Lifting As We Climb
"Thoughtful action combined with a focus on championing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and within our personal lives will play a healing role to help us keep climbing. The Delta family will use whatever means we have to move the world toward a better, more just tomorrow."
- Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer
Faces of Travel
One of the many ways we are closing representation gaps is by accurately showcasing diverse groups traveling and sharing their stories. In order for people to feel welcomed while traveling, they need to first see themselves represented.
Faces of Travel is core to our long term commitment to increase representation and visibility within travel culture. Our campaign includes anthem films as well as a free visual library of images and videos available for all to use in travel content and visual communications. It features travelers of diverse backgrounds exploring different destinations around the globe to create more authentic and inclusive content. Learn more by visiting delta.com/facesoftravel.
Connecting, Reflecting and Respecting the World
Meet Monique: Women who keep Delta climbing
“I hope in the future, people will see people such as myself, & believe that whatever goal they have, they can accomplish it.”
First Officer Monique Grayson dreamed of being a pilot since she was 12 years old.
Pilot talks LGBTQ+ equality, Pride Month and Stonewall a half-century later
"To me, Pride means not fearing what you don't understand," Line Check Pilot Lane Kranz said in an interview with our team.
Listen to his story about belonging, inclusion and diversity in the flight deck.
#StopAsianHate: Delta leaders have candid conversation about racism and violence in the Asian American, Pacific Islander community
- Parity is possible: Delta women share vision for a gender-balanced world on International Women’s Day
- ‘Black history is a part of who I am’: Q&A with Delta employee Kim Boykin
- Juneteenth events inspire continued commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Honoring Black leaders this Black history month
- Employees make voices heard as Georgia approves new hate crime law
- Employee uniforms to include Sign Language option
Skills-First Approach to Talent
With nearly 35,000 members, Delta's twelve Business Resource Groups provide a sense of belonging for all, opportunities for networking, development and career growth.
Our Business Resource Groups serve as consultants to the business on meaningful topics and diversity related strategies, programs and topics.
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- ABLE - Disability BRG
- ADELANTE - Latin America and Hispanic BRG
- BOLD - Black Community BRG
- EQUAL - LGBTQ+ BRG
- FUSION - Asian Pacific BRG
- GENGAGE - Multigenerational Workforce BRG
- GREEN UP - Sustainability BRG
- SHE - Women's BRG
- VETERANS - Veteran's and Armed Forces BRG
- WORKING FAMILIES - Working Parents and/or Caregivers BRG
A Deeper Look at Delta's People
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Generation
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Veterans
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Ethnicity
Baby Boomer - DOB 1946-1963: 15.1%
Generation X - DOB 1964-1980: 37.9%
Millennial - DOB 1981-1996: 39%
Generation Z - DOB > 1997: 8.0%
Updated end of year 2022
Delta has a long-standing commitment to hiring veterans and reservists and approximately 11.4% of our workforce is made up of veterans.
Updated end of year 2022
Men 58.2%
Women 41.8%
Updated end of year 2022
Black 26.7%
Hispanic/Latin 11.6%
Asian 7.0%
Other 4.7%
White 50.1%
Updated end of year 2022
Closing the Gap
Closing the Gap is one way we measure the success of our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Closing the Gap focuses on narrowing the representation gaps between frontline level employees and other levels of Delta Air Line employees. Read about how we’re working toward narrowing representation gaps.
Here is a snapshot of each demographic’s representation by grade level as of 2022.
