Delta Air Lines Celebrates Its 100th Year of Flight Innovation
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Delta Air Lines marks its centennial by reflecting on its origins as an aerial crop-dusting pioneer in the Mississippi Delta. The airline, which has overcome mergers, recessions, and bankruptcies, is celebrating this historic milestone with commemorative initiatives that honor its long, storied past.
What began as the world's first aerial crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi Delta in 1925 has survived mergers, recessions and bankruptcy to become a global carrier with 5,000 flights a day.
In 1925, what would become Delta Air Lines started as the world's first aerial crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi Delta region. Nearly a century after its first passenger flight, the airline has survived mergers, recessions and bankruptcy, growing from a single passenger route to an…
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