Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$530K
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
19th
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees · Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Georgia · Transportation & Warehousing

$530K in assets, N/A participants

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees reported $530K in total assets and N/A participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 19th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #704 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. multi-year trail

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s plans moved +27.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees at $530K / N/A participants.

#704
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-13.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $83K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees among the smaller filed plans by assets

Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$529,635 19th percentile higher than 19% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 580218548 · Delta Air Lines, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees · $530K · N/A · 19th

  • RANK $530K
  • RANK N/A
  • RANK 19th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Cavallo Chiropractic Clinic, P.C. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #704

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Delta Air Lines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51.4B 27.83790401128044% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35B$40B$45B$50B$55B 202220232024 $40.2B $51.4B ▲ +27.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 11 112,289 $40.2B
2023 12 136,516 $46.0B
2024 12 145,368 $51.4B

Delta Air Lines, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$613K
Net Assets (End of Year)$530K
Net Income-$83K
Employer EIN580218548
Plan Effective Date1988-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.000529635 · Participants: 0Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German EmployeesUPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.022408253 · Participants: 52821UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.822086516 · Participants: 25663The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.867504693 · Participants: 68592UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.568572149 · Participants: 151682UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.354895526 · Participants: 15951Delta Retirement Plan
Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Cavallo Chiropractic Clinic, P.C. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA at $528K (this filing: $530K).

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees assets move in 2022?
Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees pulled back noticeably - down 13.6% during 2022, from $613K to $530K. Reported net income was -$83K.
How have Delta Air Lines, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.8%, from $40.2B to $51.4B.
Where does Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees ranks in the 19th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Northwest Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for German Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cavallo Chiropractic Clinic, P.C. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in PA ($528K, 2 participants).