Jim Whitehurst

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Delta Air Lines
IATA
DL
ICAO
DAL
Callsign
Delta
Founded 1928 (as Delta Air Service)
Hubs H.-J. Atlanta Int'l Airport
Cincinnati/N. KY Int'l Airport
Salt Lake City Int'l Airport
John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs Logan International Airport
Orlando International Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Los Angeles Int'l Airport
Frequent flyer program SkyMiles
Member lounge Crown Room Club
Alliance SkyTeam
Fleet size 682
Destinations 447
Parent company Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Key people Gerald Grinstein (CEO), Edward Bastian (CFO)
Website: http://www.delta.com
Delta Boeing 757-232 at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2003, showing the livery the airline instituted in 2000.
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Delta Boeing 757-232 at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2003, showing the livery the airline instituted in 2000.

Jim Whitehurst is Chief Operating Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. He is responsible for Operations, Customer Service, Network and Revenue Management, Corporate Strategy and Marketing.

Mr. Whitehurst has most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Network and Planning Officer. Prior to joining Delta Air Lines in 2002, Mr. Whitehurst served as Vice President and Director of The Boston Consulting Group and held various leadership roles in their Chicago, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Atlanta offices.

A native of Columbus, Georgia , he graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Economics. He also attended Erlangen Nuremberg University in Erlangen, Germany, holds a general course degree from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He was tapped by Chief Executive Officer Gerald Grinstein to lead the historic traditional airline out of bankruptcy.