land, an area containing the Delta headquarters. Beginning in 1981 Delta had to start paying $ 200,000 annually to the City of Atlanta in tax form. In September 1981, the airline sued the city, challenging annexation on the grounds of the 1960s Atlanta City annexation constitution at the old Hartsfield terminal. The city of Atlanta is only permitted to annex an area adjacent to an area already within the Atlanta city limits.

In addition to hosting Delta headquarters, Hartsfield-Jackson is also the home of Delta TechOps, MRO's major maintenance, repair, and overhaul of the airline and the largest full-service airline MRO in North America, specializing in engines, components, airframe, and channel maintenance.

Delta maintains a large presence in Twin Cities, with more than 12,000 employees in the region as well as significant corporate support functions located in the Minneapolis area, including the company's information technology division office.

Branding

The Delta logo, often called the "widget", was originally inaugurated in 1959. The triangular shape is taken from the Greek delta letter, and recalls the origin of the airline in the Mississippi Delta. It is also said to be reminiscent of the wing-swept design of DC-8, Delta's first jet airliner.

The current Delta livery is called "Up & Forward". It features a white plane with a company name in blue, and a widget on the vertical stabilizer. Delta introduced the 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 "moving colors") uses eight. This means the switch saves airline money by removing one day from each aircraft painting cycle. It took four years to paint all of its aircraft into the current scheme, including the aircraft inherited from Northwest Airlines.

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Hubs

Current hub

Delta has eight domestic hubs and four international hubs. Delta carries more passengers than other airlines in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, and Salt Lake City.

• Detroit Metropolitan Airport - Acquired through a merger with Northwest, Detroit is the second largest center of the Delta by daily and third largest flights with available seats. It serves as the airline's main Asian gateway for the northeastern United States.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - In addition to its corporate headquarters, Delta also operates Delta TechOps, Delta's premier care center and world's largest aviation hub in Atlanta. It is also the main gateway of Delta to Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the secondary transatlantic gate.
• John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City - A major international gateway, especially to Europe. It also offers services on many "cross-continent" prestige routes to west coast destinations including Los Angeles and San Francisco.
• LaGuardia Airport, New York City - An important domestic hub created as a result of a slot exchange with US Airways. Delta Services in LaGuardia include many cities on the east coast of the US, and a number of regional destinations in the US and Canada.
• Los Angeles International Airport - Delta inherited its LAX hub from Western Airlines but unraveled it in the mid-1990s, opting to move most of the aircraft to the East Coast of the USA. Since then, it has reopened the hub, offering services to Latin America, Asia, and Australia, as well as major domestic bases and West Coast area destinations. In May 2015, Delta captured 17.22% passenger market share with 139 daily departures
• Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport - After the headquarters for Northwest Airlines, Minneapolis is the third largest hub of Delta by daily and second flights with available seats and routes. Delta serves 25,844,791 passengers at MSP by 2015 and accounts for more than 80% of airport traffic. Services cover most of the airports served by Delta in the United States, a number of regional destinations in the upper Midwest region, most of Canada and America metropolitan areas, as well as many destinations in Latin America, Europe and Asia.
• Salt Lake City International Airport - Delta's fifth largest hub, was inherited during the incorporation of Western Airlines 1987. The services of Salt Lake City cover most of the major US destinations as well as a number of regional destinations in the US and Canada, and select cities in Europe and Hawaii.
• Seattle-Tacoma - Delta International Airport announces the status of the Seattle hub in 2014. The Hub serves as an important gateway to Asia. Delta began aggressively establishing its presence in Seattle in 2011, triggering tensions with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines. Since 2017, due to airport space restrictions, Delta's growth in Seattle has been stagnant. To fully meet the region's demand for aviation, The Port of Seattle has announced the North Sea-Tac Airport Remodeling Project (NorthSTAR). By 2020, North Satellites will be expanded by more than 240 feet (73 m), increasing the square footage of the terminal by 181,000 feet (55,000 m) and increasing the number of gates from 12 to 20.

This statistic is the latest in February 2017 . (Ranking by daily departures).

