Awards & Recognition

While Delta does not set out to win awards, customer focus and world-class performance are our goals. We are honored to have gained recognition for outstanding customer satisfaction, as well as financial, technical, and operational performance.

September 2009

Recipient of the "Better Way" award offered by the Air Transport Association (ATA) in association with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The award recognizes government and airline industry employees who work together to advance the inspection and testing of aircraft structure, components, or systems.

September 2009

Recipient of Budget Travel magazine's 2009 Extra Mile Award, which recognizes and celebrates companies and destinations that take extra steps to make travel easier and more affordable. Delta was recognized for the re-launch of its Red Coat program.

July 2009

Recipient of Interactive Media Awards' (IMA) Outstanding Achievement Award for the planning, execution and overall professionalism of Delta's blog, Below the Wing.

November 2008

Accepted as a participant in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Corporate Pilot.

September 2008

Named one of InformationWeek’s 500 most innovative companies.

July 2008

Best Domestic Airline for First Class Service; Best Frequent Flyer Program - Domestic; Best Airline for Airport Lounges in the world; Best U.S.-based Airline for Flights to Africa and No. 3 in the world; Best U.S.-based Airline for Flights to the Middle East and No. 3 in the world; and Best U.S.-based Airline for Flights to Canada and No. 2 in the world, presented by Executive Travel magazine

June 2008

Best Total Solutions Provider Top Shop Award presented to Delta TechOps by OneAero; Robert E. Fox “Race to Excel” Award for Large Private Organization presented to Delta TechOps at the 2008 Continuous Process Improvement Symposium

May 2008

Award for Use of Nontoxic Materials on Aircraft presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) program for the airline's use of PreKote – an environmentally friendly, non-chromium surface pretreatment – on its aircraft

April 2008

Green Cross for Safety Medal presented by The National Safety Council in recognition of outstanding achievement in safety and health, community service, responsible citizenship and a superior record in advancing safety and health practices.

December 2007

Best Frequent Flyer Program for 2007 presented by Business Traveler magazine

September 2007

Best Domestic Airline; Best Domestic Airline for First Class Service; Best Domestic Airline for Business Class Service; Best Airline for Flights to Africa; Best Airline for Flights to the Caribbean; Best Airline for Flights to Central and South America; Best Airline for Flights to Mexico; Best Airline for Flights to Western Europe; Best Airline for Airport Lounges; Best Airline Customer Service; and Best Frequent Flyer Program Domestic presented by Executive Travel magazine

September 2007

North America’s Leading Business Class Airline presented by worldwide travel agents at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards

September 2007

Best Airline Alliance of 2006 presented to the SkyTeam Alliance by Global Traveler Magazine

August 2007

Star safety designation presented by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to Delta’s reservations call center in Augusta, Ga

April 2007

Second highest in customer satisfaction among traditional network carriers in North America, “Among the Best” in cost and fees, in-flight service, flight crew and boarding/deplaning/baggage presented by the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Airline Satisfaction Index Study

April 2007

Atlantan of the Year presented by 100 Black Men of America to then CEO Gerald Grinstein

April 2007

Nuts and Bolts Award presented by the Air Transport Association’s (ATA) Engineering, Maintenance and Materials Committee to Tony Charaf, president of Delta TechOps

April 2007

Best Bonus Promotion presented for the SkyMiles program by InsideFlyer magazine’s 2007 Freddie Awards

January 2007

Best Airline for Airport Lounges and Second-best Domestic Frequent Flyer Program presented by Executive Travel magazine at the 2006 Leading Edge Awards