Delta Air Lines Lockheed L‑1011‑500 N769DL

Aviaposter
USD
80.00
Civil aviation profile prints. 
Available prints options: 
Design / Dark Theme / Plain background; 
Size Panorama (914×305 mm / 36"×12"); 
Size Standard (610×305 mm / 24"×12"). 

Lockheed L-1011-500 Delta Air Lines

Registration: N769DL
Type: L-1011-385-3 Tristar 500
Engines: 3 × RR RB211-524B4
Serial Number: 1218
First flight: Deс 16, 1981

Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta Air Lines' history begins with the world's first aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Inc. The company was founded on March 2, 1925, in Macon, Georgia before moving to Monroe, Louisiana in summer 1925. Delta Air Service was incorporated on December 3, 1928, and named after the Mississippi Delta region. By 1970, Delta had an all-jet fleet. Delta flew a total of 70 L-1011s, up to 56 at one time — largest L-1011 fleet in the airline industry.