Former hub

• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky - Cincinnati Airport at one time was the second largest hub for Delta with 670 departures daily. Since 2005 bankruptcy and merger with Northwest, the service has been cut drastically, due to its proximity to the Detroit hub as well as the closure of Comair. The level of service has stabilized and seating capacity has increased since late 2015, with Delta maintaining the city's focus operations at the airport.
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport - Delta at one time operates more than 200 flights per day from DFW, making it their third largest hub at the moment. Delta closed its hub in February 2005 due to a competitive hub with American Airlines, which has their main hub there.
• Frankfurt Airport - After Pan Am panic, Delta acquires the Frankfurt hub and the rest of the Atlantic Division. Delta closed its hub in 1997, choosing to concentrate their European routes from Paris and Amsterdam with Air France and KLM partners.
• Logan International Airport, Boston - Center for Delta in the second half of the 20th century until the early 2000s. In 2005, Terminal A, built for single use Delta. However, when Delta filed for bankruptcy, they reduced operations and leased 11 of the 22 gates in the terminal. Today, Delta maintains a city of focus at the airport, with daily international flights to various cities in Central America, Canada, and major cities in Europe. They now occupy 17 of the 22 gates and recently opened the second Sky Club.
• Memphis International Airport - Delta inherits Memphis hub operations in North West mergers. After several rounds of cuts, the hub status is deleted in 2013.
• Orlando International Airport - Delta built the center of Orlando with Comair from 1987, continuing to become "The Official Airlines of Walt Disney World". The airport became the center for Delta Express and Song, before Delta pulled back the mainstream presence in the mid-2000s.
• O'Hare International Airport, Chicago - Delta operates a small center in O'Hare until the early 1990s.
• Portland International Airport - Delta built the center of Portland in the late 1980s to gain a US presence into the Asian market. Hub operates most of Delta's flights to Asia, but is slowly reduced due to the Japanese and Korean economic recession, and closed in 2001.

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Personnel

Between major operations and subsidiaries, and by March 2015, Delta employs nearly 80,000 people. Joanne Smith is the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer responsible for the monitoring and support of personnel needs in the Delta. He was appointed on October 1, 2014 to replace Mike Campbell. Ed Bastian is CEO.

Employee relations

Delta's 12,000 mainline pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International and are the largest union pilot group. The company about 180 flight dispatchers is represented by the Professional Aviation Flight Control Association (PAFCA).

Excluding aviation pilots and dispatchers, Delta is the only one of the five largest airlines in the United States, and one of only two over 9 (the other is JetBlue), whose non-pilot US domestic staff is entirely non-Unity.

Non-unionized pilots cause problems during and after the merger with Northwest, whose employees have a much higher degree of unity. While pilots in both airlines are unionized, it is necessary to have a union vote for all other groups of employees. Northwest Airlines stewardess was previously represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA). Voting on unions with AFA in post-merger Delta was held on 3 November 2010, union was narrowly rejected by flight attendants, with 9,544 votes against unions and 9,216 support. AFA accused Delta of intervening in the vote and asked the National Mediation Council (NMB) to investigate and order a second vote. The NMB investigation found that the election was not compromised and rejected the claim. Currently both the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the AFA coalition and the American Transport Workers Union are trying to rally a union vote for Delta flight.

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Destination

As of March 2015, Delta operates more than 5,400 flights per day. Delta Connection operates 2,533 flights daily.

Delta is the only US airline to fly to Accra, Copenhagen, Dakar, DÃÆ'¼sseldorf, Johannesburg, Lagos, Nice, Ponta Delgada (seasonal), and Stuttgart. It is also the only US operator to have scheduled services to Africa, and thus the only US operator serving six inhabited continents.

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Alliance and codeshare agreements

Delta was a founding member of the SkyTeam Alliance in 2000. In addition to SkyTeam's partners, Delta Air Lines also has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Air France-KLM and Alitalia joint venture

The legacy of the Northwest-KLM relationship (which is older than one of the three major airline alliances including SkyTeam itself), Delta has a transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. The program coordinates transatlantic operations, including ticket pricing, schedules, capacity, and revenue. On 27 January 2012, the European Commission launched an investigation into the impact of joint ventures on competition on the route it covered.

Joint venture with Virgin Atlantic

On December 11, 2012, Delta announced that it would spend $ 360 million to buy a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic. These shares were previously held by Singapore Airlines. As part of this agreement, the two airlines will share the costs and revenues of all airline-operated joint venture airlines. The two airlines plan to operate a total of 31 round-trip flights between the UK and North America, including nine daily round-trip flights between London Heathrow airport and New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport). The two airline applications for antitrust immunity are provided by the US Department of Transportation on September 23, 2013.

