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A group of Delta employees in various uniforms in front of an airplane tail with the Delta logo.
2024

Delta Difference Report

A group of Delta employees in various uniforms in front of an airplane tail with the Delta logo.
2024

Delta
Difference
Report

Delta 100 years

Delta is marking its centennial year in 2025 by celebrating our storied history while looking ahead to the next century of flight. Even 100 years ago, when Delta was a crop duster with a handful of planes and a passion for the skies, our founder imbued the company with a simple but powerful idea: Our success should be driven by our values of always putting people first.”

Our People Are Core to Our Success

  • INDUSTRY-LEADING PROFIT SHARING

    $1.4B

    Paid to employees in 2025 from 2024 profits

  • INDUSTRY-LEADING PROFIT SHARING

    $10B

    Shared with employees since 2015 through industry-leading Profit Sharing Program

  • CONTINUED MOMENTUM IN FINANCIAL WELLNESS

    ~36,400

    Employees completed Delta’s Emergency Savings Program with financial coaching, education and savings requirements since 2023, each earning the full $1,000 safety net contribution from Delta

  • CONTINUED MOMENTUM IN FINANCIAL WELLNESS

    4%

    Annual pay increase, effective June 2025, Delta’s fourth annual increase post-pandemic

    (2022–2025)

  • FOSTERING AN ENGAGED WORKFORCE

    83

    Average engagement score for the 2024 Employee Engagement Survey

    (out of a 100-point scale; increased from 80 in 2023)

  • EXPANDING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES

    35%

    Of corporate and management openings filled with talent from frontline roles

  • EXPANDING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES

    Delta’s Advisory Board on Disability and Accessible Travel

    Members participated in industry conferences and panel discussions to reduce barriers to travel

Supporting the Communities Where We Live, Work and Serve

  • ~$65M

    In charitable giving, exceeding our goal to contribute at least 1% of the company’s profits to communities worldwide

  • $18M

    Raised by Delta employees and customers for major fundraisers in 2024, including the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Covenant House, Delta Care and Scholarship Funds, and United Way

  • Return to Normandy: Serving Those Who Serve

    For the third consecutive year, Delta flew World War II veterans back to Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Connecting People to a More Sustainable Future of Travel

  • What We Fly

    Revolutionary Fleet

    38

    Next-generation aircraft received as of year-end 2024, which are, on average, 28% more fuel efficient per seat mile than aircraft retired since 2019

  • What We Fly

    Revolutionary Fleet

    Partnering with JetZero to develop Blended-Wing-Body aircraft

    The new design is expected to be up to 50% more fuel efficient than aircraft in operation today. Delta is providing best-in-class operational expertise through our Sustainable Skies Lab

  • What We Fly/How We Fly

    Efficient Aircraft Operations

    6.6%

    Improvement in fleet-wide fuel efficiency since 2019

  • What We Fly/How We Fly

    Efficient Aircraft Operations

    44M

    Gallons of jet fuel saved in 2024 compared to 20191 through initiatives like enhanced operating procedures, reductions in catering service weight and new engine cleaning technologies — worth over $100M in cost savings

  • How We Fly

    The Travel Experience

    7M

    Pounds of single-use plastics annually, estimated to be eliminated2 when our new paper cup is fully launched across all domestic and international flights

  • How We Fly

    The Travel Experience

    170,000

    Pounds of single-use plastics removed from our earbud products and packaging

  • How We Fly/The Fuel We Use

    Ground Operations and Facilities

    39%

    Of our critical ground service equipment (GSE) fleet is electrified, thanks to our deployment of 2,029 eGSE units since 2020

  • How We Fly/The Fuel We Use

    Ground Operations and Facilities

    3.7 MW

    Total expected capacity, from rooftop solar panels installed at our Atlanta campus when fully operational in 2025

  • The Fuel We Use

    Cleaner Fuel

    13M

    Gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) delivered, more than triple the amount received in 2023

  • The Fuel We Use

    Cleaner Fuel

    First batch of Minnesota crop-based SAF

    As part of our collaboration with the Minnesota SAF Hub, we supported production of the first batch of SAF made using Minnesota-grown winter camelina seed

Commitment to Leading Governance

  • 5

    Of Delta’s 14 Board members joined the Board since 2023, bringing a diversity of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds

  • Active Board Oversight

    Reflected in our Board structure and allocation of oversight responsibilities among Board committees on matters including strategy, safety, risk management, information technology and cybersecurity, environmental sustainability and human capital management

  • Maintain Strong Shareholder Engagement Practices

    Through our long-standing practice of active engagement with shareholders; during 2024, we met or initiated contact with shareholders representing over 55% of our outstanding shares

  1. Relative to what would have been used had these fuel-saving initiatives not been undertaken.
  2. Through changes in product and processes since 2019.