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): September 27, 2012

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):

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Item 5.02        Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

The Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) elected George N. Mattson to Delta’s Board of Directors as of October 1, 2012. The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Mattson to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Finance Committee. Mr. Mattson will be compensated for his service as a director on the same basis as other non-employee directors of Delta. Compensation for Delta’s non-employee directors is described in Delta’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders as filed with the SEC on April 27, 2012.

A copy of Delta’s press release announcing Mr. Mattson’s election to the Board of Directors is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Until August 31, 2012, Mr. Mattson was a Partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co., and until January 2012, Mr. Mattson had responsibility for Goldman Sachs’ investment banking relationship with Delta. Mr. Mattson did not have an indirect or direct material interest in any transaction between Delta and Goldman Sachs and its affiliates during 2012.

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 1, 2012 titled “Delta Board of Directors Names George N. Mattson as Newest Member”

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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/ Richard B. Hirst
Date:  October 1, 2012	Richard B. Hirst Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated October 1, 2012, titled “Delta Board of Directors Names George N. Mattson as Newest Member”

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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Delta Board of Directors Names George N. Mattson as Newest Member

ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2012 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) board of directors today announced George N. Mattson as its newest member, effective immediately.

“We are delighted to have George Mattson join the board of directors,“ said Daniel A. Carp, Delta’s non-executive chairman of the board. “George brings deep and broad-based experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and capital markets, along with his knowledge of the airline industry and other global industries. He will enhance the strategic depth and range of Delta’s already strong and independent board of directors.”

Mattson was a Partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 2002 to his retirement in August 2012. During that time, he served as co-head of the Global Industrials Group in Investment Banking, which had responsibility for a diverse set of industry sectors, including companies in the transportation industry. Mattson joined Goldman Sachs in 1994, holding positions of increasing responsibility prior to becoming a Partner in 2002.

Mattson is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Boys’ Club of New York and serves on the Board of Visitors of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. Mattson previously served as a member and Chair of the Board of Directors of Volunteers of America Greater New York.

Mattson received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic “Airline of the Year” by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was named the “Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline” by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology, won the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey and was the recipient of 12 Executive Travel Magazine Leading Edge Awards for U.S. airlines. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 320 destinations in 60 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline’s service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $3 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.

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