Delta Airlines 2013 Annual Report Download - page 8

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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New
York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Each of these 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 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 [phone] 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
Our international alliance relationships range from our transatlantic and transpacific joint venture agreements to bilateral and multilateral
marketing alliances. These relationships are an important part of our business as they improve our access to international markets and enable us
to market expanded and globally integrated air transportation services. In general, 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.
Joint Venture Agreements. We currently operate three joint ventures with foreign carriers. These arrangements, for which we have received
anti-trust immunity, provide 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.
The three joint ventures are:
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• our international joint ventures, particularly our transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia and our new
transatlantic joint venture with Virgin Atlantic;
• our alliances with other foreign airlines, including Aeroméxico and GOL and our membership in SkyTeam, a global airline
alliance;
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our domestic marketing alliance with Alaska Airlines, which supplements our west coast service; and
• agreements with multiple domestic regional carriers, which operate as Delta Connection
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• 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.
• A transatlantic joint venture with Virgin Atlantic Airways with respect to operations on non-stop routes between the United
Kingdom and North America. In 2013, we acquired a 49% equity stake in Virgin Atlantic Limited from Singapore Airlines.
• A transpacific joint venture with Virgin Australia Airlines with respect to operations on certain transpacific routes between North
America and the South Pacific.