Form 8-K
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): October
3, 2005
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
October 3, 2005, the Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”)
elected Domenico De Sole to Delta’s Board of Directors, and appointed him to
serve on the Board’s Audit and Corporate Governance Committees.
Mr.
De
Sole, age 61, serves on the board of directors of Bausch & Lomb,
Incorporated, The Gap, Inc. and TelecomItalia SpA., and is
a member of
the Harvard Law School Advisory Board. Mr. De Sole served as the president
and
chief executive officer of Gucci
Group, N.V. from 1995 to 2004, where he played a leading role in reestablishing
the exclusivity and profitability of the Gucci brand. He joined Gucci in
1984 as
chief executive officer of Gucci America and in 1994 became chief operating
officer of Gucci Group. Prior to joining Gucci, Mr. De Sole
was a
partner with the law firm Patton, Boggs & Blow.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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DELTA
AIR LINES, INC.
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By:
/s/
Leslie P.
Klemperer
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Date:
October 4, 2005
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Leslie P. Klemperer
Secretary
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