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This resolution recognizes and commends Delta Air Lines on its upcoming 100th anniversary on March 2, 2025, highlighting the company's significant history and contributions to Georgia and the aviation industry. Originally founded as Huff Daland Dusters, a crop-dusting company, Delta began passenger flights in 1929 and established its headquarters in Atlanta in 1941. The resolution celebrates Delta's current operations, which include over 4,000 daily flights, employing 100,000 people, and specifically noting its 36,000 employees in Georgia. It emphasizes the airline's global connectivity, with over 900 peak-day departures to more than 200 destinations, and its commitment to the state by maintaining partnerships with educational institutions to develop future aviation professionals. The resolution officially recognizes Delta's century of excellence, innovation, and service, and directs the House Clerk to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution, thereby formally honoring the airline's centennial milestone and its significant impact on both Georgia and the broader aviation industry.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70879