DE LTA AIR LINES


SA F Overview
Ap ril 27, 2021

 SUSTAINABILITY IS CORE TO DELTA’S VALUES-LED CULTURE.
“There is no substitute for the power that travel has to connect people, which our world needs today more than ever
before. As we connect customers around the globe, it is our responsibility to deliver on our promise to bring people
together and ensure the utmost care for our environment.”
– Ed Bastian, Delta’s CEO
Our commitment:                               This builds on our track record:
Over the next ten years, to become Carbon            The only global airline to
Neutral across our global aviation business              voluntarily cap emissions
at 2012 levels
from March 2020 onward by investing in:
Annual Corporate            10th year
Carbon reduction from decreasing jet                                   Responsibility Report
fuel consumption and enhancing flying
efficiency                                                                                               Sustainability
Carbon removal by investing in                                                                   Yearbook Member
innovative projects and technologies to                                    B Score
take carbon out of the atmosphere
Stakeholder engagement to build
coalitions that advance carbon                                           The 100 Most Sustainable      6th year​​
reduction and maximize global impact                                  Companies in America (2020)
Subject to change; accurate as of April 20, 2021. ©2021 Delta Air Lines Inc.

 EXPAND OUR INVESTMENTS TO REDUCE AND REMOVE CO2.
Highlighted work to date:                      Meeting our expanded commitment:
Operations       •  Saved 33MM gallons of fuel (e.g., flight          •  Expand operations initiatives to achieve
routing, weight saving) in 2019 alone                   major efficiency gains by 2030
•   First U.S. airline to recycle onboard,                  •   Set and track goals across Delta to reduce
recycling 3MM+ lbs of aluminum since 2007           waste and single-use plastics
•   Execute fleet strategy to introduce newer
Fleet        •  In 2019, introduced the Airbus A220 and
more efficient aircraft
A350 (25% more efficient)
•   Work with suppliers to guide work in
•   Accelerated fleet retirements in 2020
propulsion advancements
•   Committed to purchasing 10M gallons per            •   Replace 10% of fossil fuel with SAF by 2030,
Sustainable          year of renewable biofuels from Gevo              pursuant to fuel market conditions
Aviation Fuel        •  Invested $2M in study with NWABF to            •  Work across the industry to rapidly scale the
produce fuel from forest floor debris                  production of SAF globally
•   Close to completing 2020 offset portfolio,           •   Invest in credible, community-enhancing
Carbon         with community enhancing projects              projects to achieve Carbon Neutrality
Sequestration
•   Only airline to cap emissions at 2012                 •   Build a portfolio of projects that support the
levels by purchasing carbon offsets                    development of clean energy
Subject to change; accurate as of April 20, 2021. ©2021 Delta Air Lines Inc.

 OUR COMMITMENT TO CARBON NEUTRALITY BUILDS ON A HISTORY
OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS FOR THE AIRLINE
Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuels support removal of “lifecycle” emissions
Notable initiatives to date
Airbus & AirBP                           Biofuel refinery
Continuous improvement in
fleet and flying operations
•    Partnership for SAF on delivery flights out of                    Sustainable biofuel refinery
related fuel burn
Toulouse                                               in Washington State:
•    Carbon-neutral (SAF + offsets) on delivery flights
Commitment to Carbon Neutral            out of Mobile                                          •   Feedstock: wood residue
growth from 2012                                                                                  in forests which can
cause forest fires
•    SAF available early 2025
Selective investments in SAF                                                                           •   SEA, PDX, SFO, LAX

Weight and waste reduction
across our operation

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 NWABF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PROJECT FROM WOODY
BIOMASS SOURCED IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Project Summary – Great Progress             Project Timeline – The Journey Ahead
• Project to develop a 60 million gallon per year commercial              • Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study expected to begin
scale, woody biomass to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)                  in 2021
facility in the state of Washington                                              • Key step in determining Project feasibility and final
• Delta Air Lines has executed a 10-year SAF offtake                              funding requirements
agreement for 100% of the Project’s output                           •   Project Procurement & Construction expected to begin in
• LOI with Black & Veatch to complete front end engineering                 2022
design (FEED) study followed by contracting for the                          •   Permitting and long lead equipment items selection key
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)                              to meeting production timeline
• LOI with large-scale timber companies capable of supplying            •   Full production expected early 2025 to support Delta’s West
over 300% of Project’s annual feedstock requirements                    Coast operations.

Front End                  Project                 Start-up & Pre-
Engineering              Procurement                Production              Production
Design                     &                     Prove-out
Construction

10–15 months          24–30 months            6 months                20 Years
2021 - 2022                2022 - 2024                 2024 - 2025

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