Joint Venture with Korean Air

Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have been cleared to continue with the transpacific network joint venture. The Regulatory Authorities in the US and Korea have approved the joint venture, including the US Department of Transport, and the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

They aim to enhance cargo abdominal cooperation and offer benefits to its customers in one of the most comprehensive route networks in the trans-Pacific market. This joint venture gives Delta and Korean Air customers unlimited access to over 290 destinations in America and over 80 in Asia.

Joint Venture with WestJet

Delta Air Lines and WestJet have held talks to form a joint business network, awaiting approval from the Regulators and the council.

Longest non-stop flight

* The Atlanta route to Shanghai begins in July 2018

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Fleet

In March 2018, Delta operated a fleet of more than 850 aircraft produced by Airbus, Boeing, and McDonnell Douglas. Delta operates Boeing 717, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and McDonnell Douglas MD-90s in the world, and the largest Airbus A330 fleet of any US carrier. Prior to the 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines, Delta's fleet consisted only of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft. The Airbus plane from Northwest joined the fleet after the merger, and much more since it was added.

Unlike other US relief operators, Delta often seeks to acquire and utilize older aircraft, especially narrow bodies, and has created an extensive MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) organization, called TechOps, to support it. The oldest aircraft in the fleet is McDonnell Douglas MD-88, with an average age of over 25 years. However, in early 2011 Delta began talks with Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier to discuss the replacement of McDonnell Douglas DC-9, MD-88, and older A320 and 757-200 aircraft. On August 22, 2011, Delta ordered 100 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft and delayed the order of 100 narrow-body jets by 2012.

As part of its strategy to use cheaper aircraft, Delta agreed in 2012 to lease 88 Boeing 717 acquired by Southwest Airlines during the AirTran Airways acquisition. They will be used as a replacement for the DC-9 fleet and some 50-seat regional aircraft such as the CRJ-100 and -200. First-ever revenue flight is on October 25, 2013, Delta officially retired DC-9 last on January 6, 2014; it is used on a required basis until January 22, 2014 when the latter is removed from the service. Delta is the last US operator to operate DC-9. As a continuation of the refreshment and expansion of the narrowbody fleet, Delta ordered 75 Bombardier CS100 planes and an additional 50 options on April 28, 2016, becoming the first American airline to order the type.

The airline is not yet interested in buying or operating an old wide body aircraft. On August 1, 2014, Delta announced that it would begin to stop the old Boeing 747-400 fleet, which Delta acquired as part of the Northwest merger. During a 2014 revenue call, CEO Richard Anderson announced that they will retire by the end of 2017. On 20 November 2014, the airline announced orders for 25 Airbus A350-900 and 25 Airbus A330-900 aircraft to replace the 747 fleet due to retirement, as well as some 767 aging. A350 shipments begin in the second quarter of 2017, while the first A330-900 is scheduled for 2019. Delta retired 747 on 3 January 2018 with its last receiving flight from Seoul-Incheon to Detroit occurred on December 19, 2017, becoming the last major US Airline to fly 747.

On December 14, 2017, Delta ordered 100 Airbus A321neos, with a further 100 options for $ 25.4 billion in list prices, to be shipped starting in 2020; equipped with Pratt & amp; Whitney PW1100Gs and will be configured with a maximum of 197 passengers, they will replace the older Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200s, MD-88 and MD-90.

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Cabin

Delta has upgraded its cabin branding by 2015. The airline now offers or plans to offer 6 different cabin service options: Delta One, Delta Premium Select, First Class, Comfort, Main Cabin, and Basic Economy. Availability and exact details vary by route and type of aircraft.

Delta One

Delta One is the airline's premier business class product, available for long-haul international flights, as well as trans-continental services from New York-JFK to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Delta One has seats in all types of aircraft, and direct hall access from every seat on all types except Boeing 757-200. The Boeing 767-300ER and Boeing 767-400ER seats, designed by James Thompson, feature a space-saving design where the seat is staggered in such a way that when in a completely flat position, the foot of each bed extends beneath the arm of the chair from the seat in front of it. One cabin delta in the Boeing 777-200ER/LR fleet is configured in Herringbone layout, while the Airbus A330 cabin (featuring Cirrus bedded suite by US Zodiac seats) is configured in reversed herringbone pattern.

