Pan Am transatlantic & shuttle routes1991

American OverseasAirlinesMerges withPan Am 1950

American ExportAirlines1942Acquired 1945

NortheastAirlinesMerges withDelta 1972

Airline FeederSystem1937-1939Acquired 1944

MayflowerAirlines1936Acquired 1944

Operated jointly with Central Vermont by National Airways

Delta Air Linesdba Delta - C&S1953-1955

Delta Air LinesO�cial namechange 1945

Delta Air LinesRestart passengerservice 1934

Delta AirCorporationName change 1930

Delta Air ServiceIncorporated 1928First passengerflight 1929

Hu� Daland Dusters Subsidiary ofHu�-Daland & Co. 1925

C&S Air LinesMerges withDelta 1953

Chicago & SouthernAir LinesName change 1935

Pacific SeaboardAir Lines1933

Western AirlinesAcquires PacificNorthern Airlines1967

Delta Air LinesAcquiresWestern Airlines1987

Western Airlines Name change 1941Absorbs InlandAirlines 1952

Inland Air LinesName change1938

Pacific NorthernAirlinesName change 1945

Woodley Airways1932

National ParksAirway1927Merges 1937

Western AirExpressName change 1934

Wyoming Air Service1931

Northwest OrientNorthwest AirlinesRebrand 1947-1986

Northwest AirlinesName change 1934

Northwest AirwaysIncorporated 1926

North CentralAirlinesName change 1952

Southern Airways1949

Wisconsin CentralAirlines1948

Republic AirlinesMerger: N. Central & Southern 1979Pur. Hughes 1980

Hughes AirwestPurchased byHoward Hughes 1970

Air WestMerger: Pacific, Bonanza, West Coast1968

Bonanza Air Lines1945

Pacific Air LinesName change 1958

Southwest Airways1946

West Coast Airlines1946Purchases Empire Airlines 1952

Northwest AirlinesPurchasesRepublic Airlines1986

Northwest AirlinesMerges with Delta2008

West CoastAir Transport1929

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Empire Air Lines1945Acquires Zimmerly 1946

Western AirExpress1926

Zimmerly Airlines1944Fox Flying Service

Acquired 1929

General Air LinesName change 1934

Pacific MarineAirwaysSold 1932

Mid ContinentAir Express1931

Standard Air LinesSold 1930

Colorado AirwaysWestern acquiresroute 1927

Northeast AirlinesName change 1940

Central VermontAirways1933Boston-Maine

Airways1931Operated by Pan Am

Boston-MaineAirways1933

Pan Am transatlantic & shuttle routesAcquired 1991

National Airlines1934Merged withPan Am 1980

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