FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Bastian Edward H 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/20/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/ [DAL] (Last) (First) (Middle) DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981, P.O. BOX 20574 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP & CFO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30320 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 3,157 D   Common Stock 105 (1) I Savings Plan (1)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	03/31/2006	Common Stock	19,300	$ 10.53	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	03/31/2006	Common Stock	16,667	$ 11.6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	03/31/2006	Common Stock	4,534	$ 11.6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	03/31/2006	Common Stock	10,400	$ 11.6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	03/31/2006	Common Stock	6,000	$ 11.6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	03/31/2006	Common Stock	12,267	$ 11.6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	11/17/2005	03/31/2006	Common Stock	76,900	$ 7.01	D	Â
Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock	07/10/1989	  (4)	Common Stock	42	$ 41.97	I	Savings Plan (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bastian Edward H DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981 P.O. BOX 20574 ATLANTA, GA 30320	Â	Â	  Exec VP & CFO	Â

Signatures

Nanci Oliver Sloan as attorney-in-fact for Edward H. Bastian		07/22/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects reporting person's interest in common stock held by the Delta Family-Care Savings Plan .
(2)	Options covering 50% of the shares became exercisable on October 24, 2003; options covering the balance of the shares became exercisable on October 24, 2004.
(3)	Options covering 50% of the shares became exercisable on December 26, 2004; options covering the balance of the shares become exercisable on December 26, 2005.
(4)	Series B ESOP Convertible stock held under the Delta Family-Care Savings Plan. Each such share is convertible into 1.7155 shares of common stock, and has no expiration date.

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