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Delta Air Lines Profile

Delta Air Lines A330-900neo

Active Pilots

14,600

Union

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

Delta Air Lines At a Glance

Launched Delta Propel Career Path Program to create a pathway into a pilot career with the airline
Guaranteed Interview Program available that allows a flow through option for pilots at Endeavor Air
Undergoing a transition of both narrowbody and widebody fleet composition
Delta Air Lines is a founding member of SkyTeam global airline alliance

Hiring

Delta Air Lines is hiring pilots. Accepting applications through an online application process.

Minimum Requirements to Apply

Commercial airplane category pilot license with instrument rating
Meet all FAA ATP requirements (14 CFR 61.159) including successful co pelting of the ATP written exam
Current first class medical certificate
Minimum 1,500 hours total flight time
College degree preferred

Airplane Fleet

717
737-800
737-900ER
757-200
757-300
767-300ER
767-400ER
A220-100
A220-300
A319
A320
A321
A330-200
A330-300
A330-900
A350-900

Airplane Orders

B737 Max 10
A220-300
A321NEO
A330-900
A350-900

Pilot Domiciles

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Minneapolis- St Paul International
La Guardia
John F Kennedy International Airport
Atlanta International Airport
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Salt Lake International Airport

Delta Air Lines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – Widebody Captain

	B777	B787	B767-400ER	B767-200/300	A350	A330-900	A330-200/300
12	330	316	312	276	330	316	312
11	327	314	309	273	327	314	309
10	325	311	307	270	325	312	307
9	322	309	305	267	322	309	305
8	320	306	302	265	320	307	302
7	318	304	300	263	317	305	300
6	315	302	297	261	315	302	297
5	313	399	295	259	313	299	295
4	310	397	293	257	310	297	293
3	308	394	290	255	308	294	290
2	305	292	288	253	305	292	288
1	303	290	286	251	303	290	286

Delta Air Lines Hourly Pay Rate – Narrowbody Captain

	B757	B737-900	B737-700/800	A321	A320/A319	MD90/88
12	276	266	265	266	255	251
11	273	264	263	264	253	248
10	270	262	261	262	251	245
9	267	260	259	260	250	242
8	265	258	257	258	248	241
7	263	256	255	256	246	239
6	261	254	253	254	244	237
5	259	252	251	252	242	235
4	257	250	249	250	240	233
3	255	248	247	248	238	231
2	253	246	245	246	236	229
1	251	244	243	244	234	227

Delta Air Lines Hourly Pay Rate – Small Narrowbody Captain

	B717	A220-300	A220-100	E195	E190	CRJ900
12	238	251	245	200	170	170
11	236	248	242	198	169	169
10	235	245	239	197	167	167
9	233	242	237	195	166	166
8	231	241	235	194	165	165
7	229	239	233	192	164	164
6	227	237	231	191	162	162
5	226	235	229	189	161	161
4	224	233	227	188	160	160
3	222	231	225	186	158	158
2	220	229	223	185	157	157
1	219	227	221	183	156	156

Delta Air Lines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – First Officer Widebody

	B777	B787	B767-400ER	B767-200/300	A350	A330-900	A330-200/300
12	225	216	213	188	225	216	213
11	223	214	211	186	223	214	211
10	221	212	209	184	221	212	209
9	218	209	206	181	218	209	206
8	216	207	204	179	216	207	204
7	211	202	199	175	211	202	199
6	205	196	194	170	205	196	194
5	200	192	189	166	200	192	189
4	195	187	185	162	195	187	185
3	191	183	180	158	191	183	180
2	163	156	154	135	163	156	154
1	85	85	85	85	85	85	85

Delta Air Lines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – First Officer Narrowbody

	B757	B737-900	B737-700/800	A321	A320/A319	MD90/88
12	188	182	181	182	174	171
11	186	180	179	180	173	169
10	184	178	177	178	171	167
9	181	176	175	176	169	164
8	179	174	173	171	167	162
7	175	170	169	170	163	159
6	170	165	165	165	159	154
5	166	161	161	161	155	150
4	162	157	157	157	151	147
3	158	154	154	154	148	143
2	135	131	131	131	126	122
1	85	85	85	85	85	85

Delta Air Lines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – First Officer Small Narrowbody

	B717	A220-300	A220-100	E195	E190	CRJ900
12	162	171	167	136	116	116
11	161	169	165	135	115	115
10	160	167	163	134	114	114
9	157	164	160	132	112	112
8	156	162	158	131	111	111
7	152	159	155	128	109	109
6	148	154	151	124	106	106
5	144	150	147	121	103	103
4	141	147	143	118	101	101
3	138	143	140	115	98	98
2	118	122	119	99	85	85
1	85	85	85	85	85	85

Compensation Notes

Profit sharing pool is 10% of company profits under $2.5B plus 20% over $2.5B, split pro-rata between all eligible employees.

International override is $6.50/hr for captains and $4.50/hr for first officers.

Per Diem

$2.45/hr domestic
$2.90/hr international

Retirement

401K: 18% company contribution

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated close to 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, and working as a manager in charge of a part 135 and part 121 training programs. Greg took a 5 year hiatus from flying and worked in software development and marketing. He has returned to flying and works for a major airline. Greg enjoys educating and helping pilots improve their professional lives and is passionate about applying technology and new methods to help with traditional challenges.

Greg Thomson

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