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What we compareDelta Air LinesNorthwest Airlines
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
FoundedMarch 2, 1925September 1, 1926
FounderC. E. WoolmanLewis Brittin
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, United StatesEagan, Minnesota, United States
Name originDelta Air Service was incorporated on December 3, 1928 and was named after the Mississippi Delta region it served. The triangle in later logos echoes the Greek letter delta.Northwest Airways was founded in 1926 and took its name from the historical name for the Midwestern United States, which derived from the Northwest Territory. It became Northwest Airlines in 1934.
HighlightsHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta hub, Delta Connection, Delta One, SkyMilesTranspacific service, Northwest Orient, Boeing 747-400 launch order
Earliest archived brand logo19251926
Latest archived logo20072003
Archived logo assets1812

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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