Delta Airlines 2014 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, Detroit, Los Angeles, 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 with foreign carriers 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 with some carriers may also include joint sales and
marketing coordination, co-location of airport facilities and other commercial cooperation arrangements. These alliances also may present
opportunities in other areas, such as airport ground handling arrangements, aircraft maintenance insourcing and joint procurement.
Joint Venture Agreements. We currently operate three joint ventures with foreign carriers. These arrangements, for which we have received
antitrust immunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation ("DOT"), provide for joint commercial cooperation with our partners within the
geographic scope of those arrangements, including the sharing of revenues and/or profits and losses generated by the parties on the joint venture
routes, 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 transatlantic joint
venture with Virgin Atlantic;
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our alliances with other foreign airlines, including Aeroméxico and GOL and our membership in SkyTeam, a global airline alliance; 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
generally 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 addition to the joint venture, we own a non
-controlling 49% equity stake in Virgin Atlantic Limited, the parent
company of Virgin Atlantic Airways.
• A transpacific joint venture with Virgin Australia Airlines and its affiliated carriers with respect to operations on transpacific routes
between North America and Australia/New Zealand.