Delta

Flying high by Managing Effectively
Delta Air Lines
• is a major United States airline
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, in the
United States.
• has experienced a great deal of adversity
and success throughout its corporate history.
Delta’s Destinations
350 destinations across six continents.
History
1928
Delta air lines was
founded in Monroe,
Louisiana

1947
Successful merger
with Northwest

1953
Another key merger
with Chicago and
Southern Airlines

1991
Acquisition of Pan
American world
Airways

1982
Financial losses
“The spirit of Delta”

1978
Offer first
transatlantic flights
from Atlanta to
London-Gatwick

2008
Delta and Northwest
merged and has
new partner, Virgin
Australia

2009
Expanded transAtlantic joint venture
with Air FranceKLM.

2010
Invest more than $2
billion through 2013 to
improve the customer
experience.
DELTA’S ENVIRONMENT POLICY
• To minimize impact on the environment
• To conduct operations in environmentally
sustainable manner.
DELTA’S CARBON EMISSIONS POLICY
• To reduce the greenhouse gas
emissions
• To update our climate change strategy
and programs as new information
emerges
DELTA’S FORCE FOR GLOBAL GOOD
ADVANCING GLOBAL DIVERSITY
•Latin American Association
•Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc.
DELTA’S FORCE FOR GLOBAL GOOD
IMPROVING GLOBAL WELLNESS
•American Red Cross
•CARE UNICEF
•Children's Miracle Network
•Habitat for Humanity
DELTA’S FORCE FOR GLOBAL GOOD
IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT
•THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

PROMOTING ARTS & CULTURE
•The National Black Arts Festival,
•The Corporation of the Year Award from the
Georgia Association of Museums and
Galleries.
Awards & Recognitions
Further Research
Criteria

Delta

Qatar

Lufhansa
Asiana
1926, newly
1928 in Monroe,
1993 in Doha, founded 1953 1988, Seoul,
Louisiana,
Established
Qatar
after 2-nd World South Korea
USA*
War
More than
more than
9,073
Employees
119,084
80,000
20,000
Destinations
124
215
103
318
(2012)
More than
Passengers More than 160
15 million Over 90 million
14,7 million
(2012)
million
US$ 6.4
Revenue for
$35.1 billion
$0.8 billion
$39 billion
billion
2011
Discussion Questions

1

How important is a solid
ethical foundation for a
company like Delta?
Delta airline gain acceptance in the area of
eco-friendly airline. As we can see from the
many awards that Delta won by customers
vote, we can see how important the solid
ethical foundation is for Delta.
Discussion Questions

2

Create your own definition of
ethics. How could your definition
assist on the practical application
of ethics in a business like Delta?
The ethics is our lifestyle that helps us to stay as a
human. And the Delta has to make next criteria their
ethic principles:
• Meeting needs of passengers and employees
• Taking care of environment
• Spending on charity purposes
Discussion Questions

3

In an industry that is so
competitive, do you feel ethical
behavior becomes more or less
important for firms to be
successful? Why?
In an industry that is so competitive, ethical
behavior becomes more important for firms to be
successful. Because, how bigger the company
is, so more attention it has. So, it has to do his
best by sharing its wealth.
Delta airline

Delta airline

  • 1.
    Delta Flying high byManaging Effectively
  • 2.
    Delta Air Lines •is a major United States airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. • has experienced a great deal of adversity and success throughout its corporate history.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    History 1928 Delta air lineswas founded in Monroe, Louisiana 1947 Successful merger with Northwest 1953 Another key merger with Chicago and Southern Airlines 1991 Acquisition of Pan American world Airways 1982 Financial losses “The spirit of Delta” 1978 Offer first transatlantic flights from Atlanta to London-Gatwick 2008 Delta and Northwest merged and has new partner, Virgin Australia 2009 Expanded transAtlantic joint venture with Air FranceKLM. 2010 Invest more than $2 billion through 2013 to improve the customer experience.
  • 5.
    DELTA’S ENVIRONMENT POLICY •To minimize impact on the environment • To conduct operations in environmentally sustainable manner.
  • 6.
    DELTA’S CARBON EMISSIONSPOLICY • To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions • To update our climate change strategy and programs as new information emerges
  • 7.
    DELTA’S FORCE FORGLOBAL GOOD ADVANCING GLOBAL DIVERSITY •Latin American Association •Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc.
  • 8.
    DELTA’S FORCE FORGLOBAL GOOD IMPROVING GLOBAL WELLNESS •American Red Cross •CARE UNICEF •Children's Miracle Network •Habitat for Humanity
  • 9.
    DELTA’S FORCE FORGLOBAL GOOD IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT •THE NATURE CONSERVANCY PROMOTING ARTS & CULTURE •The National Black Arts Festival, •The Corporation of the Year Award from the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries.
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    Further Research Criteria Delta Qatar Lufhansa Asiana 1926, newly 1928in Monroe, 1993 in Doha, founded 1953 1988, Seoul, Louisiana, Established Qatar after 2-nd World South Korea USA* War More than more than 9,073 Employees 119,084 80,000 20,000 Destinations 124 215 103 318 (2012) More than Passengers More than 160 15 million Over 90 million 14,7 million (2012) million US$ 6.4 Revenue for $35.1 billion $0.8 billion $39 billion billion 2011
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    Discussion Questions 1 How importantis a solid ethical foundation for a company like Delta? Delta airline gain acceptance in the area of eco-friendly airline. As we can see from the many awards that Delta won by customers vote, we can see how important the solid ethical foundation is for Delta.
  • 13.
    Discussion Questions 2 Create yourown definition of ethics. How could your definition assist on the practical application of ethics in a business like Delta? The ethics is our lifestyle that helps us to stay as a human. And the Delta has to make next criteria their ethic principles: • Meeting needs of passengers and employees • Taking care of environment • Spending on charity purposes
  • 14.
    Discussion Questions 3 In anindustry that is so competitive, do you feel ethical behavior becomes more or less important for firms to be successful? Why? In an industry that is so competitive, ethical behavior becomes more important for firms to be successful. Because, how bigger the company is, so more attention it has. So, it has to do his best by sharing its wealth.