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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050907
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050907
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050907

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000027904
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				580218548
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05424
		FILM NUMBER:		051071997

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL AIRPORT
		STREET 2:		1030 DELTA BLVD
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30354-1989
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4047152600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 20706
		STREET 2:		DEPT 981
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30320-6001

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DELTA AIR CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19660908
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                                  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): September 7, 2005
                                                         -----------------

                              DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                      001-05424               58-0218548
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)


                   P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600
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                  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):

|_|  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)
|_|  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)
|_|  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|_|  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

<PAGE>

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On September 7, 2005, Delta issued a press release announcing changes to its
winter flight schedule that realign service at domestic hubs, shift capacity
from domestic routes to international routes and simplify its fleet by
accelerating plans to remove from service its Boeing 767-200 aircraft by
December 1, 2005. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. In
addition, Delta's Chief Operating Officer issued a memorandum to all Delta
employees discussing these subjects. The memorandum is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.2.

Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto
that are not historical facts, including statements regarding Delta's estimates,
beliefs, expectations, intentions, strategies or projections, may be
"forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
estimates, beliefs, expectations, intentions, strategies and projections
reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to maintain adequate
liquidity, the possible imposition of a significant reserve or holdback under
our credit card processing agreements, our ability to comply with financial
covenants in our loan agreements, our debt and pension plan funding obligations,
the cost of aircraft fuel, pilot early retirements, the effect of credit ratings
downgrades, interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports,
our increasing dependence on technology in our operations, labor issues,
restructurings by competitors, the effects of terrorist attacks and competitive
conditions in the airline industry. Additional information concerning risks and
uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and
forward-looking statements is contained in Delta's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, including its Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on August
15, 2005. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta's
forward-looking statements, which represent Delta's views only as of September
7, 2005, and which Delta has no current intention to update.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

     Exhibit 99.1   Press Release dated September 7, 2005, titled "Delta Air
                    Lines Strengthens Domestic Hubs, Offers Customers More
                    International Choices with Winter Schedule".

     Exhibit 99.2   Memorandum dated September 7, 2005, titled "Stepping Up the
                    Transformation Plan - Strengthening our Network" from Jim
                    Whitehurst, Delta's Chief Operating Officer, to all Delta
                    employees.

<PAGE>


                                   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.


                                               DELTA AIR LINES, INC.



                                               By: /s/ Leslie P. Klemperer
                                                  -------------------------
                                                  Leslie P. Klemperer
Date: September 7, 2005                           Secretary

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number      Description
- --------------      -----------

    Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated September 7, 2005, titled "Delta Air
                    Lines Strengthens Domestic Hubs, Offers Customers More
                    International Choices with Winter Schedule".

    Exhibit 99.2    Memorandum dated September 7, 2005, titled "Stepping Up the
                    Transformation Plan - Strengthening our Network" from Jim
                    Whitehurst, Delta's Chief Operating Officer, to all Delta
                    employees.
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

           DELTA AIR LINES STRENGTHENS DOMESTIC HUBS, OFFERS CUSTOMERS
                 MORE INTERNATIONAL CHOICES WITH WINTER SCHEDULE

     ATLANTA, Sept. 7, 2005 - Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will accelerate the
pace of its transformation through changes to its winter schedule that realign
service at domestic hubs to be more efficient, shift capacity from domestic
routes to meet growing international demand, and reduce fleet complexity by
accelerating plans to retire inefficient aircraft.

     "Today, we are announcing the latest in a series of integrated improvements
to further strengthen our network by continuing to right-size our hubs, increase
international flying and simplify our fleet - all key components of our
transformation plan," said Jim Whitehurst, Chief Operating Officer. "Together
with earlier, major initiatives such as de-hubbing Dallas/Fort Worth,
introducing SimpliFares(TM) and expanding point-to-point flying, these changes
complement the service customers have come to expect from the world's
second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried, while stepping up the
pace of our customer-focused transformation."

