Today, Congressman Brian Jack (GA-03) and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the centennial anniversary of Delta Air Lines.
Congressman Jack represents the most Delta Air Lines employees of any Congressional District in the country, and Congresswoman Williams represents the corporate headquarters of Delta Air Lines.
“I am honored to introduce bipartisan legislation commemorating Delta Air Lines’ 100-year anniversary. Delta is the world’s premiere international airline, and its success has transformed the communities I proudly represent in Congress. The history of my hometown, Peachtree City, is interwoven with the growth of Delta,” said Congressman Jack. “Delta is a shining example of why business and industry continue to thrive across Georgia, and I am excited to work with my colleagues – Republicans and Democrats – to honor Delta’s 100-year history of connecting people to the world and to each other.”
“Delta Air Lines is one of the many reasons the Fighting Fifth continues to soar,” said Congresswoman Williams. “Delta’s centennial celebration is a testament of both a successful business and a community pillar. Through their continual advocacy and leadership in education, sustainability, and equity, Delta demonstrates true partnership with not just communities in Atlanta but globally. Delta is a driver of the state’s business growth, infrastructure investments, and our worldwide influence. Delta is the connector of Atlanta to the world.”
“I’d like to thank Reps. Brian Jack (GA-3) and Nikema Williams (GA-5) for their bipartisan resolution honoring Delta as the first U.S. airline to reach the centennial milestone,” said Delta’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Heather Wingate. “Their support – and that of those who served before them – are one of the key reasons Delta has continued to grow and thrive in Georgia and around the globe. These important partnerships, bolstered by the work and passion of Delta’s 100,000 people is how we will keep climbing into the next century and beyond.”
Read the resolution below.
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-dusting 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;
Whereas Delta Air Lines maintains hubs from coast to coast, including in Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, 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 economy 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 people 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—
2 (1) recognizes Delta Air Lines for 100 years of
3 connecting people to the world and to each other;
4 and
5 (2) commemorates the centennial of Delta Air
6 Lines.
