Delta Air Lines plans to hire 500 aircraft mechanics this year

A Delta Airlines jet departs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, where some Republican legislators want to punish the airline for the political decision it made to end discount fares for NRA members. A Delta Airlines jet departs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, where some Republican legislators want to punish the airline for the political decision it made to end discount fares for NRA members.

By Kelly Yamanouchi / Cox Newspapers via New York Times News Service April 17, 2019 3 min read

ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines plans to hire 500 aviation maintenance technicians this year, during a period when aircraft mechanics are in high demand.

Atlanta-based Delta runs the largest airline maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation in North America, and expects to double the size of its TechOps business over the next five years to $2 billion in revenue.

Many of the job openings will be at its largest hub in Atlanta, where Delta has its largest TechOps facilities.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian disclosed the hiring plans for the airline’s expanding maintenance business at the MRO Americas conference in Atlanta this month.

The airline expects to grow its maintenance business through agreements such as one designating Delta as an authorized Rolls-Royce aircraft engine maintenance center and in expanded facilities including a new engine shop and massive new engine test cell.