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DELTA 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYEES

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.EIN 58-0218548Plan #021PY 2021
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1030 DELTA BOULEVARD, DEPARTMENT 216 - ATLANTA, GA 30354404-715-2600deltaairlines.sharepoint.com/sites/deltanetLinkedIn51-200 employeeslogistics and supply chain
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Prospect flagsLow returnsLow assets / participant

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(404) 715-2600
Plan administrator signer
GREG TAHVONEN
Signed 10/17/2022
Plan administrator entity
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC
EIN 581282408
1030 DELTA BOULEVARD,DEPARTMENT 216 · ATLANTA, GA 30354
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$37.9M
-44.0% from 2018
Total participants
5,089
+7.8% from 2018
Average account balance
$7,489
-48.1% from 2018
Annual return
-42.54%
+4.70 pp from 2018

Benchmarks

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Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort238 peers
Snapshot2021
Participant deferral / active EE
$3,772
median $3,022
Employer contribution / active EE
$2,152
median $1,118
Participation rate
98.3%
median 86.2%
Avg account balance
$7,489
median $45,576
Admin fee / account holder
$39
median $92
Annual return
-42.54%
median 14.97%
Overall peer rank
48th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2017 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$42.53M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$7K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
5,934
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
99.6%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$3.56M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$2K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+12.60%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$30
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 3 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL5+ years
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786
Loan Processing
$175,413
FRAZIER & DEETER, LLC4 years
Service code 10 · EIN 58-1433845
Accounting
$20,450
FINANCIAL ENGINES3 years
Service code 27 · EIN 77-0473565
Advisory (Plan)
$6,713

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed November 26, 2025 (most recent of 4 filings on file)

Plan administrator

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PO Box 20706
Atlanta, GA 30320
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Plans declared (1)

  • Delta Air Lines, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Pilots740 emp
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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2R2S2T3F3H
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2F
    ERISA section 404(c) plan
    This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
  • 2G
    Total participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
  • 2J
    Code section 401(k) feature
    Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
  • 2K
    Code section 401(m) arrangement
    Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
  • 2R
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
  • 2S
    Automatic enrollment
    Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
  • 2T
    Default investment account
    Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
  • 3F
    Leased employees
    Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow returns

    Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • OpportunityLow assets / participant

    Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$199K
$145 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$178K89.7%
  • Other / not subdivided$20K10.3%
% of EOY assets
0.523%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
1 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
BDO USA, LLP
Auditor EIN
135381590
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified