Delta started sharing profits with its 100,000 employees two decades ago. CEO Ed Bastian says shareholders love it

Delta started sharing profits with its 100,000 employees two decades ago. CEO Ed Bastian says shareholders love it

For Delta employees, Valentine’s Day lately has come with a little something extra: a bigger paycheck, thanks to Delta’s now robust profit-sharing program. The payout is sizeable: this year, Delta dispersed over $1 billion to its roughly 100,000 employees. For Delta CEO Ed Bastian, keeping employees happy is just a key to the airline’s success.  Delta first began its profit-sharing incentive in 2007, which, Bastian notes, “at the time, people di…