Delta Air Lines is one of the largest air carriers in the U.S., along with American Airlines and United Airlines. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, it has hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, New York, Detroit, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City and flies to more than 50 countries. Comair is a subsidiary.

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In 2011 Delta reported $35,115,000,000 in revenues.[2]

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Political contributions

Delta Air Lines gave $72,500 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 29% to Democrats and 71% to Republicans. [3]

Lobbying

Delta spent $1,800,000 for lobbying in the first half of 2007. Five outside lobbying firms were used, including Quinn Gillespie & Associates, Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP, and The Washington Group. [4]

Personnel

Board of Directors

As of January 2013[5]

Richard H. Anderson - CEO (former executive VP of UnitedHealth Group

Edward H. Bastian - President

Roy J. Bostock - Vice Chairman

John S. Brinzo

Daniel A. Carp - Chairman

David G. DeWalt (former president and CEO of McAfee, Inc.)

William Easter

Mickey Foret (former executive VP and CFO of Northwest Airlines)

Shirley C. Franklin

David R. Goode

George N. Mattson (former partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Paula Rosput Reynolds

Kenneth C. Rogers

Kenneth B. Woodrow (former vice chairman of Target Corporation)

Former board members include[6]

Executives

As of January 2013[7]

Richard H. Anderson - Chief Executive Officer

Edward Bastian - President

Michael H. Campbell - Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Labor Relations

Stephen E. Gorman - Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Glen W. Hauenstein - Executive Vice President, Network Planning & Revenue Management

Richard B. Hirst - Senior Vice President & General Counsel

Paul Jacobson - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Andrea Fischer Newman - Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Holden Shannon - Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Real Estate

John E. "Ned" Walker - Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

Theresa Wise, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Former executives include[8]

Gerald Grinstein - former CEO

James M. Whitehurst - former COO

David Goode

Lee A. Macenczak - former executive VP of sales and customer service

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Atlanta, GA 30320

Phone: 404-715-2600

Fax: 404-715-5042

Web: http://www.delta.com

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