Form 8-K


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):  July 19, 2005
 
 
 
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-05424
58-0218548
(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):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers


By letter dated July 19, 2005, Ms. Joan E. Spero informed Delta that she would be resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 29, 2005, due to the demands on her time as President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.









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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.

 
     
  DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:   /s/  Leslie P. Klemperer
Date:  July 25, 2005
Leslie P. Klemperer
Vice President - Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
























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