Delta Connection Bombardier CRJ-900 arriving at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport on an admirable Sunday afternoon 2019 - Photo by Robson Smith

Delta Connection Bombardier CRJ-900 arriving at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) on an admirable Sunday afternoon 2019. As one of the current largest commercial airlines in the US, Delta Airlines has a history dating back to 1924, when an aerial crop-dusting company by the name of Huff Daland Dusters was founded to become the world's first aerial crop-dusting company. The enterprise proved to be a success, and later, in 1928, a founder of the company raised sufficient finances to buy and covert its operations to include passenger services in the US. Thus, Delta Air Services was born from the re branding and took to the skies one year later in 1929. Interestingly, the brand name of Delta originally referred to the Mississippi Delta, near which the company was headquartered. Furthermore, it is important to note that Delta Airlines has not grown all by itself, with numerous mergers throughout its years; including, but not limited to, Northeast Airlines (founded in 1931) in 1972, Northwest Airlines (founded in 1926) in 2010, and Western Airline (founded in 1925) in 1987. Currently, Delta Airlines operates as one of the "American Big Three", the three largest airlines in the United States (American, United, and Delta airlines), however, the airline's long history has experienced even more impressive feats. In 1955, Delta revolutionized the airline industry with the implementation of the first hub and spoke system, whereby aircraft flights are routed through a central hub before connecting to other destinations, requiring fewer routes for an airline. Ahead of the game again, Delta was the first to offer web-based access to real time flight and passenger information in 1993 and the first US airline to fly smoke-free worldwide in 1995. Note that in 1993, Delta Connection, a subsidiary (seen in this image), was established and designed to operate regional jets for short-haul flights throughout North America, cementing its place as a world's first. Delta connection holds the distinction of providing the world's first in-flight internet services for regional planes (such as this CRJ-900) in 2011, augmenting Delta's already impressive record of firsts. The current three-dimensional triangle logos is a result of many incarnations (19, with the exception of one), all the way back to its very first, where the Greek letter "Delta", a triangle, was used to match the airline's name. With their slogan "Keep Climbing", Delta Airlines has certainly exemplified this message throughout their impressive history of mergers, records, firsts, and accomplishments, culminating with the airline's present and nearly unmatched scale in the aviation community. Enjoy!