While sitting at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, you can't help but notice and feel the overwhelmingly dominant presence of one particular airline. Delta, as we know it today, traces its roots back to 1924. Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world's first aerial crop spraying 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 headquartered 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 around the world. As of February 1, 2001, Delta (including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. and Comair, Inc.) served 201 cities nationwide in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as 50 cities in 32 countries. With its domestic and international code share 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 most likely rears its head. Based on calendar 2000 data, Delta is the largest U.S. airline in terms of aircraft departures and passengers boarded, and the third largest in terms of operating revenues and passenger miles flown. Delta is the leading transatlantic U.S. airline, offering the most daily departures, serving the most non-stop markets and carrying more passengers than any other U.S. airline. Delta Air Lines carries more passengers around the world than any other airline. Across an extensive global route system, Delta has carried more than 117 million passengers, more than any other airline in the world. Delta Mainline, Domestic and International Service, Delta Express, Delta Shuttle, Delta Connection®, Delta Sky Team and global partners operate 6,400 flights daily 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 major market share, Delta has tremendous control over some of the nation's major gateways. Delta controls 72% of air traffic in Salt Lake Utah. This Mid West city is the gateway to most major cities on the Pacific Coast and Mid West.