     REALIGNING DOMESTIC HUBS

     Effective Dec. 1, Delta will right-size operations at its second-largest
hub at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport to better match
service to local passenger demand and optimize the balance of local and
connecting traffic. With the changes, Delta will reduce mainline and Delta
Connection carrier capacity by 26 percent, while boosting the percentage of
local traffic from 36 to nearly 50 percent - well in line with other Delta and
competitor hubs.

     Additionally, Delta will replace service in nine markets currently served
non-stop from Cincinnati by Delta Connection carriers ASA and Comair with
connecting service through the Atlanta hub.

     "In keeping with our customer-focused commitment, these scheduling
improvements will have virtually no effect on the services the traveling public
has come to expect from us as the No. 1 airline in the Cincinnati market. By
consolidating flights into fewer flight banks and reducing flights in off-peak
hours, we will increase customer choice during preferred travel times."
Whitehurst said. "Importantly, as an international gateway, the Cincinnati area
also will retain the international service its customers enjoy to eight non-stop
destinations in Canada, Mexico, Europe and the Caribbean, and its status as one
of the country's top 10 airline hubs."

     Additionally, from the Atlanta and Salt Lake City hubs, Delta is expanding
service to regional business destinations with new non-stop flights to 20
destinations, including between Salt Lake City and Columbus, Ohio, and between
Atlanta and Bloomington and Moline, Ill.

     And for leisure customers, Delta will add more flights to Hawaii with the
first non-stop service between Atlanta and Maui, complementing existing non-stop
flights to Honolulu and planned one-stop service to Kona via Salt Lake City
(effective Dec. 1). The new Atlanta-Maui route begins Dec. 16 and brings to 11
the number of daily Delta round-trip departures between the U.S. mainland and
Hawaii.

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     INCREASING SERVICE TO INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS

     With the fall and winter schedule, customers throughout Delta's global
network will enjoy new or expanded service to 41 international destinations. New
destinations served from Atlanta will include: Managua, Nicaragua (Dec. 15);
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Dec. 15); Antigua (Dec. 18); San Pedro Sula, Honduras
(March 1, 2006); Roatan, Honduras (March 4, 2006); and Dusseldorf, Germany
(April 3, 2006). On Dec. 1, Delta also will increase by two the number of daily
flights between Atlanta and Cancun, Mexico, and expand to daily existing
weekend-only service between Cincinnati and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Service to
Latin America markets is subject to appropriate government operating approvals.

     Delta's upcoming international expansion adds to the 21 new international
routes introduced or announced since Jan. 1, 2005, including New York (JFK) to
Chennai, India (via Paris); New York (JFK) to Berlin, Germany; Atlanta to
Moscow; New York (JFK) and Atlanta to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Atlanta
to Barbados; and Salt Lake City to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

     These schedule enhancements maintain Delta's position as the leading U.S.
carrier across the Atlantic and the No. 3 carrier to Latin America and the
Caribbean.

     INCREASING EFFICIENCIES THROUGH FLEET SIMPLIFICATION

     Part of Delta's ongoing transformation calls for the simplification of its
fleet by up to four types in approximately four years to reduce fleet
complexity, increase fuel efficiency and reduce capacity on routes where Delta
offers more seats than necessary to meet customer demand.

     Beginning this month, Delta will accelerate the removal from service of its
Boeing 767-200 aircraft type - the least efficient wide-body aircraft in its
fleet. These aircraft are scheduled to be removed from service by Dec. 1 2005,
with the majority to be sold to ABX Air, Inc., through a transaction announced
separately today.

     Delta Air Lines is the world's second-largest airline in terms of
passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering
daily flights to 487 destinations in 88 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle,
the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta's marketing
alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than
14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam carriers and other airline partners. Delta is
a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers
with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. For more
information, please visit DELTA.COM.

