Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $357M
- Total assets
- 14,012
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $25,455
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan · Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, Inc. · Georgia · Transportation & Warehousing
$357M in assets, 14,012 participants
Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan reported $357M in total assets and 14,012 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.
- 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #3,131 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
Coverage in Georgia
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan covers 14,012 participants in Georgia, 13x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $357M.
- $357M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 14,012
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $25,455
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan end-of-year assets rose from $103M in the plan year 2023 filing to $357M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan reported net income rose from $103M in the plan year 2023 filing to $254M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan reported participants rose from 13,044 in the plan year 2023 filing to 14,012 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Georgia filers
In Georgia, the average filing covers about 1,096 participants across 3,635 plans. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan reports 14,012 participants - 13x that state average ($357M EOY assets).
Georgia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $103M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $357M |
| Net Income | $254M |
| Employer EIN | 580218548 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2023-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 112,289 | $40.2B |
| 2023 | 12 | 136,516 | $46.0B |
| 2024 | 12 | 145,368 | $51.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
- UPS Retirement Plan $21.2B · 43,465
- The Southern Company Pension Plan $15.3B · 25,843
- UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan $12.2B · 69,627
- UPS Pension Plan $9.3B · 157,587
- Delta Retirement Plan $7.3B · 15,222
Scale composition for Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan reports $357M in end-of-year assets across 14,012 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $25,455 per participant (18% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $254M.
This plan identity (EIN 580218548, plan #024) has 2 Form 5500 filings on file from 2023 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $103M to $357M (+246.5%) while covered participants moved from 13,044 to 14,012 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13,044 | $103M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 14,012 | $357M | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan (401(k), $19.0B, 89,836 participants)
- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots (401(k), $15.9B, 14,473 participants)
- Delta Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $7.3B, 15,222 participants)
- Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Pilot Employees (Defined Benefit (Pension), $4.5B, 1,352 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Omaha Construction Industry Pension Plan (NE) $356M · 1,402
- C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Retirement Plan (NY) $357M · 1,441
- Baker Hughes Company Pension Plan (TX) $356M · 4,861
- Unite Here Local 25 and Hotel Association of Washington, DC Pension Plan (MD) $357M · 5,725
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia. Compare plans
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 27.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans