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Collett Everman Woolman (October 8, 1889 – September 11, 1966), commonly known as "Wooly" to his employees, was an airline entrepreneur best known as the founder of Delta Air Lines. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Collett Everman "C.E." Woolman was an aviation pioneer whose career spanned the history of flight from Jennys to jets. As principal founder of Delta Air Lines, he led its steady growth from the world's first crop dusting company to a firm place of leadership among the nation's scheduled airlines.
Aug 8, 2024 · Collett Everman Woolman's journey. From an agricultural engineer battling boll weevils to the founder of a major airline is a story of vision, innovation, and dedication. His life's work not only changed the face of aviation but also demonstrated the power of leadership driven by empathy and foresight.
Through good times and bad, Delta founder C.E. Woolman's faith in aviation's future never flagged. Here are C.E. Woolman's most famous quotes, which he used in many variations whenever he faced an audience of Delta employees: "Any individual or business that is completely honest in all its dealings is likely to succeed."
Birth: October 8, 1889. Death: September 11, 1966 (aged 76) Collett “C.E.” Woolman. Borrowed two Army aircraft with Dr. Bert Coad and proved the effectiveness of crop dusting. By 1925, Woolman ran Huff Daland Dusters, the world’s first aerial dusting company.
Jun 17, 2020 · Woolman was glad to launch Delta's first jet service. The world's first DC-8 passenger flight left New York International Airport (Idlewild) for Atlanta at 9:20 am, on September 18th, 1959. He was proud to give the airline's home of Georgia its first regular operation on a jet.
C.E. Woolman died in 1966. His legacy lives on in Delta Airlines and the airline industry as a whole. For his extraordinary achievements in aviation, the nation and the world, C.E. Woolman is inducted into the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame the 8th day of July, 2020.
