The name Delta, referring to the Mississippi Delta region, was suggested by Catherine FitzGerald, a secretary who later would rise to the rank of an executive i

The name Delta, referring to the Mississippi Delta region, was suggested by Catherine FitzGerald, a secretary who later would rise to the rank of an executive in the company. [0] Despite the name, [the Mississippi Delta] region is not the delta of the Mississippi River. The shifting river delta at the mouth of the Mississippi on the Gulf Coast lies some 300 miles south of this area, and is referred to as the Mississippi River Delta. Rather, the Mississippi Delta is part of an alluvial plain, created by regular flooding of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers over thousands of years. [1] 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Delta_Air_Lines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Delta_Air_Lines 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Delta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Delta