When sitting at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, one can't help but notice and feel the overwhelming dominant presence of one airline in particular. Delta, as we know it today, dates back to 1924. Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world's first aerial crop application organization. In 1928, the company became Delta Air Service, and the following year, Delta carried its first passengers on a route stretching from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, with stops in Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana. . In 1941, the company moved its headquarters from Monroe to Atlanta, Georgia. Although its headquarters is in Atlanta, Delta is a Delaware corporation (Delaware is the most “pro-business” state in the United States). Delta Air Lines Inc. provides air transportation of passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. As of February 1, 2001, Delta (including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. and Comair, Inc.) served 201 domestic cities in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as as 50 cities in 32 countries. With its domestic and international codeshare partners, Delta's route network covers 218 domestic cities in 48 states and 131 cities in 58 countries. When analyzing Delta, you don't have to look very far before one of its strongest attributes pops up. Based on 2000 calendar data, Delta is the largest U.S. airline in terms of aircraft departures and passengers enplaned, and the third largest in terms of operating revenue and revenue passenger miles flown. Delta is the leading U.S. airline in the transatlantic region, offering the most daily departures, serving the most markets nonstop, and carrying more passengers than any other U.S. airline. Delta Air Lines carries more passengers worldwide than any other airline. Through an extensive network of global routes, Delta has carried more than 117 million passengers, more than any other airline in the world. Delta, domestic and international service, Delta Express, Delta Shuttle, Delta Connection®, Delta Sky Team and Worldwide Partners operate 6,400 flights each day to more than 450 cities in 98 countries. Delta is not only a beast in the market, but it also wields its power. quite intelligently. Along with this significant market share, Delta has enormous control over some of the country's major gateways. Delta controls 72 percent of air traffic in Salt Lake Utah. This Mid West city is a gateway to most major key cities on the Pacific Coast as well as the Mid West..