Delta is hitting it Grass Roots to restore their service in the skies

So, I love Delta airlines.   I really do. More than any other major US airline they seem to be most invested in the social impact of what they do and have been doing for some time.  They have their new “Propel” program to help out with college educations, but the “dream flight” program, that’s coming back after the pandemic.   

https://propel.delta.com/content/propel/en_US/collegepath.html

https://news.delta.com/building-deltas-future-creating-youth-pipeline-aviation-pros

Delta seems most involved on a grass roots level.   I hope it pans out and AA doesn’t just hire them away. 

This kind of testimonial isn’t unusual from Delta.   I’ve done hub tours with Delta, United and AA and I can tell you my experience is that Delta staff seemed the most dialed in and enthusiastic about their jobs.   Each carrier seems to be placing it’s emphasis in different places.  Delta seems to be focusing more on grassroots growing of staff and while less of an emphasis on new equipment than AA in the short term, still considerable.  

“It’s rare to find a culture and company with this much history and this much care for its own employees, while also operating with such an urgency for innovation and improvement. It’s motivating to be a part of it every day.” - Vijay Murali

Additionally, Air France has resolved a strike as of July and it seems their performance is improving.  KLM continues to be a difficulty and ITA is still, just getting off of its feet.    Down Under,  Virgin Australia seems to still be depending entirely on Delta for North American Traffic, but seems to be handling flights within Oz fairly well, with a caveat that peak travel is far from resumed.  Korean Air is one of the strongest Asian Carriers right now.  China Eastern is still anemic and struggling. 

I hope the best for Delta. I will also note that Delta’s On Time Performance actually improved in June and July.  The American Carriers maintain such huge fleets, that it’s rare to see them break into the top 50 best performing carriers in a given Month, Delta did this in July at number 41.