Summary
Out this month is the new book on Delta Air Lines by AirportSpotting.com editor Matt Falcus.
Published by Key Publishing in their Airlines Series (this is Volume 20), the book is heavily illustrated and takes you on a journey from the founding of Delta as a crop dusting business in 1925, to becoming one of the largest airlines in the world today.
With a fleet of more than 900 aircraft serving destinations all around the world, it is also one of the world’s largest.
A History of Delta
The history of Delta Air Lines reveals an inspirational account of how one man saw an opportunity to create a business in the early days of aviation, and from it, one of the most influential air carriers evolved.
Founded as Huff Daland Dusters in 1925, the business was established to provide an agricultural service tackling the boll weevil using airborne spraying aircraft. Soon opportunities came about to expand into airmail routes and passenger operations, and the rest is history.
Throughout its history it has pioneered many new aircraft types, include many from the Douglas and McDonnell Douglas stable.
It has also developed one of the world’s largest airport hub operations at its Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson base, where hundreds of its aircraft pass through every day.
The Airlines that Became Part of Delta
Along the way, the growth of Delta Air Lines was fast-tracked thanks to it merging with, or purchasing, other important airlines.
These included the likes of Chicago & Southern, Northeast Airlines, Western Airlines and Northwest Airlines.
Each addition added to the route network and fleet of Delta, which sucessively became larger and took on a wider network of flights.
It also curiously led to flying the Douglas DC-9 again in 2008 after retiring it back in 1993! This was following the merger with Northwest Airlines, which had retained its fleet of trusty DC-9s in service, and saw them repainted into Delta’s colours.
About the Book
You’ll find more stories like this, and lots of information and facts on the airline’s fleet, liveries, routes, successes and failures.
This fully illustrated book charts the history of Delta from its founding to today’s contemporary fleet of airliners.
Also included is a review of the giant Atlanta hub operation, plus the history of some of the airlines that have become part of Delta, including Chicago & Southern, Northeast Airlines, Western Airlines, and Northwest Airlines, as well as that of the Delta Connection feeder carrier.
Pre-Order and Win a Delta Model
Anyone who orders the book direct from us before 9th February is in with a chance of winning this amazing Delta Air Lines Airbus A220 die-cast model.
The aircraft is one of the latest additions to the Delta fleet, bringing about modernisation in its short-haul network. It looks very smart!
Delta Air Lines is available to order direct from us here: https://destinworld.com/product/delta-air-lines-book/
