Jim Whitehurst
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Delta Air Lines | ||
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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 |
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Focus cities | Logan International Airport Orlando International Airport LaGuardia Airport Los Angeles Int'l Airport |
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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 |
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 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.