Two pilots in the cockpit. One holds a manual, while the other leans over to look at it. Various controls and instruments are visible.
Two pilots in the cockpit. One holds a manual, while the other leans over to look at it. Various controls and instruments are visible.

Disclosure Tables

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index

Topic Metric Code Responses
Activity Metrics Available seat kilometers (ASK) TR-AL-000.A 464,124 million
Passenger load factor TR-AL-000.B 85%
Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) TR-AL-000.C 396,131 million
Revenue ton kilometers (RTK) TR-AL-000.D 42,328 million

(includes cargo and assumed per passenger weight of 100 kilograms)
Number of departures TR-AL-000.E

4,682 average daily departures (all carriers);

3,153 average daily departures (Delta only)

Average age of fleet TR-AL-000.F

15.0 years (mainline);

15.0 (mainline + regional carriers)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Gross global Scope 1 emissions TR-AL-110a.1 37,284,766 metric tons CO2e
Discussion of long- and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets and an analysis of performance against those targets TR-AL-110a.2 See Environment Section
(1) Total fuel consumed TR-AL-110a.3

327,679,787 GJ (mainline jet fuel);

508,399,268 GJ (mainline & Endeavor jet fuel)

(2) Percentage alternative fuel TR-AL-110a.3 0.32%
(3) Percentage SAF TR-AL-110a.3 0.32%
Gross Scope 2 TR-AL-110a.3 165,384 metric tons CO2e
Labor Practices Percentage of active workforce employed under collective bargaining agreements TR-AL-310a.1 Approximately 20%1
(1) Number of work stoppages TR-AL-310a.2 0
(2) Total days idle TR-AL-310a.2 0
Competitive Behavior Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with anti-competitive behavior regulations TR-AL-520a.1 N/A
Accident and Safety Management Description of implementation and outcomes of a Safety Management System TR-AL-540a.1 See Safety Section
Number of aviation accidents2 TR-AL-540a.2 8
Number of governmental enforcement actions of aviation safety regulations3 TR-AL-540a.3 0
  1. Represents full-time equivalent employees at Delta and our wholly owned subsidiary, Endeavor Air.
  2. Defined according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (Annex 13) and the National Transportation Safety Board (Part 830).
  3. Defined as the number of enforcement actions from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration or the equivalent national authorities that are related to aviation safety regulations.

Taskforce On Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Index

Disclosure Category Recommended Disclosure Source
Governance

Disclose the organization’s governance around climate-related risks and opportunities.

a) Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities.

b) Describe management’s role in assessing and managing climate-related risks and opportunities.

Environment Governance
Strategy

Disclose the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy and financial planning where such information is material.

a) Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the organization has identified over the short, medium and long term.

b) Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy and financial planning.

c) Describe the resilience of the organization’s strategy, taking into consideration different climate-related scenarios, including a 2°C or lower scenario.

Environment
Risk Management

Disclose how the organization identifies, assesses and manages climate-related risks.

a) Describe the organization’s processes for identifying and assessing climate-related risks.

b) Describe the organization’s processes for managing climate-related risks.

c) Describe how processes for identifying, assessing and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the organization’s overall risk management.

Environment Governance
Metrics and Targets

Disclose the metrics and targets used to assess and manage relevant climate-related risks and opportunities where such information is material.

a) Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process.

b) Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2 and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the related risks.

c) Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-related risks and opportunities and performance against targets.

Environment