A fixture of the aviation world since it launched in the 1920s, Delta is one of the world’s largest airlines by passengers and by revenue. It has numerous U.S. hub cities, the biggest of which is Atlanta, where Delta is headquartered. The airline’s routes span most of the world, including Asia and Latin America. Delta’s iconic red triangle logo is suggestive of flight and the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. The airline also helped popularize Biscoff cookies—the name a portmanteau of biscuit and coffee—as an in-flight snack.
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Employees say: "Delta provides an amazing place to develop a career, not just a job. People care for each other here and push each other to be better every day. When an employee hits a personal or family challenge, the company steps up and does right by them. My family experienced a medical issue, and the support and care that Delta provided to help us deal with the medical issue went above and beyond what was required or normal."
Delta Air Lines employs over 100,000 people and services more than 4,000 daily flights to hundreds of destinations on six continents. With over 200 million annual customers, the airline company values its employees by raising pay, eliminating college-degree requirements, and instilling antiracism action plans. In April of last year, Delta increased the base pay for its operations employees by a flat 5%, and reported an average 5% increase for its salaried employees worldwide. It also offers a Shared Rewards program for its employees to earn 10% of corporate profits from their first dollar earned, through which employees earned a total of $61 million in 2022. Last February, Delta announced a profit-sharing payment of $1,250 to every eligible employee and later extended its payments through a 4% base pay raise in May, followed by another base pay increase of 5% in April. Delta also partners with Care.com to give workers last-minute care for children, adults, and pets with rates as low as $6 an hour.
