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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Rogers Kenneth C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/ [DAL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION DELTA MEC, 100 HARTSFIELD CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/29/2008 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30354 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price common stock 10/29/2008   A   0 (1) A (1) 0 (1) I (1) Pursuant to the agreement b/w Delta, Delta MEC and NW MEC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rogers Kenneth C AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION DELTA MEC 100 HARTSFIELD CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 200 ATLANTA, GA 30354	X

Signatures

Nanci Oliver Sloan as attorney-in-fact for Kenneth C. Rogers		10/31/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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(1)	SEE EXPLANATORY NOTE
Remarks: As a result of the merger (the "Merger") between Nautilus Merger Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta, and Northwest Airlines Corporation on October 29, 2008, it is expected that Mr. Rogers will, along with other eligible Delta and Northwest pilots, be entitled to receive shares of Delta common stock or the cash proceeds of the sale thereof pursuant to the terms of an agreement among Delta, the Delta Master Executive Council, the Northwest Master Executive Council and the Air Line Pilots Association, International.  Subsequent to the closing of the Merger, Delta will issue for the benefit of eligible Delta and Northwest pilots an aggregate number of shares of Delta common stock equal to 3.5% and 2.38%, respectively, of the outstanding equity capitalization of Delta, each determined on a fully-diluted basis after giving effect to the issuance of Delta common stock to Northwest stockholders in the Merger and an employee equity issuance.  Mr. Rogers will have the right to receive a currently undeterminable portion of the 3.5% Delta pilot issuance, either in shares of Delta common stock or the cash proceeds of the sale thereof.  The number of shares of Delta common stock (or proceeds thereof) that Mr. Rogers is currently estimated to be entitled to receive pursuant to the Delta pilot issuance is approximately 4,050.  Upon a determination of the allocation of shares to Mr. Rogers, this filing will be amended to reflect the exact number of shares.  Mr. Rogers'acquisition of such shares of Delta common stock is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 16b-3(d).

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