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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 252 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Jones II of the 22nd, Gooch of the 51st, Jackson of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | 41st, Robertson of the 29th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing and commending Delta Air Lines on its centennial anniversary; and for other |
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| 8 | 8 | | purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, on March 2, 2025, Delta Air Lines will celebrate 100 years of operation,3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | becoming the first United States airline to reach the centenarian milestone; and4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Delta Air Lines was founded on March 2, 1925, as Huff Daland Dusters, the5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | world's first aerial crop-dusting company; and6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, operating as Delta Air Service, the airline's first passenger flights took off four7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | years later, and Delta established Atlanta as its headquarters in 1941; and8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, today, Delta maintains a team of 100,000 people who deliver a world-class9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | customer experience on over 4,000 daily flights, with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | International Airport serving as Delta's largest hub; and11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, over the years, Delta has grown alongside the State of Georgia and today12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | employs 36,000 Georgians while connecting the cities of Albany, Augusta, Atlanta,13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Brunswick, Columbus, Savannah, and Valdosta to destinations around the world; and14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 252 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Delta's world-class connectivity strengthens Georgia's position as the top state |
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| 25 | 25 | | for business and contributes to the state's economic vitality; and16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, with over 900 peak-day departures to more than 200 global destinations, Delta17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | connects thousands of people around the globe to and through Atlanta daily; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Delta continues to build on its longstanding commitment to Georgia,19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | maintaining dedicated partnerships with the state's education pipeline, from K-12 schools to20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia, to produce21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | the next generation of aviation professionals within the state.22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | recognize and commend Delta Air Lines upon the grand occasion of its centennial24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | anniversary and celebrate its century of excellence, innovation, and service.25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | press.28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | S. R. 252 |
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