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Delta commemorated the life and legacy of renowned University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley on Tuesday with the dedication of a Boeing 767-400 featuring a memorial seal honoring the Hall of Famer.
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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.
Oct. 12, 2022, 1 p.m.
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As part of its Living the Dream initiative, Heartis Senior Living Center helps residents recreate meaningful moments in their lives. For resident Geraldine, that meant one more trip in the galley – a dream one member of the current generation of Delta flight attendants was only too happy to help ...
March 16, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
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Delta agents in Tallahassee, Florida, worked hard to send a couple to South Korea to bring home their adopted son – and make sure a warm welcome awaited him in the U.S.
Oct. 21, 2021, 10:45 a.m.
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Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, spoke with Delta CEO Ed Bastian about topics such as becoming an antiracist company.
Aug. 11, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
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This month, Delta CEO Ed Bastian will be joined by Danny Meyer, the founder of Shake Shack, to discuss entrepreneurship, the importance of failure and how they’ve grown through crises.
Aug. 5, 2021, 9 a.m.
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Giving the joy back: Delta employee provides over 3,000 vaccinations; brings people closer to travel
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Outside of Lumen Field in Seattle, hot dog and sausage vendors are selling snacks as people line up six feet apart to have their bags searched before entering the football stadium. Some people are proudly sporting their Seahawks jerseys, while others are just in their everyday clothes. Everyone is masked-up ...
May 12, 2021, 6 a.m.
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On Jan. 21, 2008, 18-year-old Mallory Weggemann was paralyzed from the waist down following a routine medical procedure, her third and final epidural injection for back pain caused by postherpetic neuralgia. The next thirteen years brought challenges, frustrations, successes and triumphs as she became a Paralympic gold and bronze medalist ...
March 25, 2021, 2 p.m.
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The airline unveiled two surprises in honor of Delta people during an Employee Appreciation Day livestream on Feb. 12
Feb. 19, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
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Delta was recognized as the world’s best-performing airline of the past 10 years, as well as the top North American airline, by the judges in the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards – which was launched by FlightGlobal, Airline Business and the civil aviation practice of Korn Ferry in lieu of ...
Dec. 7, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
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Delta CEO Ed Bastian discussed the importance of addressing racial equity and justice during his appearance on the Harvard Business Review podcast, titled ‘Race at Work with Porter Braswell.’ Emphasizing diversity, equity and inclusion as a vital part of Delta’s culture, Bastian spoke transparently about the hard look that the ...
Jan. 27, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
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Delta was named one of Fortune magazine’s Top 50 Most Admired Companies for the seventh consecutive year due to its leadership in social responsibility, innovation, culture and more.
Jan. 21, 2020, 10:02 a.m.
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"Strong culture." "Enthusiastic employee base." "Strong business outlook." Those are a few of the reasons Delta is ranked among the very top U.S. companies in W2O Group's most recent Relevance Index, W2O analysts explained in an interview this week. Delta climbed to No. 6, behind only Google, Microsoft and other ...
June 20, 2019, 9:15 a.m.
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Today, Delta CEO Ed Bastian responded to a recent letter he received from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Here is the text of Bastian's letter: Dear Senator Sanders: Thank you for your letter. I'm responding to clear up misperceptions you have heard regarding Delta, our people and our values-driven culture ...
May 20, 2019, 4 p.m.
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At work, they call her "GP." At home, she goes by Mom. As Mother's Day approaches, dozens of Delta moms will be celebrating with their adult children who also are Delta employees — like Georgia Pye, a Logistics Attendant in TechOps who's worked at Delta for 31 years. She never ...
May 10, 2019, 2:44 p.m.