Keep Soaring with DPS –
Fuel Your Passion for Aviation
Overview
Chart the Next Phase of Your Career
Your career as an airline pilot doesn’t have to end at retirement. At Delta Professional Services (DPS), you can continue making an impact by helping train the next generation of aviation professionals. As a flight simulator instructor, you’ll share the knowledge, judgment, and experience you’ve gained throughout your career while supporting pilot training programs for leading airlines and aviation organizations.
Get to Know Us
Join a company with 20+ years of experience as a trusted partner in aviation training services. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, we’re committed to creating meaningful and rewarding opportunities for experienced pilots who want to stay connected to the aviation community.
“Join the ranks of those, like you, who have decades of knowledge and expertise to share in the rewarding position of training the next generation of aviators.”
– Captain Robert Skinner, FRAeS
SVP – Operations & Client Experience
What Our Instructors Say
Captain Rick Wetzel Fleet 737, 757/767 InstructorMy 40+ year Commercial Aviation (bulk of it as an instructor/evaluator and FAA Aircrew Program Designee) ended sadly at FAA mandatory retirement. I was able to continue my aviation career at Delta Professional Services (DPS) where I am now a Flight Simulator Instructor for the Premier Flight Training and Standards provider.
Nowhere in the Aviation Industry, especially FAR 121 is a Training Program even close to DPS. The instructor experience level is unparalleled; the vast majority were ‘somebodies’ in a multitude of the world’s largest and foremost Training Departments. Every Instructor is at DPS with the unique motivation to pass on decades of personal Aviation experiences and expertise out of sheer ‘devotion to the craft’. That’s a breadth of skill set not found anywhere else, except DPS.
Similarly, the Management and Support Staff is laser-focused on making DPS a great place to work. DPS ‘sets the bar’ on Training and ancillary support roles that’s unsurpassed; I am indeed fortunate to be a part of it!
Why Work with DPS?
Stay in the Aviation Community
Continue doing what you love while enjoying a flexible schedule, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to mentor future pilots.
Incredible Perks
Enjoy medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) matching, annual incentive plan, and travel privileges for you and your dependents.
Support Future Pilots
Help prepare the next generation of airline pilots by sharing the skills, experience, and professionalism that have shaped your aviation career.
The DPS Experience
As a flight simulator instructor, you will be part of a dedicated team, delivering premier flight training to pilots in flight training devices and simulators for Delta Air Lines and other DPS clients. With an average of over 30 years of Part 121 flying experience, our instructors are the best in the industry—just like you.
Qualifications You Need:
- Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with Aircraft Multiengine Land Class
- Minimum of 2,000 hours as Pilot in Command at a 14 CFR Part 121 Certified Air Carrier
- Recently retired (within 36 months) from a 14 CFR Part 121 Certified Air Carrier
Become a part of DPS
Ready to take the next step in your aviation journey? DPS offers opportunities beyond simulator instruction, including systems ground school, curriculum development, media development, consulting, planning, scheduling, management, and pilot records support. Join our team of flight simulator instructors in Atlanta, Memphis, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, or Honolulu, with additional locations coming soon.
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