Delta Air Lines

Headquarters:
1030 Delta Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30320
Employees: 55,044
CEO: Richard Anderson
Stock Symbol: DAL

Website: http://www.delta.com

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Delta is one of the nation's largest airlines and is based in Atlanta. It offers flights to 321 destinations in 58 countries on Delta and Delta Connection carriers, and its partner airlines.

Delta's major U.S. hubs are in Atlanta, Cincinnati, New York (JFK) and Salt Lake City.

Including its SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 485 worldwide destinations in 106 countries.

In 2007, Delta had total revenues of $19.1 billion and net income of $1.6 billion. The airline's average price for jet fuel was $2.21 per gallon in 2007. Passenger load factor was 80.4%.

The company has a total of 446 planes in service. Most of the planes it flies are Boeing 757s and McDonell-Douglas MD-88.

Delta employees will receive $158 million in profit sharing for 2007 after helping the company become profitable again. Employment at the airline increased about 4,000 during the past year.

History

Delta traces its roots back to 1924, when Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world's first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service. On June 17, 1929, Delta inaugurated airline service with the first passenger flights over a route stretching from Dallas, TX to Jackson, MS, via Shreveport and Monroe, LA. In 1941, the company moved its headquarters from Monroe to Atlanta, GA.

The company filed for bankruptcy in 2005 due to heavy losses from high fuel costs and competition in the airline industry. The company emerged from bankruptcy on April 30, 2007.

Benefits

- Competitive pay.
- Worldwide travel privileges.
- Medical/dental coverage.
- A non-contributory cash balance pension plan.
- A 401(k) plan with a maximum of 2% company match.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Disability coverage.
- Vacation/holidays.
- Educational assistance reimbursement.
- Flexible spending accounts - dependent day care and health care.
- Adoption reimbursement.
- Full-service credit union.

Updated January 23, 2008

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