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): August 7, 2019

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	DAL	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

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

On August 7, 2019, the Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) elected David S. Taylor to Delta’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Taylor to serve on the Board’s Personnel & Compensation Committee and Finance Committee. Mr. Taylor will be compensated for his service as a director on the same basis as other non-employee directors of Delta.

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

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated August 7, 2019 titled “Delta Board of Directors Names David S. Taylor as Newest Member”
Exhibit 104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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/ Peter W. Carter
Date: August 7, 2019	Peter W. Carter Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer