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 *   Randolfi Michael O 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/ [DAL] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O 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) Sr. VP - Fin. and Controller 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 33,375 (1) (2) D Â

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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)	  (3)	04/29/2017	Common Stock	8,900	$ 18.84	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy (2)	  (3)	04/02/2018	Common Stock	2,183	$ 8.81	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy (2)	  (3)	10/28/2018	Common Stock	40,800	$ 7.99	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Randolfi Michael O C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981 P.O. BOX 20574 ATLANTA,, GA 30320	Â	Â	  Sr. VP - Fin. and Controller	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jan M. Davidson as attorney-in-fact for Michael O. Randolfi		03/05/2012
**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)	The 33,375 common shares reported include 10,845 shares of restricted stock granted to the Reporting Person on February 3, 2011, which will vest on February 1, 2013. The remaining 22,530 restricted shares were granted to the Reporting Person on February 2, 2012 and will vest 50% on February 1, 2013 and 50% on February 1, 2014
(2)	The grant of the restricted stock and option awards were approved by the Personnel & Compensation Committee of Delta's Board of Directors and are exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 16b-3(d).
(3)	All options are currently exercisable.

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