Exhibit 99.1

DELTA BEGINS CONSENT SOLICITATIONS FROM HOLDERS OF CERTAIN
EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES
AND PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES

     Atlanta, Georgia (August 18, 2004) - Delta Air Lines, Inc. today began soliciting consents from holders of certain equipment trust certificates and pass through certificates to remove any contractual restrictions on Delta’s ability to purchase or hold those securities. These certificates were issued by trusts that lease various aircraft to Delta to assist in financing the cost of such aircraft. Delta is seeking consents to provide Delta with greater flexibility to effect a successful out-of-court restructuring.

     The record date for the determination of holders entitled to give consents is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 18, 2004. The consent solicitations will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 31, 2004, unless otherwise extended.

     The affected securities are listed below.

     Merrill Lynch & Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated are the solicitation agents for the consent process. Global Bondholder Services Corporation is the information agent. Persons with questions regarding the terms of the consent solicitations or needing copies of the consent solicitation materials should contact Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or (866) 470-3700.

Equipment Trust Certificates

Securities	CUSIP Number	ISIN Number
1988 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series A	247361EY0	US247361EY06
	247361FK9	US247361FK92
	247361FS2	US247361FS29
	247361FV5	US247361FV57
	247361GC6	US247361GC67
1988 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series B	247361EZ7	US247361EZ70
	247361FL7	US247361FL75
	247361FT0	US247361FT02
	247361FW3	US247361FW31
	247361GD4	US247361GD41
1988 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series C	247361FA1	US247361FA11
	247361FM5	US247361FM58
	247361FU7	US247361FU74
	247361FX1	US247361FX14
	247361GE2	US247361GE24

Securities	CUSIP Number	ISIN Number
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series A	247361NR5	US247361NR53
	247361PL6	US247361PL65
	247361PW2	US247361PW21
	247361QD3	US247361QD31
	247361QH4	US247361QH45
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series B	247361PM4	US247361PM49
	247361PX0	US247361PX04
	247361QE1	US247361QE14
	247361QJ0	US247361QJ01
	247361QM3	US247361QM30
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series C	247361NS3	US247361NS37
	247361PA0	US247361PA01
	247361PC6	US247361PC66
	247361PN2	US247361PN22
	247361PY8	US247361PY86
	247361QF8	US247361QF88
	247361QK7	US247361QK73
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series D	247361NT1	US247361NT10
	247361PB8	US247361PB83
	247361PD4	US247361PD40
	247361PP7	US247361PP79
	247361PZ5	US247361PZ51
	247361QG6	US247361QG61
	247361QL5	US247361QL56
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series E	247361NN4	US247361NN40
	247361NX2	US247361NX22
	247361PH5	US247361PH53
	247361PT9	US247361PT91
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series F	247361NP9	US247361NP97
	247361NY0	US247361NY05
	247361PJ1	US247361PJ10
	247361PU6	US247361PU64
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series G	247361NQ7	US247361NQ70
	247361NZ7	US247361NZ79
	247361PK9	US247361PK82
	247361PV4	US247361PV48
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series H	247361NK0	US247361NK01
	247361NU8	US247361NU82
	247361PE2	US247361PE23
	247361PQ5	US247361PQ52
	247361QA9	US247361QA91
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series I	247361NL8	US247361NL83
	247361NV6	US247361NV65
	247361PF9	US247361PF97
	247361PR3	US247361PR36
	247361QB7	US247361QB74
1989 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series J	247361NM6	US247361NM66
	247361NW4	US247361NW49
	247361PG7	US247361PG70
	247361PS1	US247361PS19
	247361QC5	US247361QC57
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series A	247361VA3	US247361VA37
	247361VH8	US247361VH89
	247361VT2	US247361VT28

Securities	CUSIP Number	ISIN Number
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series B	247361VB1	US247361VB10
	247361VJ4	US247361VJ46
	247361VU9	US247361VU90
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series C	247361VC9	US247361VC92
	247361VK1	US247361VK19
	247361VV7	US247361VV73
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series D	247361VD7	US247361VD75
	247361VL9	US247361VL91
	247361VW5	US247361VW56
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series E	247361VE5	US247361VE58
	247361VM7	US247361VM74
	247361VX3	US247361VX30
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series F	247361VZ8	US247361VZ87
	247361VN5	US247361VN57
	247361VY1	US247361VY13
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series G	247361VF2	US247361VF24
	247361VP0	US247361VP06
	247361VR6	US247361VR61
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series H	247361VG0	US247361VG07
	247361VQ8	US247361VQ88
	247361VS4	US247361VS45
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series I	247361WD6	US247361WD66
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series J	247361WE4	US247361WE40
1990 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series K	247361WF1	US247361WF15
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series A	247361WJ3	US247361WJ37
	247361WR5	US247361WR52
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series B	247361WK0	US247361WK00
	247361WS3	US247361WS36
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series C	247361WL8	US247361WL82
	247361WP9	US247361WP96
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series D	247361WM6	US247361WM65
	247361WQ7	US247361WQ79
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series E	247361WN4	US247361WN49
	247361WT1	US247361WT19
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series F	247361WV6	US247361WV64
	247361XD5	US247361XD57
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series G	247361XB9	US247361XB91
	247361XE3	US247361XE31
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series H	247361WW4	US247361WW48
	247361XC7	US247361XC74
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series I	247361WX2	US247361WX21
	247361XF0	US247361XF06
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series J	247361WY0	US247361WY04
	247361XG8	US247361XG88
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series K	247361WZ7	US247361WZ78
	247361XH6	US247361XH61
1991 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series L	247361XA1	US247361XA19
	247361XJ2	US247361XJ28
1992 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series A	247361XK9	US247361XK90
	247361XR4	US247361XR44
1992 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series B	247361XL7	US247361XL73
	247361XS2	US247361XS27

Securities	CUSIP Number	ISIN Number
1992 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series C	247361XM5	US247361XM56
	247361XT0	US247361XT00
1992 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series D	247361XN3	US247361XN30
	247361XU7	US247361XU72
1992 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series E	247361XP8	US247361XP87
	247361XV5	US247361XV55
1992 Equipment Trust Certificates, Series F	247361XQ6	US247361XQ60
	247361XW3	US247361XW39

Pass Through Certificates

Securities	CUSIP Number	ISIN Number
1992 Pass Through Certificates, Series A1	247367AA3	US247367AA36
1992 Pass Through Certificates, Series A2	247367AB1	US247367AB19
1992 Pass Through Certificates, Series B1	247367AC9	US247367AC91
1992 Pass Through Certificates, Series B2	247367AD7	US247367AD74
1993 Pass Through Certificates, Series A1	247367AE5	US247367AE57
1993 Pass Through Certificates, Series A2	247367AF2	US247367AF23
1996 Pass Through Certificates, Series A1	247367AL9	US247367AL90
1996 Pass Through Certificates, Series A2	247367AM7	US247367AM73