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 *   Samant Rahul D 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2018 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) EVP & Chief Info Officer 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 59,886 (1) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Samant Rahul D C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC. DEPT. 981 P.O. BOX 20574 ATLANTA, GA 30320	Â	Â	  EVP & Chief Info Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jan M. Davidson as attorney-in-fact for Rahul D. Samant		01/09/2018
**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)	59,886 shares of restricted common stock. Of those restricted shares, (i) 49,666 were granted to the Reporting Person on February 17, 2016 and will vest 50% on February 17, 2018 and 50% on February 17, 2019, and (ii) 10,220 were granted to the Reporting Person on February 9, 2017 and will vest in three equal annual installments on February 1, 2018, 2019 and 2020. The grants of restricted stock 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).

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