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The new feature-length cinematic documentary, “The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic,” is coming to Delta Studio this June. The film tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the 90,000 people of Delta battled the worst crisis in the airline’s history and emerged stronger than ever.
May 17, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
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The true origin of the Delta name doesn’t lie solely in the Greek letter – it’s the brainchild of a woman named Catherine FitzGerald, who suggested the name to Delta’s founder as a way to pay homage to the agricultural region that was foundational to the airline’s success.
March 3, 2023, 3 p.m.
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Tickets are now on sale for this year's Annual Atlanta Airline Collectibles Show and Sale, hosted by the Delta Flight Museum on Saturday, Oct. 1. Visitors can expect to see over 50 vendors selling aviation-related items that range from airplane seats to models and playing cards.
Sept. 23, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
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Rural roots: Crop dusting to passenger service 1925 : Huff Daland Dusters, the predecessor of Delta, is founded in Macon, Ga., before moving to Monroe, La., a few months later. This was the first commercial agricultural flying company, and Huff Daland's 18 planes become the largest privately owned fleet in ...
Aug. 27, 2019, 4:32 p.m.
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The Boeing Company is celebrating its centennial today, marking a storied history of aerospace innovation very much intertwined with Delta’s decades of operations. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines acquired its first Boeing aircraft in 1970 — the iconic Queen of the Skies, a Boeing 747 christened “Georgia Belle.” The 747 would ...
July 15, 2016, 2:47 p.m.