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Northwest Airlines Corp. Northwest Airlines Corp. (often abbreviated as NWA) was a major airline in the United States from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. [1] The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013. [2] [3] Northwest was headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota ...
Delta Air Lines planes parked on a taxiway at Kansas City International Airport. As of May 2024, the Delta Air Lines fleet consists of 989 mainline aircraft, making it the largest commercial airline fleet in the world. Delta Air Lines operates a fleet manufactured by Airbus and Boeing.
Delta Air Lines is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The United States' oldest operating airline and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide, 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.
Leo Mullin. Leo F. Mullin (born 1943) is an American executive and civic activist who was CEO and Chairman of Delta Air Lines (1997-2004). He led Delta during one of the most tumultuous periods in aviation history, beginning in 1997, just as airlines were struggling to emerge from the economic crises of the early 1990s.
Richard H. Anderson (businessman) Richard H. Anderson (born May 2, 1955) is a retired American lawyer and business executive. In his early career, he served as a prosecutor and corporate attorney, before moving into executive positions. His most prominent roles were as CEO of several large companies in the transportation industry: Northwest ...
The airline's reputation has significantly improved in recent decades as it has focused investment on improving its safety record including by hiring consultants from Boeing and Delta Air Lines. [9] In November 2020, it was announced that Korean Air would seek to merge with domestic rival Asiana Airlines .
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with Ford Trimotors .
Gerald Grinstein. Gerald ("Jerry") Grinstein (born 1932) is an American businessman, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delta Air Lines. He was CEO of Burlington Northern Railroad from 1985 to 1995, and joined Delta's board of directors in 1987. He became CEO of Delta in 2004, a time of financial crisis for the airline.