--- title: People url: 'https://news.delta.com/category/people' updated: '2026-10-23T15:15:54+00:00' stories: 22 --- # People Part of [Purpose](https://news.delta.com/category/purpose.md). ## Stories All 22 stories filed under People, newest first. ### 2026 - [A full-circle moment: Flight attendant joins her pilot father for his final Delta flight](https://news.delta.com/full-circle-moment-flight-attendant-joins-her-pilot-father-his-final-delta-flight.md) — People · Sep 17, 2026 - ['Delta loves their people': A Res & Care agent reflects on his 27-year career in travel](https://news.delta.com/delta-loves-their-people-res-care-agent-reflects-his-27-year-career-travel.md) — People · Aug 6, 2026 In the latest installment of her series featuring the remarkable people who make Delta a great place to work, E.V.P. and Chief People Officer Allison Ausband sits down with Reservations & Care specialist Arron Harrell to talk about his journey with Delta. - [Measured in minutes: Helping customers reach the moments that matter most](https://news.delta.com/measured-minutes-helping-customers-reach-moments-matter-most.md) — People · Jul 17, 2026 - [Back where the dream began: A First Officer's journey home on Delta's Hong Kong inaugural](https://news.delta.com/back-where-dream-began-first-officers-journey-home-deltas-hong-kong-inaugural.md) — People · Jul 13, 2026 When Delta’s inaugural flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong touched down, it marked more than a new global connection. It was a personal homecoming for First Officer Victor Ngai. - [Be nice, be standard, be professional: How one pilot makes the Delta Difference](https://news.delta.com/be-nice-be-standard-be-professional-how-one-pilot-makes-delta-difference.md) — People · Jul 1, 2026 In the latest installment of her series featuring the remarkable people who make Delta a great place to work, E.V.P. and Chief People Officer Allison Ausband sits down with First Officer Jeannine Smith to talk about her journey to becoming a Delta pilot. - [‘I’d go fly an airplane all day!’ How one Delta pilot fell in love with aviation](https://news.delta.com/id-go-fly-airplane-all-day-how-one-delta-pilot-fell-love-aviation.md) — People · Jun 1, 2026 In the latest installment of her series featuring the remarkable people who make Delta a great place to work, E.V.P. and Chief People Officer Allison Ausband talks with First Officer Tom Cohan about his unique journey to Delta and deep passion for aviation. ### 2025 - [Delta grit: Meet the Red Coat making meaningful experiences in Boston](https://news.delta.com/delta-grit-meet-red-coat-making-meaningful-experiences-boston.md) — People · Dec 4, 2025 In this latest installment of a recurring series, Allison sits down with Nancy Cohn, whose love for people has driven 35 years of service and connection. - [What the 'Delta family' means to 3 breast cancer survivors](https://news.delta.com/what-delta-family-means-3-breast-cancer-survivors.md) — People · Oct 28, 2025 In the latest installment of her series featuring the remarkable people who make Delta a great place to work, E.V.P. and Chief People Officer Allison Ausband shares the story of three unlikely friends who forged a bond as survivors in a way only Delta people can. - [Delta’s Virginie Durr awarded French Legion of Honor for leadership in Normandy Legacy Flight](https://news.delta.com/deltas-virginie-durr-awarded-french-legion-honor-leadership-normandy-legacy-flight.md) — People · Sep 19, 2025 At a ceremony held at the Delta Flight Museum this week, Virginie received the French Legion of Honor — France’s highest distinction — for her role in launching Delta’s Normandy Legacy Flight. - [Joe Tedesco’s path to Delta: A coin flip, career and commitment to safety](https://news.delta.com/joe-tedescos-path-delta-coin-flip-career-and-commitment-safety.md) — People · Sep 4, 2025 Delta aviation maintenance technician Joe Tedesco shares his journey and passion for safety in a recent feature by The Minnesota Star Tribune. - [‘Holy smokes!’ One AMT’s gift of 60 years of curiosity at Delta](https://news.delta.com/holy-smokes-one-amts-gift-60-years-curiosity-delta.md) — People · Jul 15, 2025 In this latest installment of a recurring series, Delta AMT Jimmy Ferrando reflects on his 60 years at the airline and shares his advice for the next generation with E.V.P. and Chief People Officer Allison Ausband. - [How Delta connects a family – and connects that family to the world](https://news.delta.com/how-delta-connects-family-and-connects-family-world.md) — People · Jun 19, 2025 In this latest installment of a recurring series, Allison Ausband reflects on her time sitting down with members of the Moleni family — and how Delta has helped connect them. - [Delta Global Sales volunteers help build KABOOM! Playground in College Park](https://news.delta.com/delta-global-sales-volunteers-help-build-kaboom-playground-college-park.md) — People · Jun 6, 2025 Last month, more than 130 volunteers from Delta Air Lines, BCD Travel, Embarcadero Apartments, the City of College Park, Favor House and KABOOM! came together to build Delta’s 43rd playground. - [Built to climb: How AMTs helped power Delta to a century of flight and beyond](https://news.delta.com/built-climb-how-amts-helped-power-delta-century-flight-and-beyond.md) — People · May 21, 2025 - [Unexpected journeys: How two Delta people Keep Climbing](https://news.delta.com/unexpected-journeys-how-two-delta-people-keep-climbing.md) — People · Apr 16, 2025 In this latest installment of a recurring series, Allison Ausband reflects on her time sitting down with two Delta people and exploring how they have been able to “Keep Climbing” on their respective career journeys. - [100 years and climbing: One Delta flight attendant’s take on connecting the world](https://news.delta.com/100-years-and-climbing-one-delta-flight-attendants-take-connecting-world.md) — People · Feb 6, 2025 Delta's E.V.P. and Chief People Officer Allison Ausband sits down with a flight attendant with nearly 40 years of experience in the skies, highlighting the reverberating connection between people and places with care. ### 2024 - [Ghanaian flight attendant shares his ‘love for Delta’](https://news.delta.com/ghanaian-flight-attendant-shares-his-love-delta.md) — People · Nov 18, 2024 Hear about JFK-based Flight Attendant's Eric Adu's serendipitous encounter with Delta and how his experience fuels his loyalty to the airline. - [‘We’re a force for good in the world’: Delta CEO takes SXSW stage with stories of culture, perseverance](https://news.delta.com/were-force-good-world-delta-ceo-takes-sxsw-stage-stories-culture-perseverance.md) — People · Mar 11, 2024 As part of Delta’s presence at SXSW 2024, CEO Ed Bastian shared the stage with Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell to talk about the importance of putting people first. ### 2022 - [Delta, LA28 unveil integrated emblem featuring Delta 'A' for LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games](https://news.delta.com/delta-la28-unveil-integrated-emblem-featuring-delta-la28-olympic-and-paralympic-games.md) — People · Sep 29, 2022 The integrated emblem is the first in Olympic and Paralympic Movement history. - [Delta unveils Braves World Champions plane in honor of World Series win](https://news.delta.com/delta-unveils-braves-world-champions-plane-honor-world-series-win.md) — People · Jul 28, 2022 The plane, which was painted by employees at Delta TechOps, features a dual-sided World Champions emblem and signature Braves "A" toward the nose of the aircraft. - [Delta celebrates the return of U.S. Paralympians in Salt Lake City from Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022](https://news.delta.com/delta-celebrates-return-us-paralympians-salt-lake-city-paralympic-winter-games-beijing-2022.md) — People · Mar 15, 2022 Friends and families of U.S. Paralympians joined Delta employees to welcome home Team USA from the Paralympic Winter Games as part of a celebratory event at Salt Lake City International Airport. ### 2021 - [Delta people welcome triumphant Atlanta Braves home](https://news.delta.com/delta-people-welcome-triumphant-atlanta-braves-home.md) — People · Nov 4, 2021 ## Related topics - [Allison Ausband](https://news.delta.com/tags/allison-ausband) - [Delta People](https://news.delta.com/tags/delta-people) - [People & Culture](https://news.delta.com/tags/people-culture) - [Atlanta Braves](https://news.delta.com/tags/atlanta-braves) - [Flight Attendants](https://news.delta.com/tags/flight-attendants) - [Olympics](https://news.delta.com/tags/olympics) - [Team USA](https://news.delta.com/tags/team-usa) - [Atlanta](https://news.delta.com/tags/atlanta) - [Breast Cancer Awareness](https://news.delta.com/tags/breast-cancer-awareness) - [Charter](https://news.delta.com/tags/charter)