1 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Edwin L. Artzt --------------------------------- Edwin L. Artzt Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Henry A. Biedenharn, III --------------------------------- A. Biedenharn, III Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 3 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ James L. Broadhead --------------------------------- James L. Broadhead Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 4 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Edward H. Budd --------------------------------- Edward H. Budd Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 5 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ George D. Busbee --------------------------------- George D. Busbee Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of August, 1997. /s/ R. Eugene Cartledge --------------------------------- R. Eugene Cartledge Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 7 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Mary Johnston Evans --------------------------------- Mary Johnston Evans Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 8 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Gerald Grinstein --------------------------------- Gerald Grinstein Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 9 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Jesse Hill, Jr. --------------------------------- Jesse Hill, Jr. Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 10 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Peter D. Sutherland --------------------------------- Peter D. Sutherland Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 11 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Andrew J. Young --------------------------------- Andrew J. Young Director Delta Air Lines, Inc. 12 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, 1997. /s/ Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. --------------------------------- Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer 13 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby constitute and appoint Maurice W. Worth, Thomas J. Roeck, Jr. and Robert S. Harkey, and each of them separately, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for me and in my name, in any and all capacities, to sign on my behalf the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Delta Air Lines, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and any amendment or supplement thereto; and to file such Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other appropriate agency pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of August, 1997. /s/ Leo F. Mullin ------------------------------------- Leo F. Mullin President and Chief Executive Officer and Director Delta Air Lines, Inc.