Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is one of the world's largest airlines, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is listed on the NYSE under the ticker DAL. Its origins date to March 2, 1925 (as Huff Daland Dusters - a crop-dusting operation); it began passenger service on June 17, 1929 and was incorporated as Delta Air Service on December 3, 1928. Its CEO is Ed Bastian. Delta operates a fleet of about 1,004 aircraft (the third-largest in the world), serves 311 destinations in 52 countries and employs about 103,000 people. FY2025 revenue was about $63.4B, with net income of about $5.0B. Major hubs include Atlanta (the largest), Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York (JFK and LaGuardia), Salt Lake City and Seattle/Tacoma; its loyalty program is SkyMiles, and Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam alliance. On the technology side, the airline - like most large carriers - uses artificial intelligence and machine learning for operations and network optimization, customer service (chatbots/assistants), personalization and predictive fleet maintenance, among others.