ATLANTA, April 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines'
(NYSE: DAL) board of directors today announced Michael Huerta as its newest member, effective
immediately.
Mr. Huerta recently completed a five-year term as Administrator
of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. As head of the FAA, he
was responsible for the safety and efficiency of civil aviation in
the U.S.
"Michael's deep aviation and broader transportation industry
experience will be a great asset to Delta," said Frank Blake, Delta's non-executive Chairman of
the Board.
Before being named as Administrator, Mr. Huerta served as Acting
Administrator of the FAA from 2011 to 2013 and FAA Deputy
Administrator from 2010 to 2011. Throughout his career, he has held
key transportation industry roles in both the public and private
sectors. Before joining the FAA, Mr. Huertaa was President of
the Transportation Solutions Group at Affiliated Computer Services
(now Conduent), and prior to that, he held senior positions in the
U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. Mr. Huerta served as
Executive Director of the Port of San
Francisco from 1989 to 1993, and was Commissioner of
New York City's Department of
Ports, International Trade and Commerce from 1986 to 1989. He was
recently appointed as Senior Advisor to Macquarie Capital.
Mr. Huerta earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California-Riverside and a Master's
in Public Affairs with a concentration in international relations
from Princeton University.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each
year. In 2018, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired
Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for
the seventh time in eight years. Additionally, Delta has ranked
No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an
unprecedented seven consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 312 destinations in 55 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta
employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a
mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding
member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the
industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air
France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin
Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers
customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets
including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los
Angeles, Mexico City,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK
and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities,
global products and services, and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as
delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and
Facebook.com/delta.
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