In 1959, Delta began using the Douglas DC-8, followed by the Convair jet in 1960. It was not possible to fly across the country nonstop. In 1970, Delta added transoceanic flights made possible by ...

The DC-3's restoration helped spur the creation of the Delta Flight Museum in 1995. Next to the DC-3 is a Link flight simulator from the 1940s/50s. A Link flight simulator from the early 1950s.

Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday around 3:15 p.m., the same time four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft were inbound, the ...