Delta Airlines 2012 Annual Report Download - page 7

Part I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
We provide scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the United States and around the world. Our global route network
gives us a presence in every major domestic and international market. Our route network is centered around a system of hub and international
gateway airports that we operate in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York - LaGuardia, New York-
JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-
Narita. Each of these hub operations includes flights that gather and distribute traffic
from markets in the geographic region surrounding the hub or gateway to domestic and international cities and to other hubs or gateways. Our
network is supported by a fleet of aircraft that is varied in terms of size and capabilities, giving us flexibility to adjust aircraft to the network.
Other key characteristics of our route network include:
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. Our telephone number is (404) 715-
2600 and our Internet address is www.delta.com. Information contained
on our website is not part of, and is not incorporated by reference in, this Form 10-K.
International Alliances
We have bilateral and multilateral marketing alliances with foreign airlines, which are an increasingly important part of our business as they
improve our access to international markets and enable Delta to market expanded and globally integrated air transportation services. These
arrangements include reciprocal codesharing and frequent flyer program participation and airport lounge access arrangements, and may also include
joint sales and marketing coordination, co
-location of airport facilities and other commercial cooperation arrangements. These alliances also often
present opportunities in other areas, such as airport ground handling arrangements and aircraft maintenance insourcing.
We have international codeshare arrangements with the following international carriers: Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, Aeroflot,
China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, CSA Czech Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Olympic Air, VRG Linhas Aéreas
(operating as GOL), Vietnam Airlines, Virgin Australia and WestJet (and affiliated carriers operating in conjunction with some of these airlines).
SkyTeam . In addition to our marketing alliance agreements with individual foreign airlines, we are a member of the SkyTeam global airline
alliance. The other members of SkyTeam are Aeroflot, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China
Eastern, China Southern, CSA Czech Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Tarom, Vietnam
Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. Garuda Indonesia also has announced its formal intent to join SkyTeam. Through alliance arrangements with other
SkyTeam carriers, Delta is able to link its network with the route networks of the other member airlines, providing opportunities for increased
connecting traffic while offering enhanced customer service through reciprocal codesharing and frequent flyer arrangements and airport lounge
access programs and coordinated cargo operations.
Transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia . In addition to being members in SkyTeam, we operate a transatlantic joint venture
with Air France and KLM, both of which are subsidiaries of the same holding company, and Alitalia, which covers routes between North America
and Europe. The joint venture agreement provides for the sharing of revenues and costs, as well as joint marketing and sales, coordinated pricing and
revenue management, network planning and scheduling and other coordinated activities with respect to the parties' operations on joint venture routes.
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our alliances with foreign airlines, including our membership in SkyTeam, a global airline alliance;
• our international joint ventures, particularly our transatlantic joint venture with Air France-
KLM and Alitalia;
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our domestic marketing alliance with Alaska Airlines, which expands our west coast service; and
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agreements with multiple domestic regional carriers, which operate as Delta Connection.