Delta Airlines 2007 Annual Report Download - page 7

Table of Contents
Index to Financial Statements
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General Description
We are a major air carrier that provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the U.S. and around the world. We offered
customers service to more destinations than any other global airline, with Delta and Delta Connection carrier service to 321 destinations in 58 countries in
January 2008. We have added more international capacity than any other major U.S. airline since January 2006 and are the leader across the Atlantic with
flights to 36 trans-Atlantic markets. To Latin America and the Caribbean, we offered more than 500 weekly flights to 63 destinations in January 2008. We are
a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. Including our
SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, we offered flights to 485 worldwide destinations in 106 countries in January 2008.
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, passenger revenue accounted for 88%, 88%, and 89% of our consolidated operating revenue,
respectively, and cargo revenue and other sources accounted for 12%, 12% and 11% of our consolidated operating revenue, respectively. In 2007, our
operations in North America, the Atlantic, Latin America and the Pacific accounted for 72%, 20%, 7% and 1%, respectively, of our consolidated operating
revenue. In 2006, our operations in North America, the Atlantic, Latin America and the Pacific accounted for 75%, 18%, 6% and 1%, respectively, of our
consolidated operating revenue. In 2005, our operations in North America, the Atlantic, Latin America and the Pacific accounted for 78%, 16%, 5% and 1%,
respectively, of our consolidated operating revenue.
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Our principal executive offices are located at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport in Atlanta, Georgia (the "Atlanta Airport"). Our telephone number is [phone] and our Internet address is www.delta.com. Information
contained on this website is not part of, and is not incorporated by reference in, this Form 10-K.
Airline Operations
Our route network is centered around the hub system we operate at airports in Atlanta, Cincinnati, New York-JFK and Salt Lake City. Each of these
hub operations includes Delta flights that gather and distribute traffic from markets in the geographic region surrounding the hub to domestic and international
cities and to other Delta hubs. Our hub system also provides passengers with access to our principal international gateways in Atlanta and New York-JFK.
As briefly discussed below, other key characteristics of our route network include our alliances with foreign airlines; the Delta Connection program; the
Delta Shuttle; and our domestic marketing alliances, including with Continental Airlines, Inc. ("Continental") and Northwest Airlines, Inc. ("Northwest").
International Alliances
We have formed bilateral and multilateral marketing alliances with foreign airlines to improve our access to international markets. These arrangements
can include codesharing, reciprocal frequent flyer program benefits, shared or reciprocal access to passenger lounges, joint promotions, common use of airport
gates and ticket counters, ticket office co-location and other marketing agreements. These alliances often present opportunities in other areas, such as airport
ground handling arrangements and aircraft maintenance insourcing.
Our international codesharing agreements enable us to market and sell seats to an expanded number of international destinations. Under international
codesharing arrangements, we and a foreign carrier each publish our respective airline designator codes on a single flight operation, thereby allowing us and
the foreign carrier to
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