All seats are also equipped with personal In-Flight-Entertainment (IFE) systems, on-demand, universal power ports, moving reading lights and folding desks. Passengers also receive special steamed food by chefs, drinks, alcoholic beverages, comfort equipment Tumi Inc., premium bedding, and Sky Club access before flight.

In August 2016 Delta announced the introduction of Delta One Suites on selected widebody fleets. This suite will feature doors to the hallway to improve privacy, as well as better storage space, larger IFE screens, and updated designs. The suite will be launched on the Airbus A350 fleet, first delivered in July 2017, followed by installation in the Boeing 777 fleet.

Choose Premium

In April 2016, CEO Ed Bastian announced that a new Premium Economy cabin would be added. Since renamed Premium Select, this cabin will feature extra leg room, adjustable footrest, additional, wide, and reclining seats, and new premium services. Delta introduced it to the new Airbus A350, first delivered in Autumn 2017, and will be followed by Boeing 777.

First Class

First Class is offered on major domestic flights (except those featuring Delta One services), select short and medium range international flights, and Delta Connection aircraft with more than 50 seats. Seats range from 18.5 to 20.75 inches (47.0 to 52.7 cm) and have a pitch between 37 and 40 inches (94 and 102 cm). Passengers in this class receive more free snacks than the Main Cabin, as well as free drinks and alcohol, and complete food services on flights of 900 miles (1,400 km) and longer. Certain aircraft also have a power port in every seat and free entertainment products from Delta Studio. First Class passengers are also eligible for priority rides.

Delta Comfort

Delta Comfort seats are installed in all aircraft not including the new Delta A350s and have a 34-36 inch pitch (860-910 mm); on all configured Delta One planes, 35-36 inch pitch (890-910 mm) and 50 percent more leaning over the standard Standard Cabin seats. Additional facilities include: Sky Priority Boarding, dedicated overhead space, free beer, wine and spirit on flights of 250 miles or more, and free premium snacks on flights of 900 miles (1,400 km) or more. Free premium entertainment is available via Delta Studio, with free headsets available on most flights. On cross-continental flights between JFK-LAX/SFO, Delta Comfort passengers also get Luvo snack pieces. Medal members can upgrade from the Main Cabin to Comfort for free, while other customers can increase fees or with SkyMiles.

Headline

The Main Cabin is available on all aircraft with seats ranging from 17 to 18 inches (43 to 46 cm) wide and 30 to 33 inches (76 to 84Ã, Â ° C) from the pitch. The main cabin on Boeing 737, 747-400, 777, and Boeing 757-200, 767-300, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 selected aircraft have a seat base where the bottom of the seat moves forward beside the rear seat tilted back while lying down.

Main Passenger Cabins receive free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks on all flights 250 miles (400 km) or longer. Alcoholic drinks are also available for purchase. Free food and alcoholic beverages are provided on international long-haul flights as well as selected transcontinental domestic flights, such as between New York-JFK and Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. As part of the Delta Aviation Fuel purchase program, food is available for purchase on other North American flights over 900 miles (1,400 km) or longer.

Delta operates different purchase programs between 2003 and 2005. The previous program had items from different providers, depending on the origin and destination of the flight. Prices range up to $ 10 ($ 12.96 when adjusted for inflation). The airline started service on selected flights in July 2003, and food service was initially offered on 400 flights. Delta ended the purchase program in 2005; on the contrary, Delta began offering snacks at no additional charge on flights over 90 minutes to most US domestic flights and several flights to the Caribbean and Latin America. Beginning in mid-March 2005 the airline plans to stop supplying cushions to flights within 48 adjacent US states, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean and Central America. In addition, airlines increased the price of alcoholic beverages on major Delta flights from $ 4 ($ 5.01 when adjusted for inflation) to $ 5 ($ 6.27 when adjusted for inflation); an increase in alcohol prices did not occur on the flight Song.

Basic Economy

Basic Economics is the basic version of the Main Cabin, offering the same services with less flexibility options for lower prices. Examples of fewer flexibility options include no ticket change, no free or paid upgrades regardless of the frequent-flier status, and only have seats assigned at check-in.

