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Joanne Smith, Chief People Officer
E.V.P. and Chief People Officer Joanne Smith explains the evolution of Delta’s people-focused culture and the airline’s commitment to continuously improving the employee experience.

Delta SkyMiles and Starbucks Rewards members can link accounts to earn one mile per $1 spent at Starbucks and double Stars on days traveling on Delta.

Beginning Oct. 12, Delta customers traveling through Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) will be welcomed at the airline’s new home in Terminal 5. The spacious terminal comes equipped with modernized digital tools to expedite the check-in process and boasts a dazzling new 22,000-plus-square-foot Delta Sky Club—more premium space for customers to relax and recharge before flights.

As part of the first-of-its-kind arrangement, the companies will work together to integrate a Joby-operated service into Delta’s customer-facing channels

This expansion enables connectivity directly from Brussels, Manchester, Rome Fiumicino and Zurich airports with one Delta ticket booking for the whole journey.

Issa Rae Designers pose for a group shot.

Delta and Issa Rae are launching an exclusive collaboration at LA Fashion Week featuring a fashion line designed by small business owners for the chic, adventurous and well-traveled.

Rome, Italy view to Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II.

Known as the “Eternal City”, Rome is a traveler’s delight combining extraordinary history, culture and food that will inspire any traveler.

A glass globe in a green field.

If successful, this work could drive significant progress quickly in reducing the climate impact of aviation by preventing the creation of persistent contrail formations altogether.

Delta customers checking in at kiosk

As Delta exits an unprecedented summer of demand for travel and navigates an evolving industry landscape, the airline remains committed to ensuring Delta SkyMiles membership and Medallion Status levels provide exclusive, earned opportunities for its most loyal customers.

Flight attendant Linda Schlappy poses with Delta colleagues.

As Delta ramps up its fundraising once again for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, learn more about some of the airline’s most passionate people and what drives them to fight for a cure.

Delta customers enjoying in-flight entertainment

Delta is refreshing seatback entertainment content this October with new Spotify-curated collections, seasonal collections, exclusive partner content and more, giving every customer something to discover as they travel this fall.

In addition to Delta's contribution to relief efforts, customers can make contributions through Delta's microsite created in partnership with the American Red Cross.

LATAM and Delta Tails

Once implemented, the approval enables Delta and LATAM Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LATAM Airlines Colombia, LATAM Airlines Peru and LATAM Airlines Paraguay to begin the work of unlocking new customer and cargo benefits.

Delta Premium Select offers travelers more space to stretch out and relax with a wider seat, additional recline, and an adjustable footrest and leg rest on most long-haul international flights.

Customers flying in Delta Premium Select, available on all trans-Pacific and most trans-Atlantic flights, will soon be treated to a refreshed and improved cabin experience, complementing a spacious seat design for which DPS is already known.

Delta brought its state-of-the-art Team USA Airbus A330-900neo to EAA AirVenture to help inspire future aviators.

Customer at DTW looking at the new PARALLEL REALITY experience screen
Customers departing from Detroit Metropolitan Airport can now access PARALLEL REALITY™ technology, a must-be-seen-to-be-believed experience that demonstrates Delta’s spirit of innovation and commitment to customers.
American Express Reserve Card
Starting June 16, new Delta SkyMiles Reserve and Reserve Business Card Members can apply for a limited-edition Reserve card to experience the magic, history and innovation of the “Queen of the Skies."
Close up of Delta aircraft with blue skies and clouds

For the first time, sustainable aviation fuel is delivered to Delta’s LaGuardia hub, using an existing petroleum pipeline.

The PARALLEL REALITY experience.
Originally previewed at CES, this mind-blowing technology allows multiple customers to each see personalized flight information tailored to their unique trip on a single, shared digital screen, simplifying their journey through the airport.
The new, one-of-a-kind Travel Confidently MSP Education Center officially opened its doors on May 23.

The new, one-of-a-kind Travel Confidently MSP Education Center officially opened its doors on May 23. The facility will enhance the Navigating MSP program by providing flyers with sensory, physical or cognitive disabilities, those with fear of flying, and service dogs a place to experience and become familiar with an aircraft cabin in a serene setting.

A couple enjoys seatback entertainment with Delta.
A curated selection of classes from MasterClass await Delta customers this summer, thanks to a new partnership with the streaming platform – alongside latest hit movies, bingeable TV shows and curated playlists.
Once checked in, guests will ascend the monumental staircase or escalators, passing beneath dazzling ceiling fixtures modeled after ocean waves before arriving at the custom wood-screened area that marks the Club’s entrance.

On April 20, the first phase of the new Delta Sky Way at LAX officially opened to customers, along with the terminal’s new, premier Delta Sky Club. The joint $2.3 billion investment in partnership with Los Angeles World Airports is slated for completion next year.

Greeted by a water turret salute, the Airbus A330-900neo touched down in Seattle just as the sun rose over the 85-foot-high aerial walkway at IAF, the largest in the world over an active taxi lane.
Seattle-bound Delta customers on Tuesday's flight 196 from Incheon, South Korea, were the very first to enter the stunning, new 450,000-square-foot International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This inaugural arrival officially kicked off the Port of Seattle's phased opening of the IAF.