UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July
15, 2005
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DELTA
AIR LINES, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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001-05424
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58-0218548
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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P.O.
Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia
30320-6001
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(Address
of principal executive
offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (404)
715-2600
Registrant’s
Web site address: www.delta.com
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Item
5.02
Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal Officers
On
July
15, 2005, the Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) elected
Patricia L. Higgins to Delta’s Board of Directors, and appointed her to serve on
the Board’s Audit and Corporate Governance Committees.
Ms.
Higgins serves on the board of directors of SpectraSite, Inc., Visteon
Corporation and Internap Network Services Corporation. Ms. Higgins is the
former
president and chief executive officer of Switch and Data, a position she
held
from September 2000 to February 2004. Higgins previously served as the
chairman
and chief executive officer of The Research Board, as the chief information
officer and corporate vice president of Alcoa, and in senior management
positions with Unisys, Verizon (NYNEX), and AT&T.