A flight simulator for Airbus jetliners sits ready for pilot instruction in a training bay at Delta Air Lines' new pilot training center adjacent to Salt Lake City International Airport. The facility marks the first time Delta has opened a learning center for its pilots away from the company's Atlanta headquarters. Photo courtesy Delta Air Lines.

Delta Air Lines recently celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art pilot training facility in Salt Lake City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Delta leaders, Salt Lake City-based employees, local government officials and community members. Located near the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), the facility is Delta’s latest investment in a key network hub and its first significant training facility investment outside of its Atlanta headquarters, which opened its first pilot training facility in 1968.

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