History

Delta Brand

Employee Uniforms

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2001-2006
Professional business casual design by Uniform Solutions. Featured charcoal gray mini-check pants, loose jackets, skirts and skort of tropical weight wool. Blouses, shirts, and twin-set sweater of bright Delta Millennium Blue were accented with maroon, beige, blue checked ties and scarves. Each silver-colored button featured a tiny, raised airplane.

At the airport, Crown Room Club staff wear a blue/gray print tie or scarf and pocket puff. BusinessElite Concierge agents wear black jackets with a gold tie or scarf and unisex pocket puff. The red jacket worn by Passenger Service Agents, or “Red Coats,” is now a darker burgundy red color.

See the 2001 uniform program catalog.

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2003

In 2003, white shirt and blouse options added. New neckties and scarfs in pattern echoing the Colors in Motion livery, first painted on the tails of Delta's aircraft in 2000. Blue pocket puff replace previous checked one.

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Song, 2003-2004

Song Airlines—Delta's second low-cost carrier—started service with flight attendants and airport customer service agents in uniforms of basic black pants and sweaters, button-down shirts and scarf patterned in lime green/black/gold/blue squares.

 


 

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Song, 2004-2006

In 2004, Song Airlines introduced stylish new uniforms of dark gray charcoal pieces with black knits and lime green accents. Worn by flight attendants and airport customer service agents.

Kate Spade designed the female uniforms and accessorized them with Kate Spade shoes and bags. Male uniforms were designed by Andy Spade under the Jack Spade label.

 


 

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Delta 2006-2018
Elegant, professional uniform of Midnight Blue designed by Richard Tyler. Collection features dresses with cinched waists--including the iconic Red Dress for flight attendants, as well as jackets with molded shoulders and torso-lengthening silhouettes, and subtle stripes arranged in triangular shapes. 

Accent colors indicate employee's work groups. For flight attendants, bold red pops against midnight blue pieces. ACS, City Ticket Office and Delta Concierge staff wear platinum. Gold indicates employees in the Crown Room Clubs (renamed Sky Clubs in 2009). Accent colors appear on blouse trim, pocket squares, neckties and scarves.

First manufactured by Affinity Apparel, originally known as Lion Uniform Group, then GKdirect. Made by Lands' End from 2017-2018.

 


 

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2007
Passenger Service Agents (PSA) or “Red Coats” return after program was briefly cancelled in 2005 during Delta's bankruptcy. First return to New York-JFK in 2007, then throughout the Delta system in 2009.

Red Coats wear a Richard Tyler-designed red jacket with standard midnight blue ACS uniform pieces and platinum accent color. Jacket initially issued with brass buttons, later replaced with plain red buttons. Red vest is available in 2010.

 


 

2008
Flight attendants begin to wear a pink version of the iconic red dress during the month of October, promoting Delta's partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Pink shirts, turtlenecks, tie and scarf become available for all Above Wing employees. Red Coats' platinum tie and scarf features a pink ribbon. Pink uniforms are also worn on Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.

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2018-Present
Contemporary uniforms for Delta by New York fashion designer Zac Posen. Collection brings together bold color palettes and classic styles. “We wanted Delta employees to look glamorous on the job without sacrificing functionality and style,” said Posen. 

Women agents and flight attendants wear a V-neck dress, skirt, pants and vest in Passport Plum. Flight attendants also wear a signature ottoman dress with four-way stretch. Agents have a signature color block dress with Cruising Cardinal accents. Men wear a three-piece suit in Groundspeed Graphite, with a lapel or non-lapel jacket. Blouses with a winged collar and men's shirts are in Traveling Thistle. Sweaters in Passport Plum include twin-set and peplum sweaters for women, a cardigan and mock neck for men. Scarves, neckties and buttons are accented with Delta's triangle-shaped widget logo.  

Red Coats wear uniforms and optional mock neck sweaters of Cruising Cardinal red. 

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