Co-Op, Operations Planning and Performance - Data and AI Enablement (Spring 2027)

Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Delta Air Lines, Inc. in Atlanta seeks motivated undergraduates to join the Operations Data & AI Enablement (ODAE) Co‑op.

You will help design data foundations and pipelines to improve data quality and accelerate insights across the OP&P organization, enabling smarter, faster decisions. The Co‑op works with analytics professionals across cross‑divisional focus areas, including Aircraft Performance Planning, Airport Performance Planning, Crew Performance Planning, Disruption Containment, and

Qualifications

• Enrollment in an undergraduate program is required.
• Sweet spot: co-op students must balance work with coursework.

Responsibilities

• Support Aircraft Performance Planning by analyzing gate-to-gate operations and metrics.
• Assist Airport Performance Planning to optimize processes and performance.
• Contribute to Crew Performance Planning to improve pilot and flight attendant operations.
• Monitor Disruption Containment by tracking flight metrics and weather data.
• Support Operations Digital & Decision Science by helping build decision tools and dashboards.
• Contribute to Operations Performance analyses and centralized reporting.
• Assist Operations Schedule and Planning to optimize aircraft scheduling and resource availability.
• Participate in Process & Competitive Analysis to benchmark against industry peers.

Job description

The Operations Data & AI Enablement (ODAE) team is seeking highly motivated and curious individuals who are excited to leverage data to improve the operations. DAE enables the Operations Planning & Performance (OP&P) organization by designing modern data foundations & building data pipelines that improves data quality, accelerates insights, and empowers faster, smarter decision‑making across the business. We create human-centered data and AI foundations that empower OP&P; through intuitive design, governed structures and embedded intelligence; that unlocks speed & ease to analyze operational problems.

The ODAE team has 3 core functions:

1. Data Foundations - design and steward reliable, well‑governed data foundations that enable analytics and AI at scale

2. AI Strategy & Tooling - embed AI and data toolkits into analytical products and workflows to drive innovation, productivity, and faster insights

3. Data Enablement Delivery - design and maintain high-quality data assets & pipelines to enable the right analytics at the right time

The Co-Op will work closely with analytics professionals in the operation supporting the following cross-divisional focus areas:

• Aircraft Performance Planning - managing aircraft and gate to gate operations and performance
• Airport Performance Planning - improving airport processes and managing performance
• Crew Performance Planning - improving Pilot and Flight Attendant operations and performance efficiency
• Disruption Containment - tracking flight metrics, weather, day-of flight analyses
• Operations Digital & Decision Science – developing decision science tools and digital product solutions
• Operations Performance - managing centralized operations and competitive performance analyses
• Operations Schedule and Planning - optimizing aircraft schedule and resource availability to maintain peak on-time performance
• Process & Competitive Analysis - improving system processes & evaluating key metrics against our competitors in the airline industry

Students are required to complete three alternating semesters of work and school; all rotations must be completed before the student's graduation. Note: Students are not permitted to work part-time hours and should refrain from taking classes and working as a co‑op in the same semester. The full‑time work schedule for this role, while remaining actively enrolled in an approved undergraduate curriculum, is as follows