Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Lifting As We Climb
At Delta, we believe when we reflect and respect the world, we’re able to better connect and serve our global customers. This approach is core to our business strategy.
"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
As an anti-racist, anti-discrimination global airline, we stand with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community against hatred and violence.
Skills-First Approach to Talent
We work to expand our internal and external career pathways and leadership development opportunities, in part, by applying a skills-first talent approach, which creates merit-based access to career opportunities by considering skills as equivalencies to education.
Business Resource Groups
With nearly 35,000 members, Delta's twelve Business Resource Groups (BRGs) provide a sense of belonging for all, opportunities for networking, development and career growth.
Open to all Delta employees, BRGs serve as consultants to the business on meaningful topics and workforce-related strategies, programs and topics.
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- ABLE - Disability BRG
- ADELANTE - Latin America and Hispanic BRG
- BOLD - Black Community BRG
- DESI – South Asian 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
- YALLAH – Middle East and North African BRG
- WORKING FAMILIES - Working Parents and/or Caregivers BRG
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
- Gaining Altitude Episode 1: Tristan Walker
- 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
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
Our work to become the world's most inclusive airline.
- 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
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.