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STSESSION H. RES. 226
Commemorating the centennial of Delta Air Lines.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH14, 2025
Ms. W
ILLIAMSof Georgia (for herself, Mr. JACK, Mr. CARTERof Georgia, Mr.
B
ISHOP, Mr. JOHNSONof Georgia, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr.
C
OLLINS, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DAVIDSCOTTof Georgia,
Mr. A
MODEIof Nevada, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTERof
Louisiana, Mr. N
EHLS, Mr. SOTO, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. YAKYM, and Mr.
Z
INKE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION
Commemorating the centennial of Delta Air Lines.
Whereas, on March 2, 2025, Delta Air Lines turns 100 years
old, becoming the first United States airline to reach the
centenarian milestone;
Whereas Delta Air Lines was founded on March 2, 1925, as
Huff Daland Dusters—the world’s first aerial crop-dust-
ing company;
Whereas Delta Air Service and the airline’s first flights took
off 4 years later;
Whereas, in 2025, Delta Air Lines’s team of 100,000 people
supports up to 5,000 daily flights serving more than
200,000,000 travelers per year;
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Whereas Delta Air Lines maintains hubs from coast to coast,
including in Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Wash-
ington, California, Michigan, Minnesota, and Utah;
Whereas, with thousands of peak-day departures to more
than 290 global destinations on 6 continents, Delta Air
Lines connects millions of people around the globe to and
through the United States daily and helps keep the
United States a top country for business and the econ-
omy of the United States strong;
Whereas, for the past 100 years, the mission of Delta Air
Lines to connect the world has included a commitment to
being a strong partner in the communities where its peo-
ple live, work, and serve; and
Whereas, in 2025, Delta was named North America’s most
on-time airline by Cirium, the Top United States Airline
by the Wall Street Journal, the World’s Most Admired
Airline by Fortune, and the top-ranked airline on Time’s
inaugural World’s Best Companies List: Now, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) recognizes Delta Air Lines for 100 years of 2
connecting people to the world and to each other; 3
and 4
(2) commemorates the centennial of Delta Air 5
Lines. 6
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