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): March
21, 2005
DELTA AIR
LINES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
001-05424 |
58-0218548 |
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
(Commission
File
Number) |
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
P.O.
Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (404)
715-2600
Registrant’s
Web site address: www.delta.com
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers
On March
21, 2005, the Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) elected
Arthur E. Johnson to Delta’s Board of Directors, and appointed him to serve on
the Board’s Finance and Personnel & Compensation Committees.
Mr.
Johnson is the senior vice president of corporate strategic development at
Lockheed Martin Corp., and has held a number of executive positions at Lockheed
Martin since joining that company in 1996. He serves on the Board of Directors
of AGL Resources, Inc. and IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
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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:
March 23, 2005 |
Leslie
P. Klemperer
Vice
President - Deputy General Counsel and
Secretary |
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