Delta Professional Services (DPS)

Delta Professional Services, also called DPS, is a flight training and standards company in the United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. It serves aspiring pilots, retired airline pilots and businesses that need flight training.

For aspiring professional pilots, DPS runs the FAA certified Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program, known as ATP-CTP. Students get airline style training on the Delta Air Lines campus in Atlanta, guided by airline flight professionals. The company also runs ATP-CTP classes in Salt Lake City. Students can ask for a class place through the company.

For businesses, DPS offers scalable flight training and standards services. These include flight training services, consulting and corporate training solutions. The company is supported by a network of more than 400 instructors with experience across many aircraft types. It says its solutions are built around each customer's goals for training quality and pilot development.

DPS also hires retiring and retired airline pilots. They can work as flight simulator instructors or take other roles that support airline training. The company offers flexible schedules, benefits and travel perks.

The company says its instructors have an average of more than 30 years of Part 121 airline experience. Students learn from people who know real flight deck work. Training covers basic skills through advanced airline operations.

DPS uses an FAA Part 142 Delta Aircrew Training Center and advanced flight training devices. It says these settings are designed to match real flight operations.

DPS says airlines, manufacturers and aspiring pilots have trusted it for more than 20 years. It names Delta Air Lines, Boeing, DHL and NASA among those that trust its work.

Services

• ATP-CTP pilot training
• Flight training services
• Consulting
• Corporate training solutions
• Flight simulator instruction
• Training standards