When Huff Daland Dusters was founded in 1924 as the world's first aerial crop dusting organization, maintenance and overhaul of the firm's aircraft was done only when necessary. That situation changed in 1928 when the company became Delta Air Service, and in June 1929, they inaugurated airline services with the first passenger flights from Dallas to Jackson, MS, via Shreveport and Monroe, LA. From that point on, aircraft maintenance and repair climbed to the top of the ladder of priorities.

Today, Delta Air Lines is the world's second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering daily flights to 490 destinations in 85 countries through its various airline operations and partners.