It is the first

charitable fund established, managed and funded entirely by the pilots

of a major U.S. airline.

In Atlanta,

the Charitable Fund will purchase a pediatric ambulance for Children's

Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.

In addition

to their gift to the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, pilots

will distribute aviator bears, complete with flight jackets and aviator

goggles, to more than 150 children currently at the hospital.

The Delta Pilots

Charitable Fund includes funds contributed directly from Delta pilots.

In order to maximize the value of the contributions, fund donations will

be made in select cities where Delta pilots are based and where Delta

pilots reside, including Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Los Angeles,

New York, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Miami and Chicago.

The Air Line

Pilots Association International represents the Delta pilots. Nearly 10,000

pilots at Delta are represented by ALPA on issues affecting the pilot

group as a whole, including contract negotiations, contract administration

and enforcement, and retirement benefits.