[bn:WBTKR=DAL:US] Delta Air Lines Inc. []
Headquarters: Atlanta.
Chief executive officer: [bn

RSN=1] Richard Anderson [].
2007 sales: $19.2 billion.
2007 net income: $1.61 billion (includes reorganization gain).
U.S. ranking by passenger traffic: 3.
Fleet: 446.
Employees: 48,400.
[bn:URL=http://www.delta.com/traveling_checkin/airport_information/airport_maps/] Hub cities []: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, New York (John
F. Kennedy International).
Route strengths: East Coast network, expansion in Europe.
Frequent-flier program members: More than 40 million in
SkyMiles.
Bankruptcy background: Filed for court protection on Sept. 14,
2005, and exited on April 30, 2007.
[bn:WBTKR=NWA:US] Northwest Airlines Corp. []
Headquarters: Eagan, Minnesota.
Chief executive officer: [bn

RSN=1] Doug Steenland [].
2007 sales: $12.5 billion.
2007 net income: $2.09 billion (includes reorganization gain).
U.S. ranking by passenger traffic: 5.
Fleet: 356.
Employees: 29,000.
[bn:URL=http://nwa.innosked.com/(S(lsks3mi3ihbgl2rxbc1yc445))/Default.aspx?show=MAP] Hub cities []: Minneapolis; Detroit; Memphis, Tennessee; Tokyo;
Amsterdam.
Route strengths: Asian network, European access from U.S. hub
cities.
Frequent-flier program members: More than 33 million in World
Perks.
Bankruptcy background: Filed for court protection on Sept. 14,
2005, and exited on May 31, 2007.