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Our History
Aug. 19, 2017

National Aviation Day: Celebrating the wonder of flight (Video)

President Franklin Roosevelt chose Orville Wright’s birthday, Aug. 19, for the annual commemoration of U.S. aviation heritage.
Screenshot Carl Nourse Delta Shareholder
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People & Culture
Sep. 17, 2015

Delta remembers most stalwart stockholder (Video)

Delta’s most faithful investor, Carl C. Nourse, who at one time was the company’s largest individual stockholder, died earlier this month. Mr. Nourse, of Worthington, Ohio, was 94. Mr. Nourse was an...
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Our History
Aug. 19, 2015

Celebrating history: National Aviation Day (Article)

What’s National Aviation Day? It’s a U.S. observation that celebrates the development of aviation and air travel. President Franklin Roosevelt issued a presidential proclamation in 1939 designating...
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Our History
Aug. 19, 2015

Founder’s vision resonates today (Article)

Collett E. “C.E.” Woolman, Delta’s principal founder and first Chief Executive Officer, had a different vision for an airline when Delta began offering passenger service in 1929. Woolman was...
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People & Culture
Sep. 30, 2014

Delta honors founder C.E. Woolman with aircraft dedication (Article)

Delta today reaffirmed its commitment to its people-oriented culture and honored the legacy of principal founder and first CEO Collett Everman Woolman by dedicating a new Boeing 737-900ER aircraft in...