Delta Airlines 2002 Annual Report Download - page 35

CERTIFICATIONS
I, M. Michele Burns, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Delta Air
Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002;
2. Based on my knowledge, this Form 10-K does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
Form 10-K;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this Form 10-K, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Delta
as of, and for, the periods presented in this Form 10-K;
4. Delta's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for Delta and have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to Delta, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this Form 10-K is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of Delta's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this Form 10-K (the "Evaluation Date"); and
(c) presented in this Form 10-K our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation
as of the Evaluation Date.
5. Delta's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to Delta's auditors and the Audit Committee of
Delta's Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of internal controls which could adversely affect Delta's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for
Delta's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in Delta's internal
controls.
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