![]() Delta Vacations program begins as Millionaire Dream Vacations (later Delta Dream Vacations) with packaged summer vacations to Miami.ġ948 Begins interchange service with TWA personnel flying Delta planes from Cincinnati to Detroit and Delta crews flying TWA ships south from Cincinnati to Atlanta, Miami and Dallas. Receives National Safety Award for more than one-half billion passenger miles without a fatality. Delta is first airline to fly nonstop Chicago-Miami, initially with Douglas DC-4 planes.ġ947 Delta's fleet totals 644 available seats. Woolman is President and General Manager.ġ946 Delta officially enters cargo business. One-millionth passenger boards. Delta is first airline to fly living vegetable plants (160,000 tomato plants). Recognized by National Safety Council for more than 300 million passenger miles and 10 years of flight without a passenger or crew fatality. Modifies 916 aircraft, overhauls 1,000+ engines and instruments, trains Army pilots and mechanics, and operates cargo supply routes for military.ġ944 Converted DC-3 cargo plane, Delta Ship 43, begins unscheduled freight services.ġ945 Official corporate name becomes Delta Air Lines, Inc. Learn more in this printable booklet.ġ942 Delta contributes to the war effort. Atlanta is now the center of Delta's new 16-city route system. For details about Delta's early flight attendant service, see our Blog.ġ941 Delta headquarters moves from Monroe to Atlanta. ![]() Beverage service now features bottles of Coca-Cola. Flight attendants, called "stewardesses," added to flight crews. 1940s - Delta goes to war and officially becomes Delta Air Lines, Inc.ġ940 Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 service introduced. ![]()
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