                                       ###

STATEMENTS IN THIS NEWS RELEASE THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS, INCLUDING
STATEMENTS REGARDING DELTA'S ESTIMATES, BELIEFS, EXPECTATIONS, INTENTIONS,
STRATEGIES OR PROJECTIONS, MAY BE "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" AS DEFINED IN THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
INVOLVE A NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO
DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE ESTIMATES, BELIEFS, EXPECTATIONS, INTENTIONS,
STRATEGIES AND PROJECTIONS REFLECTED IN OR SUGGESTED BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. THESE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, OUR
ABILITY TO OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIQUIDITY, THE POSSIBLE IMPOSITION
OF A SIGNIFICANT RESERVE OR HOLDBACK UNDER OUR CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
AGREEMENTS, OUR ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH FINANCIAL COVENANTS IN OUR LOAN
AGREEMENTS, OUR DEBT AND PENSION PLAN FUNDING OBLIGATIONS, THE COST OF AIRCRAFT
FUEL, PILOT EARLY RETIREMENTS, THE EFFECT OF CREDIT RATINGS DOWNGRADES,
INTERRUPTIONS OR DISRUPTIONS IN SERVICE AT ONE OF OUR HUB AIRPORTS, OUR
INCREASING DEPENDENCE ON TECHNOLOGY IN OUR OPERATIONS, LABOR ISSUES,
RESTRUCTURINGS BY COMPETITORS, THE EFFECTS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AND COMPETITIVE
CONDITIONS IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE DIFFERENCES

<PAGE>

BETWEEN ACTUAL RESULTS AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IS CONTAINED IN DELTA'S
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FILINGS, INCLUDING ITS FORM 10-Q, FILED WITH
THE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 15, 2005. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN NOT TO PLACE UNDUE
RELIANCE ON DELTA'S FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH REPRESENT DELTA'S VIEWS
ONLY AS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2005, AND WHICH DELTA HAS NO CURRENT INTENTION TO
UPDATE.
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                                                                    [Delta logo]
                                                             Internal Memorandum
                                                         Date: September 7, 2005


TO:        All Delta People

FROM:      Jim Whitehurst, Chief Operating Officer

RE:        Stepping Up the Transformation Plan - Strengthening our Network

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In Jerry's July 26th memorandum to us, he conveyed that the senior leadership
team was continuing to identify additional, innovative ways to "get the most out
of what our network and fleet have to offer" as a part of our on-going effort to
expand and step-up the pace of our transformation. Today, we are announcing the
latest in a series of integrated improvements to further strengthen our network
by continuing to right-size our hubs, increase international flying and simplify
our fleet - all key components of our Transformation Plan. (FOR THE FULL
DETAILS, VIEW DELTA'S PRESS RELEASE AT HTTP://NEWS.DELTA.COM/ UNDER THE
"NEWSROOM" HEADLINE.)

RIGHT-SIZING OUR HUBS: Cincinnati is and will continue to be an important
component of our network. Cincinnati, however, is currently oversized relative
to local traffic. We are therefore making scheduling changes to better match our
service to local passenger demand and to optimize the balance of local and
connecting traffic across our network. Effective December 1, we will reduce
mainline and DCI capacity by 26 percent, while boosting the percentage of local
hub Cincinnati traffic from 36 percent to nearly 50 percent - well in line with
other Delta and competitor hubs.

In keeping with our customer-focused commitment, these scheduling changes will
have virtually no effect on the services the traveling public has come to expect
from Delta, the number one airline in the market. We will increase customer
choice during preferred travel times by consolidating flights into fewer flight
banks and reducing flights in off-peak hours. With the new schedule, Delta will
offer 442 daily departures to 122 non-stop markets from Cincinnati, including
the same extensive international schedule currently offered. Importantly
Cincinnati, as an international gateway, will remain Delta's second largest hub
and retain its status as one of the top 10 airline hubs in the United States. In
nine DCI markets currently served from Cincinnati, we will be replacing non-stop
service with connecting service through the Atlanta hub.

