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Who founded Delta Air Lines in 1928?

1928: C.E. Woolman, the principal founder of what would become Delta Air Lines, leads movement to buy Huff Daland Dusters. Renamed Delta Air Service for the Mississippi Delta region it served, the new airline is incorporated on Dec. 3, 1928. D.Y. Smith, President; Woolman first Vice President.

When did Delta become a company?

1945: Official corporate name becomes Delta Air Lines, Inc. Company recognized by National Safety Council for more than 300 million passenger miles and 10 years of flight without a passenger or crew fatality. Woolman is President and General Manager. Delta is the first airline to fly living vegetable plants (160,000 tomato plants).

When did Delta start flying?

1979: Delta celebrates its 50th year of service; begins flights to Frankfurt, West Germany. Delta is the first airline in the world to board 1 million passengers in one city in one month (Atlanta in the month of August). 1981: Delta launches Frequent Flyer Program, changed to SkyMiles in 1995.

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