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On-board facility

Wi-Fi

On August 5, 2008, Delta announced it would install Aircell's mobile broadband network, Gogo, which allows customers to travel with Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets, to access the Internet at an additional cost. Gogo was initially offered on the Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-88 fleet and MD-90 aircraft but has been extended to the remaining domestic fleet, as well as Delta Connection aircraft with first-class cabins. Delta has the largest aircraft fleet equipped with Wi-Fi in the world. The airline introduced its first Wi-Fi on flights on international routes to Tokyo from Los Angeles and Atlanta in March 2014, and declared its intention to offer services on all cross-ocean flight routes by the end of 2015. Although Delta has announced retirement of its 747 fleet, all Delta 747 is equipped with wifi and Delta currently installs wifi on 777 fleets.

In-flight entertainment

History

In the 1960s, audio programming was introduced in which passengers wore headphones consisting of hollow pipes in music. It was installed in several Delta planes. Some of the early wide-bodied aircraft, including the Lockheed L-1011 fleet, Boeing 767-200, and 767-300, have films projected onto cabin seals. Also during the late 1980s and early 1990s, CRT monitors above the aisles were added to the 757 fleet, making it the first narrow aircraft featuring video entertainment. MD-90 introduced the first Delta IFE system with LCD monitors in 1995, and 777 introduced the first video system on Delta seats in 1999, initially using the Rockwell Collins Total Entertainment System. The first all-digital Delta IFE system with AVOD (Panasonic eFX) was first introduced in 2003 in Delta, a former low-cost subsidiary, Song. The Rockwell Collins IFE system on the 777 was replaced by the Panasonic eFX system in 2007, followed by Panasonic eX2 in 2011. The eFX and eX2 Panasonic systems are trademarks by Delta as Delta on Demand .

In the spring of 2010, Delta installed the Panasonic eFX AVOD system in Economy on six 767-300ERs that were used on routes that were 12 hours or longer. Delta also announced that it will install AVOD in Economy class on all Boeing 767-300ER and 747 aircraft for the next 3 years.

On July 27, 2010, Delta announced that it will be the customer launch of the new AVOD eX2 system with Eco 9i Integrated Smart Monitor, the new ultra-light IFE system by Panasonic Avionics Corporation and Zodiac Seats US. The system has been installed throughout the 747-400 fleet in October 2012, and is currently being installed on the 767-300ER fleet (except for six aircraft previously installed with the eFX system in 2010). Different versions of the Integrated Smart Monitor developed by Panasonic Avionics Corporation and BE Aerospace are currently being installed on the Airbus A330 fleet. These chairs will also be installed on the Boeing 757-300 and Boeing 737-900ER new fleets, and will replace the seats and monitors in the Boeing 757-200 international fleet.

In 2012, Delta began replacing CRT overhead monitors on the pre-merged Delta 757-200 fleet with a new LCD monitor. This is completed by the end of 2012.

The 767-400ER fleet initially featured the LCD above the alley, but was replaced in 2009 by the Panasonic eFX AVOD system when the last of the 767-400ER was changed from domestic to international use. The CRT projector was initially featured in the economy class on the Boeing 767-300, with the international 767-300ER also featuring a ceiling-mounted CRT display above the alley, which has been replaced by an LCD monitor, and is now in the process of being converted to the AVOD eFX2 system.

When Ex-TWA ETOPS 757 of the Delta was first delivered, they displayed a system created by Sony Transcom (a former Sony subsidiary now sold to Rockwell Collins) installed at the factory for TWA. This system displays a down falling LCD monitor similar to the non-Transcon 737-800s and 757-300s Delta. Delta replaces the Sony Transcom system with Panasonic eFX system featuring in-seat video and AVOD at the same time as the new BusinessElite seats and sleek economy class seats are installed.

Current fleet

Audio and video available on all aircraft except McDonnell Douglas MD-80, Boeing 717, MD-90, Airbus A320 and Delta Connection. Boeing 777-200ER, 777-200LR, along with the 767-300 and A330 aircraft that have completed cab modifications, feature the Panasonic eX2 system. Compared to older eFX systems, it offers greater storage capacity, as well as lighter and larger personal video screens. Boeing 767-400ER aircraft, selected 757-200 aircraft, and the rest of the internationally-configured Boeing 767-300ER aircraft that has not completed cab modifications, using the Panasonic eFX AVOD system. On this 767-300 aircraft, AVOD is only available in the Delta One class, while the system includes an overhead LCD monitor and audio programming for passengers sitting in the Economy cabin. Unmodified Airbus A330 aircraft featuring the Panasonic 3000i AVOD system in all cabins. The system includes an auxiliary LCD monitor on top of the alley to display security videos and mobile maps.

