United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981958/2022The DC-8 inaugurated Delta's transition to jet service in 1959. Cruising at 590 miles per hour with 119 seats, the DC-8 was an important step in Delta's rise as a nationally competitive airline. The DC-8 pictured is at a passenger boarding "jetway" at Hartsfield International Airport.Photograph of a Douglas DC-8 parked at a Delta gate at William B. Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport. The DC-8 inaugurated Delta's transition to jet service in 1959. Cruising at 590 miles per hour with 119 seats, the DC-8 was an important step in Delta's rise as a nationally competitive airline. The DC-8 pictured is at a passenger boarding "jetway" at Hartsfield International Airport.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-linesForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-linesForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaAirplanes--Georgia--AtlantaDouglas airplanesMcDonnell Douglas DC-8 (Jet transport)William B. Hartsfield-Atlanta International AirportAirports--Georgia--AtlantaRunways (Aeronautics)--Georgia--AtlantaAirport buildings--Georgia--AtlantaAirport terminals--Georgia--AtlantaDouglas DC-8StillImage