Delta

Delta Airlines traces its roots back to 1924, when Huff Daland Dusters founded the world’s first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service and on June 17, 1929, Delta began its airline service with the first passenger flights over a route stretching from Dallas, Texas to Jackson, Mississippi. Today Delta Air Lines transports more passengers worldwide than any other airline, through a vast worldwide route system. Some of its worldwide partners include Air …

…not able to end contract negotiations during the 90-day timeline, Delta pilots overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. In March 2001 Delta pilots went on an 89-day strike as a show of solidarity and frustration with management’s failure to negotiate in good faith. Finally in June 2001, the Delta pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association ratified a new five-year contract that included pay raises ranging from 24 to 39 percent, and work rule and benefit improvements.