Bill Text: GA SR264 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Georgia Senate Resolution 264 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Delta Air Lines; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-01 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR264 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SR264-Enrolled.html

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Senate Resolution 264

By: Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Butterworth of the 50th, Miller of the 49th, Chance of the 16th, Gooch of the 51st and others

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Delta Air Lines on its 70th anniversary as the hometown airline of Atlanta, Georgia; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Delta Air Lines is today among the largest airlines in the world but was a small carrier focused on the Southeast when it moved its headquarters from Monroe, Louisiana, to Atlanta on March 1, 1941; and

WHEREAS, in the decades that followed, Delta built the world's largest connecting hub in Atlanta and, for more than two decades, has remained Georgia's largest private employer and a major economic force in the region; and

WHEREAS, with over 25,000 employees based in Atlanta, Delta is estimated to pump more than $25 billion into the local economy and is a major contributor to key community organizations, including the Grady Health Foundation, the Woodruff Arts Center, AID Atlanta, Hands On Atlanta, Habitat for Humanity, CARE, the Carter Center, and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights; and

WHEREAS, Delta Air Lines and the Delta Connection serve more than 160 million customers each year through an industry-leading global network with service to 357 destinations in 67 countries on six continents; and

WHEREAS, Delta employs more than 75,000 employees world wide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft; and

WHEREAS, Delta is investing more than $2 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground; and

WHEREAS, Delta has built a reputation as one of the world's most outstanding airlines and one that Atlanta, Georgia, is proud to call its hometown airline.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Delta Air Lines on its 70th anniversary as the hometown airline of Atlanta, Georgia, and extend their best wishes for continued success in the future.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Delta Air Lines.