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The contract positions Delta’s 15,000 pilots to continue leading the industry in total compensation and work rule improvements.
March 1, 2023, 11 a.m.
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V.P. and System Chief Pilot Patrick Burns discusses Delta’s workforce development programs and how Delta identifies, develops and mentors the next generation of aviation professionals.
Sept. 21, 2022, 10 a.m.
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Pilot Mike Farinas, the Propel Pilot Career Path program's first graduate, says his journey might not have even been possible without Propel.
Oct. 28, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
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First Officer Chris Dennis' short, hand-written letter left on the flight deck of an A321 parked in the California desert at the beginning of the pandemic was discovered by a fellow pilot -- more than a year later.
June 4, 2021, 2 p.m.
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To celebrate women’s history and the impact women make on our world every single day, Delta is highlighting women across the business all month long.
March 8, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
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Delta is launching the Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program to identify, select and develop the next generation of pilots. This industry leading program complements the traditional, existing paths to becoming a Delta pilot and has three main areas of focus — college, company and community. This three-pronged approach will ...
July 17, 2018, 10 a.m.
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In a new video, a family of Delta pilots across three generations celebrate the retirement of one and the budding career of another. Atlanta-based Capt. Steve W. flew his final flight this year with 38 years under his belt, while his son, Detroit-based First Officer Brian W., sat in behind ...
March 31, 2017, 8:38 a.m.
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Throughout February, Delta is highlighting employees who have made their mark as African-American pioneers in a series called "Delta's Very Own Heroes." This week’s spotlight is on New York-based Delta pilot, First Officer Kyle Greene. Kyle Greene knew what he wanted “to be” before most people even know how to ...
Feb. 16, 2017, 11:05 a.m.
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It’s a rare feat few have accomplished in the commercial airline industry. Parents and children behind the controls of the same aircraft. But it happened on Wednesday at Delta’s headquarters. Atlanta-based pilots Capt. Wendell Nissing and his daughter, First Officer Tara Keough, are now one of a handful of Delta ...
Oct. 6, 2016, 11:38 a.m.
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March 9, 2016, 11 a.m.
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Flanigan was the longest-serving Delta pilot when he retired in 2013.
Feb. 5, 2016, 2:02 p.m.
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Kerr was part of the first all-black female flight crew in U.S. history.
Feb. 5, 2016, 1:58 p.m.
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Delta has cancelled an order for 20 used Embraer E190 and 40 new Boeing 737-900ER aircraft after pilots rejected a tentative contract proposal. “Those orders will be cancelled,” CEO Richard Anderson said during the airline’s quarterly earnings call on Wednesday. The order required the ratification of the contract to proceed ...
July 15, 2015, 12:21 p.m.
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Delta will enter into an aircraft acquisition deal with The Boeing Co. for 20 Embraer E190 aircraft and 40 additional new 737-900ERs upon ratification of a tentative agreement covering more than 12,000 Delta pilots. The tentative agreement was approved for membership ratification today by the Delta Master Executive Council (MEC) ...
June 10, 2015, 1:18 p.m.
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Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev and actress Zendaya Coleman, from Disney’s “KC Undercover,” along with Delta pilots and 2015-2016 Champions, kick off the first leg of the Ambassador Tour for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals at the Delta Flight Museum.
June 9, 2015, 2:58 p.m.