Boeing 767-300s domestic, Boeing 737-700, and cross-continent selected Boeing 757-200 and selected Boeing 737-800s using Panasonic eFX system, also featuring live broadcast via Dish Network both in the main class and economy. Some Boeing 737-800, as well as all systems feature Boeing 757-300s with LCD display drop down below overhead basket.

All aircraft with AVOD have iXplor motion maps program from Panasonic. 737-800 with overhead video and a 767-300ER aircraft trainer section with overhead video featuring Rockwell Collins Airshow moving maps, often featured on takeoff and landing. Other aircraft previously equipped with Rockwell Collins Airshow moving maps include Lockheed L-1011-250 and -500, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, and Boeing 767-400ER and 777-200ER. The L-1011 and MD-11 fleets have since been retired, while 767-400ER and 777-200ER have since had an Airshow system replaced by the Panasonic iXplor system built into the EFX and eX2 AVOD systems.

Delta Sky Magazine

Delta Sky Magazine dan edisi online-nya diterbitkan oleh MSP Communications di Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Program hadiah

SkyMiles

SkyMiles is a frequent flyer program for Delta Air Lines. Until September 2017, one of the unique features of this program is that the miles never end.

Sky Club

Delta Air Lines airport lounge is called Sky Clubs. Membership options include one visit and annual membership that can be bought with money or miles. International business class passengers get free access. Membership may also be granted through a high-end Delta status or by purchasing multiple American Express credit cards.

Features vary by location, but generally include free drinks (including alcoholic beverages), snacks, and reading materials. Free Wi-Fi for members and guests and mostly provided in the US by AT & amp; T. Other benefits for Sky Club members include reciprocal lounge access with other SkyTeam members and other Delta partners.

Originally, the Delta-based airport club was called the Crown Room lounge, with Northwest's WorldClubs called.

SkyBonus

On November 27, 2001, Delta Air Lines launched SkyBonus, a program aimed at small to medium sized businesses spending between $ 5,000 and $ 500,000 per year for air travel. Businesses can earn points to travel and free upgrades, as well as Sky Club membership and SkyMiles Sky Healing status. Points earned on paid trips based on various tariffs paid, booking codes, and place of origin or destination. Although registered businesses can earn points toward free travel, passengers who travel are still eligible to get SkyMiles during their journey.

In early 2010, Delta Air Lines incorporated the SkyBonus program with a Northwest-like Biz Perks program.

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Environmental Initiatives

In 2008, Delta Air Lines received an award from the US Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Design Program (DfE) for the use of PreKote, a more environmentally friendly surface of chromium non-hexavalent chrome on its aircraft, replacing hazardous chemicals previously. used to improve paint adhesion and prevent corrosion. In addition, PreKote reduces water usage by two thirds and reduces wastewater treatment.

PreKote also saves money by reducing the time it takes to paint each plane. With a time savings of eight to ten percent, it will save more than $ 1 million every year.

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Sponsors

• Delta served as the official airline of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, and also the official airline for Major League Baseball teams such as Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals ,, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals. Delta also brings Buffalo Sabers, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Sparks, Chelsea FC, Madison Square Garden, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, Copa Amà © Centica Rica, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta United FC, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
• Delta delivers an annual Delta Award for Global Understanding in conjunction with Georgia University.
• The Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, home of the Utah Jazz NBA, was originally known as the Delta Center. Delta holds naming rights to the arena from 1991 to 2006 and continues to be the official sponsor of the team.
• Delta is sponsor of the 2009 International Auto Show in North America in Detroit.
• Delta is the official airline for the Grammy Awards.
• Delta is the official airline of Chelsea F.C.
• Delta is the official airline for the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team.
• In August 2011, Delta continued to drive to New York City by earning the first art sponsor. The deal, with the Whitney Museum, makes Delta the official and exclusive airline of the museum.
• Delta has sponsored Pride LGBT events in Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York City, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Toronto.
• Delta also sponsors Georgia University and Georgia Tech athletics and provides transportation for away games.
• Delta Air Lines is the official airline of Syracuse University Athletics and has a marketing relationship with nine additional NCAA athletic programs - Boston College, Brigham Young, Duke, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of North Carolina, and Ohio State University. Delta serves as the charter operator for 41 NCAA football programs.
• In 2014, Delta sponsors the Yomiuri Giants, the Nippon Professional Baseball team. This is the first time Delta sponsors a foreign sports team.

