International network passenger airline
Delta Air Lines
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YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Get to know Delta Air Lines.
Delta brings together flight operations, safety, engineering, and other teams to support daily travel. For applicants who enjoy understanding how a large operation works as a whole, its range of operational career areas offers plenty to investigate.
WHY CONSIDER DELTA AIR LINES?
Picture yourself here.
Explore a varied fleet and the planning behind a global connecting network.
Domestic weather, long-haul routing and coordinated hub operations offer rich areas to investigate.
Career perspectives to explore, not promises of a vacancy, specific duties, benefits, or progression. Ask the employer what applies to the role you are considering.
- Type of operation
- International network passenger airline
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
HOW IT BEGAN
A little history.
Delta's roots reach back to the 1925 crop-dusting business Huff Daland Dusters. The Delta name followed in 1928, ahead of its expansion into passenger flying.
FLEET & NETWORK
The operation behind the name.
- Aircraft types
- Airbus A220, A319/A320/A321, A330 and A350; Boeing 717, 737, 757 and 767.
- Reported fleet size
- 1,004 mainline aircraft at June 30, 2026; excludes 325 aircraft operated by regional partners.
- Main airports / operating bases
- Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Detroit (DTW), Los Angeles (LAX), Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP), New York JFK/LaGuardia (LGA), Salt Lake City (SLC) and Seattle (SEA).
- Where they fly
- Domestic and international passenger flying, with regional connections across its hub network.
Company profile researched October 15, 2026. Fleet figures use the reporting dates and scope shown; aircraft on order are not counted as operating aircraft.
PAY & WORKING LIFE
The details that matter.
- First-year / starting pay
- $8212/mo
- Top pay
- $14375/mo
- License pay / premiums
- $370/mo + 11.75% base pay
- Shift patterns
- See comments
- Annual hours worked
- Not listed
- Union / representation
- PAFCA
Pay is shown in the source’s stated currency and period. Older entries describe historical terms. Verify current pay, training rates, premiums, and progression with the employer or applicable agreement.
AROUND THE OFFICE
Local income & housing.
- Dispatch office location
- Atlanta (ATL
- Local median income (not airline pay)
- $85,652/yr
- Local gross rent / month
- $1,711
Local income and gross rent are figures reported in the source spreadsheet, not airline employee pay. They describe the referenced city or county, not surrounding communities. Gross rent includes rent and renter-paid utilities. Census links may now show newer figures than this snapshot.
Inside the operation
As of August 2025; 4 On; 4 Off - 10hr Shifts or 5 On; 4 Off - 9hr Shifts or 4 On; 4 Off; 4 On; 3 Off 9hr shifts; 11 year scale
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