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Fleet overview. Delta operates the largest fleets of the Airbus A220, Boeing 717, and Boeing 757, the largest passenger fleet of the Boeing 767, and the largest Airbus A330 fleet of any US airline. [7][8][9][10] Alongside United Airlines, it is one of only two airlines operating the Boeing 767-400ER. Delta primarily uses narrow-body aircraft ...
Delta Air Lines–Northwest Airlines merger. On April 15, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced a merger agreement. [1] The merger of the two carriers formed what was then the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The Delta Air Lines brand was retained, while Northwest's brand officially ended in 2010.
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.
Current operators. As of June 2024, there are 106 Boeing 717-200 aircraft in service with three airlines. [ 1 ] United States. Long-term lease from Southwest Airlines.. United States. Australia. To be retired and replaced by Airbus A220-300.
Delta Air Lines is the largest operator of the 717, flying over 70 percent of all in-service jets as of 2024. In 2013, Delta began leasing the entire fleet of 88 jets previously operated by AirTran Airways from Southwest Airlines , who had purchased AirTran, but wanted to preserve its all-Boeing 737 fleet rather than taking on another class of ...
Delta Air Lines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] It is the United States' oldest operating airline and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide . [ 7 ] Delta, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, including Delta Connection , operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations ...
The Delta Board Council represents the non- contract employees of Delta Air Lines to the company's executive management and the board of directors. The council was formed in 1996, and currently comprises one representative from each of Delta's major employee operating units: Airport Customer Service, Inflight Service, Management and ...
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.