Summary

  • Delta Air Lines is going on a national recruitment tour, offering opportunities to become cabin crew.
  • Flight attendants who are fluent in a second language may be assigned to flights requiring proficiency in that language.
  • After six weeks of intensive training new cabin crew can earn an average of $36.44 per hour, higher than salaries at other major airlines.

Ever wanted to be a flight attendant for a leading US airline? Now’s your chance, as Delta Air Lines is going on a US national recruitment tour.

Applications open September 7

Delta Air Lines announced that the application window to become cabin crew with the airline opens September 7. Furthermore, information sessions are being made available with Delta Air Lines recruiters and frontline flight attendants to learn about the opportunities available to help serve Delta Air Lines passengers in flight in many ways.

A Delta Flight Attendant serving passengers in the main cabin.
Photo: Delta Air Lines

However, flight attendants fluent in a second language beyond English can find themselves in a “language of destination” role. The role means those flight attendants could be assigned to flights requiring proficiency in the relevant foreign language.

Tour has five stops

As Jennifer Martin, Managing Director – In-Flight Service Customer Experience, Learning and Hiring, commented that,

Delta is excited to showcase flight attendant career opportunities outside of Atlanta and recruit top-tier applicants in their local communities.

The schedule on the Delta Air Lines’ flight attendant hiring tour are:

Greater Orlando Area

  • Sept. 11 at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Sept. 12 at 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Greater Rhode Island Area

  • Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Sept. 15 at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Greater Austin Area

  • Sept. 18 at noon, 3 p.m. and 6:00 PM
  • Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. and noon

Greater Minneapolis Area

  • Sept. 21 at 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Sept. 22 at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Greater Las Vegas Area

  • Oct. 3 at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Oct. 4 at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.

Training to be on Delta Air Lines’ Cabin Crew

The training will be six weeks of safety training first, then customer service. One below can see an NBC Today review of the activity:

Delta Air Lines will teach successful applicants how to evacuate an aircraft cabin in 90 seconds or less, deal with inflight medical emergencies, and address the rise of unruly passengers. But the job is not all chaos – flight attendants get assigned community service and use iPhones to help with inventory – mostly in the galley.

Photo of middle aged female and male Delta Air Lines cabin crew
Photo: Delta Air Lines

Delta commissioned a short multi-part documentary about their flight attendant training a few years ago. You can watch the first part here:

To unionize or not to unionize?

Currently, Delta Air Lines’ flight attendants are nonunionized. However, the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) are attempting to unionize the work group.

Comparing salary

According to Indeed.com, Delta Air Lines pays, on average, $36.44 an hour for flight attendants. That’s versus $29.55 at Southwest Airlines, $30.13 at Alaska Airlines, $34.04 at United Airlines, and $34.68 at American Airlines. Again, these are average hourly salaries – and most airlines are in union negotiations about adjusting flight attendant pay and work rules. Furthermore, Delta Air Lines pays boarding pay to flight attendants.

Would you be interested in being Delta Air Lines cabin crew? Let us know in the comments.

Source: Indeed.com