Latest archived mark · 2003
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Latest archived mark · 2007
Delta Air Lines
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Northwest Airlines | Delta Air Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United States | United States |
| Founded | September 1, 1926 | March 2, 1925 |
| Founder | Lewis Brittin | C. E. Woolman |
| Headquarters | Eagan, Minnesota, United States | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Name origin | 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. | Delta 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. |
| Highlights | Transpacific service, Northwest Orient, Boeing 747-400 launch order | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta hub, Delta Connection, Delta One, SkyMiles |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1926 | 1925 |
| Latest archived logo | 2003 | 2007 |
| Archived logo assets | 12 | 18 |
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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