Frontline*: Women: 41.8%; Men: 58.2%; White: 49.5%; Black: 27.4%; Hispanic/Latin: 12%; Asian: 6.2%, Other: 5%
Frontline Leaders: Women: 38.3%; Men: 61.7%; White: 41.9%; Black: 34.8%; Hispanic/Latin: 12.5%; Asian: 4.8%, Other: 5.9%
Individual Contributor**: Women: 44.6%; Men: 55.4%; White: 50.3%; Black: 23.4%; Hispanic/Latin: 8.7%; Asian: 14.7%, Other: 2.9%
Manager: Women: 38.9%; Men: 61.1%; White: 61%; Black: 16.6%; Hispanic/Latin: 8.1%; Asian: 11.3%, Other: 3%
General Manager: Women: 34.8%; Men: 65.2%; White: 70.2%; Black: 11.2%; Hispanic/Latin: 6.6%; Asian: 8.8%, Other: 3.3%
Director: Women: 35.9%; Men: 64.1%; White: 71.5%; Black: 10.5%; Hispanic/Latin: 5.3%; Asian: 10.2%, Other: 2.5%
Managing Director: Women: 30.4%; Men: 69.6%; White: 75.9%; Black: 6.3%; Hispanic/Latin: 5.7%; Asian: 11.4%, Other: 0.6%
Vice President & Above: Women: 34.3%; Men: 65.7%; White: 77.8%; Black: 5.6%; Hispanic/Latin: 3.7%; Asian: 12%, Other: 0.9%
Other includes Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Two or More races/ethnicities.
Data is rounded to the tenths place so sums may total to 99.9% to 100.1%.
*Frontline employees are paid an hourly wage and include pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, customer service and reservation agents, ramp agents and more.
**Employees not captured in Frontline or Frontline Leader are corporate employees.
Join the Conversation
We often say you can’t solve what you don’t understand, so we have placed an emphasis on building understanding within our workforce and our world.
Watch recaps of Delta's town halls or "Let's Talk About It" sessions—candid conversations around issues of diversity, equity or inclusion, meant to foster dialogue and drive change. Many of these talks are also made available on platforms like our In-Flight Entertainment seatback screens to invite our customers into our family-style conversations.
- Delta stands with Asian American, Pacific Islander community against racism, hatred and violence
- Delta’s Juneteenth events inspire continued commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Delta CEO Ed Bastian addresses racial equity on ‘Race at Work’ podcast
- Gaining Altitude Episode 1: Tristan Walker
- Porter Braswell: Diverse talent exists. It’s on companies to find it.
- The King Center Presents: CEO, Dr. Bernice A. King, Moderated by Delta CEO, Ed Bastain Discussion: The Urgency of Creating the Beloved Community & The Role of Corporations
Gaining Altitude is a live video series that tackles conversations worth navigating. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian hosts insightful guests to discuss topics that matter to our world, from leadership to sustainability to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Recognized for Our Progress
- Black Enterprise – 2023 Best Company for Diversity
- Forbes - Best Employers for Diversity
- Forbes- Best Employers for Women 2022
- Disability:IN and The American Association of People with Disabilities – Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion
- Glassdoor – Best Places to Work
- Glassdoor – No. 1 Highest-Rated Company for Career Opportunities for Black Employees
- Great Place to Work® and Fortune – Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
- Great Place to Work® and Fortune – Best Workplaces for Diversity
- Great Place to Work® and Fortune – Best Workplaces for Women
- Great Place to Work® – Best Workplaces for Millennials
- Nomi Network – Corporate Social Responsibility Award
- Indeed – Top-Rated Workplaces for Veterans
- Corporate Responsibility Magazine – 100 Best Corporate Citizens
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation – Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality
- Women's Business Enterprise National Council – Top Corporation for Women Business Enterprises
- Veterans of Foreign Wars – Americanism Award
- Glassdoor – Employees' Choice Award
Reports
DEI Reports
- Equal Employment Opportunity Report (EEO-1), 2022*, Go to footer note
- Racial Equity Progress Report, Q1 2022
- Racial Equity Progress Report, Q3 2021
- Close the Gap Report, Q2 2021
- Racial Equity Progress Report, Q1 2021
- Racial Equity Action Plan, 2020
Other Corporate Reports
- Delta 2022 ESG Report (pdf)
- Delta 2021 ESG Report (pdf)
- Delta 2020 ESG Report (pdf)
- 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report (pdf)
- 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report (pdf)
Note: Delta has been publishing annual Corporate Responsibility Reports (CRRs) from 2009 to 2019, and published its inaugural ESG report in 2020. To request a CRR prior to 2018, please contact sustainability@delta.com.
*The EEO-1 Report categorizes employment data about our U.S.-based workforce by gender, race/ethnicity and certain job categories. The job categories listed the EEO-1 Report are prescribed by the federal government based on the U.S. Department of Labor Job Classification Guide and do not represent how our workforce is organized or how we measure our progress.