Delta Airlines

Atlanta-based airline

Delta Air Lines is one of the largest commercial airlines in the United States, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Founded in 1924 as a crop-dusting operation, it grew into a major carrier and is now part of the SkyTeam airline alliance.

The company is commonly called simply Delta, and the full name is properly spelled "Air Lines" as two words, though "Airlines" appears frequently.

My Delta flight was delayed three hours.

She has status on Delta from all her business travel.

carrier

SkyMiles

Carrier loyalty program credits

ticketing · reservation · baggage · economy · business · first-class · departure · arrival · hub · Atlanta

operations

pilot

One who steers aircraft

landing · terminal · turbulence · airspace · hangar · pushback · taxiing · de-icing · maintenance · dispatcher

fleet

Boeing

American aircraft manufacturer

  • AirbusEuropean aircraft manufacturer
  • 737Boeing's best-selling jetliner
  • 767Boeing widebody jet designation

777 · Embraer · widebody · narrowbody · livery · fuselage · winglet

Opposites
transportation mode

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U.S. passenger rail corporation

Greyhound · train travel · cruise ship · ocean liner · walking

airline market positioning

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Ultra-low-cost American airline

Ryanair · EasyJet · budget airline · Southwest Airlines

corporate success in aviation

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Defunct American international carrier

TWA

Family

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Top 500,000
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