Delta Air Lines, Inc.
News and overview for Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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ATA SmartBrief | 59 days 20 hours 37 minutes ago
...down a fraction of 1%. Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. fell 13 cents to $8.96, while...to $8.81. Continental Airlines Inc. fell 11 cents to $16.04. US Airways Group Inc. rose 35 cents, or 7.7%, to...
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Company Overview
| Company: | Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
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| Industry: | Airlines |
| Website: | http://www.delta.com |
Just as a delta is a symbol for change in math, Delta Air Lines symbolizes the changing mathematics of the airline industry. Delta became the world's largest airline by traffic after its $2.8 billion October 2008 acquisition of Northwest Airlines. Through its regional carriers (including subsidiary Comair), the combined company serves more than 375 destinations in more than 65 countries, and it operates a mainline fleet of about 775 aircraft. Delta is also part of the SkyTeam marketing and code-sharing alliance (allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks), which includes carriers such as Air France and KLM.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 22,697 (2008) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 18.5 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -8,922 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 84,306 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 53.2 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |