ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) has again earned a spot among the world's leading
brands after being named today as one of Fortune magazine's Most
Admired Companies for the fourth consecutive year.
Among its competitors, Delta was named Fortune's Most Admired
Airline, rated No. 1 on the industry list for the sixth time in the
past seven years.
CEO Ed Bastian credited the work
of Delta's 80,000-person workforce for the honor. "It is your
unmatched dedication to our customers and unwavering pursuit of
excellence in every area of our business that have earned
recognition from so many corners. And it is those qualities that
will propel us even further," he wrote in a memo to employees
today.
Each year, Fortune surveys top executives and directors across
all industries to rank the 10 companies they most admire in nine
areas such as innovation, people management and financial
soundness, as well as an overall reputation. The magazine's editors
compile the data and publish an annual list of the top 50 Most
Admired Companies. Delta was ranked No. 31 this year.
The airline rankings are based on the results of a global survey
of industry executives, boards of directors and analysts who are
asked to rate companies in their industry based on criteria
including innovation, investment value and global
competitiveness.
Most Admired Companies is the latest in a series of accolades
for Delta. In December, Delta made a trio of "best workplace"
lists: Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality, Best Companies for
Diversity and for African-Americans, and Glassdoor's Best Places to
Work.
Bastian told employees he was confident they would continue to
raise the bar. "With you taking care of our customers and each
other, our best days are yet to come."
What makes Delta a most admired company?
Companies are ranked by top executives and directors across
industries on the following attributes, as well as their overall
reputation:
- Innovation
- People Management
- Use of Corporate Assets
- Quality of Management
- Social Responsibility
- Financial Soundness
- Long-Term Investment Value
- Quality of Products and Services
- Global Competitiveness
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each
year. Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual
Airline survey for an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 327 destinations in 57 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with
Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta
offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and
markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake
City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of
dollars in airport facilities, global products and services, and
technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the
ground. Additional information is available on the Delta News Hub,
as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta,
Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.
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