As with previous schedule changes, our ability to maintain the flight schedules
and levels of service our Cincinnati customers expect is being achieved by
increasing the efficiency and productivity of our airline. This fall's changes
are expected to boost Delta's overall productivity at the Cincinnati hub and
create a path to return the hub to profitability. And as we've seen through
Operation Clockwork in Atlanta and through productivity enhancements at other
hubs, your continued determination to work smarter and more efficiently is
allowing Delta to respond quickly to increasing competitive pressures and will
make our company stronger against competitors of all types.

We regret that these changes will have an impact on our employees in the area
and their families, with in the range of 1,000 Delta and Comair positions
affected; at this time, however, the actual number of involuntary job losses is
not known because we are working to minimize that number by offering relocation
and other opportunities to affected Delta people. Lee Macenczak, Joe Kolshak and
other divisional leaders are meeting with Cincinnati employees today to discuss
the plan, the impact and options being made available. Comair will announce
options for its employees separately.

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INCREASING INTERNATIONAL GROWTH: To respond to increased demand for service to
emerging business and leisure destinations, our winter schedule adds new service
to cities in such countries as Germany, Honduras, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. These
will complement the new or expanded service we've added to 41 international
destinations, maintaining our position as the leading U.S. carrier across the
Atlantic and the No. 3 carrier to Latin America and the Caribbean - one of the
world's fastest growing regions.

Delta also will add more flights to Hawaii with the first non-stop service
between Atlanta and Maui. The new Atlanta-Maui route strengthens our position in
the increasingly competitive Hawaii market, bringing to 11 the number of daily
Delta departures between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii.

SIMPLIFYING OUR FLEET: To support our plan's goal of reducing fleet complexity
by up to four types in approximately four years, we are accelerating the removal
of service of the 767-200 fleet type. These aircraft are scheduled to be removed
from service by Dec. 1 2005, with the majority scheduled to be sold to ABX Air,
Inc., through a transaction being announced separately today.

Together with earlier, major initiatives such as dehubbing DFW, the launch of
Clockwork and SimpliFares, these network improvements build on others recently
announced, including:
- --     increasing point-to-point flying and adding new DCI carriers and routes,
       most recently adding the first two-class Delta Connection service with
       Delta Connection carrier Shuttle America.
- --     increasing Delta Shuttle capacity with a younger MD-88 fleet
- --     introducing trans-continental Song flights
- --     reaching a definitive agreement to sell ASA to SkyWest

Make no mistake: Delta's Transformation Plan is on track and delivering its
targeted benefits. Chief among them, Delta has:
- --     achieved a positive year-over-year increase in consolidated revenue per
       available seat mile (RASM) - up 1.2 percent over the second quarter of
       last year
- --     reduced narrow-body turn times in Atlanta by 10 minutes since 2004
- --     relaunched the delta.com Web site and achieved a 21 percent increase in
       bookings in the first four days, with revenues increasing by 14 percent
       over the same period last year
- --     freed up the equivalent of 39 aircraft through improved aircraft
       utilization
- --     completed the refurbishment of one-third of our mainline and Song fleet

Thanks to these initiatives and the resilience of all Delta people, we achieved
the lowest mainline CASM of any network carrier (excluding special items) in the
second quarter and have recently been named the most preferred airline for
business travelers by the YPB&R/Yankelovich Partners 2005 National Business
Travel Monitor.

Unfortunately, the high cost of fuel - now made worse by catastrophic
devastation to the Gulf Coast - continues to outpace and mask our progress.
Because of the extreme seriousness of our financial situation, it is critically
important that we continue to step up the pace of our transformation and stay
focused on delivering great customer service. Clearly all Delta people have
stepped up to the plate; we could only have accomplished what we have to date
with everyone pulling together. On behalf of the entire senior leadership team,
thank you for all you are doing and the crucial role you will play as we
accelerate our transformation plan to strengthen our company.
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