Delta Air Lines
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1924-
Historical Note
Delta Air Lines was created as Huff Daland Dusters, Incorporated, an aerial crop dusting operation, on May 30, 1924 in Macon, Georgia. The company moved to Monroe, Louisiana in 1925. Collett E. Woolman, one of the original directors, purchased the company on September 13, 1928, and renamed it Delta Air Service. It became Delta Air Lines in 1934 and relocated its headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia. Over the years Delta has acquired other airlines, including Chicago and Southern Airlines, Northeast Airlines, and Northwest Airlines. Delta Air Lines is still in operation.