from private businessmen and started his own Aviation Company. Delta's first aircraft were three five passenger Travel Air 4000s. On March 15, 1940, Delta added it's third crewmember, the Stewardess, to its air service on the DC-2 Aircraft. In 1941, Delta moved its general offices and overhaul base from Monroe to Atlanta. Through the years Delta merged with Northwestern and Western Airlines to become one of the largest airlines in the world. Up until deregulation, Delta Airlines was one of the most profitable and successful airlines around.Today, at the center of the Delta operation, is its fleet of aircraft and the chart below, according to their 1999 annual report, illustrates it. Delta's Fleet at June 30, 1999 LeasedAircraft TypeAverage AgeOwnedCapitalOperatingTotalB-727-20021.911010120B-737-20014.6145854B-737-30012.632326B-737-8000.677B-757-2009.65941100B-767-20016.11515B-767-3009.442428B-767-300ER4.143851B-777-2000.322L-1011-119.91313L-1011-25016.766L-1011-50018.41111MD-115.48715MD889.06357120MD903.6161616Totals12.335848178584Delta's point to point carrier known as Delta Express was launched on October 1, 1996. Delta Express offers its customers nonstop, low fare, high value service between Northeast and Midwest cities and destinations in Florida. Passengers on Delta Express are provided with advanced seat selection and earn SkyMiles on each flight. Delta's Express fleet size and type is 37 B-737-200 and there are plans to increase to 41 B-737-200 aircraft during Fiscal Year 2000. Delta Express has 168 daily flights between 17 Northeast and Midwest cities to five Florida cities (Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach). They also claim that their on-time arrival rate is 86 percent. Delta also has a specialty product that provides its business customers who travel between Washington DC, New York and Boston. It is simply known as the Delta Shuttle. It owns 58 percent of the Northeast Corridor Ma...