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In popular culture

Deltalina

As part of a rebranding project, a safety video featuring flight attendants appeared on YouTube in early 2008, gaining over 1 million views and news outlet attention, specifically for video tones mixed with serious security messages. The flight officer, Katherine Lee, was nicknamed "Deltalina" by members of FlyerTalk because of her resemblance to Angelina Jolie. Delta has considered several styles for its current security video, including animation, before selecting a video that features a flight attendant who speaks to the audience. The video was recorded on Boeing 757.

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Accidents and incidents

The following are major accidents and incidents occurring on the main Delta plane. For the Northwest Airlines incident, see Northwest Airlines crash and incident. For the Delta Connection incident, see Delta Connection incidents and accidents.

• The attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009 occurred four days before Northwest and Delta operations certificates were combined (31 December 2009). The aircraft involved in the incident was in Delta livery and reported in some initial news reports as "Delta Flight 253."

Hijacking

There were more than a dozen piracy attempts which resulted in no injuries and surrender from hijackers who were often alone. This incident is not included. Here is the famous piracy for casualties or success in forcing aircraft to another country:

• In 1968, a DC-8 Delta was hijacked in Havana, Cuba. This was the first successful hijacking to Cuba from the US since 1961, and was the beginning of several attempts to hijack Cuba in the late 1960s. This coincides with the introduction of passenger screening using metal detectors in US airports beginning in the late 1960s.
• Piracy addition resulted in no injuries and the landing of flights in Cuba including March 28, 1984 (Delta 357, 727, New Orleans-Dallas), August 18th, 1983 (Delta 784, 727, Miami-Tampa), July 17th, 1983 (Delta 722, 727, Miami-Tampa), and June 11, 1979 (Delta 1061, L1011, New York LaGuardia-Fort Lauderdale)
• On July 31, 1972, Delta Flight 841, a Detroit to Miami flights DC-8, was hijacked to Algeria, Algeria by eight hijackers. The plane stopped in Boston to pick up an international navigator. The flight was allowed to return with passengers to the US, stopping in Barcelona to refuel.
• On February 22, 1974, Samuel Byck, a seller of tires unemployment from Pennsylvania, shot and killed a Police Officer Flight, then stormed in on Delta Air Lines Flight 523, a DC-9 aircraft in service Friendship Baltimore (now the Baltimore/Washington ) Thurgood Marshall International Airport) is scheduled to fly to Atlanta, and shoot both pilots, killing First Officer Fred Jones. He intended to crash the plane into the White House. After shooting the pilot, the hijacker captured the passenger and demanded that he fly the plane. The attempts of piracy ended when, after the impasse with the police, Byck was shot twice through a plane window by the Maryland police, wounding him. Before the police stormed the plane, Byck committed suicide. The plane never left the gate during this incident.
• On August 23, 1980, Delta Air Lines L-1011 on a San Juan flight to Los Angeles was hijacked and flown to Cuba. The hijackers were imprisoned by Cuban authorities, and all passengers were released unharmed.
• On September 13, 1980, New Orleans Delta Air Lines flights to Atlanta were taken over by two hijackers and forced to fly to Cuba. Flights continue to Atlanta after stopping in Havana. The hijackers were imprisoned by Cuban authorities. One hijacker was released and then sought US residency. The suspect was later arrested by US authorities in 2002 and sentenced to 10 years in prison the following year.

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See also

• Air transport in the United States
• Delta Aviation Museum
• Delta Global Staffing
• List of airlines from the United States
• List of airports in the United States
• List of companies in United States
• Transportation in the United States

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References

Notes

References

• Green, William; Gordon Swanborough; John Mowinski (1987). Modern Commercial Aircraft . New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. ISBNÃ, 0-517-63369-8.

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External links

• Official website ( Mobile )
• Delta Air Lines are grouped in OpenCorporates

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