Bases, pay, training, hiring windows and the interview process — from dated sources.
Last updated August 2026 — dated facts carry their own as-of dates below.
Endeavor Air is Delta's only wholly-owned regional carrier — a Minneapolis-headquartered subsidiary flying an all-CRJ fleet (roughly 145 aircraft, the world's largest CRJ-900 operator) as Delta Connection across the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. For flight attendant candidates, Endeavor's pitch is proximity to Delta: Delta branding in the cabin, Delta-network standby travel, and — historically — a company-published Delta Pathway program for flight attendants that this site can no longer confirm is live.
Do not sell the Pathway as a live Delta on-ramp. Endeavor's own Pathway page (as archived) describes a fast-pass: qualifying Endeavor FAs — eligible "top performers in customer service" meeting longevity, credit-hour, and performance criteria — would skip Delta's initial application review, talent assessment, virtual job tryout, and virtual interview, and begin the Delta hiring process directly at Delta's Event Day in Atlanta, with optional interview-skills coaching from Endeavor. But candidates at an August 2025 Minneapolis hiring event report being told directly by Endeavor staff that the Pathway had been discontinued — "we can't get into Delta unless Delta is hiring on their website." Treat Pathway as a past program: candidates report it discontinued as of late 2025, and no confirmation of it restarting has surfaced since. Verify current status with your recruiter at your hiring event before repeating any Pathway claim. The pilots' guaranteed flow-through (CAP) is a different program for a different workgroup — never conflate the two, and never conflate either with a live Pathway.
The second must-know fact is the pay reality. Endeavor markets an "industry-leading compensation package in the regional industry," but its own compensation page states: "The average estimated annual salary for a first-year flight attendant is $28,000." That company-published $28k figure is the honest anchor — mid-pack regional money, below SkyWest's start rate and far below Delta mainline's roughly $45,000–60,000 first year. Treat the "industry-leading" line as marketing framing, not a comparison you can bank.
Baseline requirements per job-posting text surfaced August 2026 (matching the Nov 2025 qualifications refresh — verify the official image before relying on exact wording): at least 21, high-school diploma or GED, one year of previous customer service experience required (a harder line than Delta mainline, which merely prefers it), legal right to work in the U.S., and a passport valid for all Endeavor destinations. No height range or reach-inch spec was published for Endeavor as of this research pass — do not assume one either way; the CRJ cabin's functional fit standards (jumpseat, aisle, exits) apply.
Six FA base cities per Endeavor's careers page (checked August 2026): Atlanta (ATL), Cincinnati (CVG), Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis (MSP), New York (JFK + LGA), and Raleigh-Durham (RDU) — mirroring the pilot domicile map. RDU is the newest, opened in 2025.
Bases are assigned from training by operational need. Expect a junior base and reserve first; no published reserve-length data exists for Endeavor, so treat any hold-time claim you read elsewhere as invented.
Endeavor FAs are paid per credit hour (flight-hour based), not per duty hour — boarding, ground delays, and airport sitting are not paid at the hourly rate. First-year math must use the 75 credit-hour monthly guarantee, never a 160-hour office month. Numbers below are from Endeavor's own compensation page (checked August 2026) unless noted:
Aggregator-surfaced posting text reports a minimum age of 21, a high school diploma or GED, and one year of customer-service experience for Endeavor flight attendants.
Requirements change between hiring windows — confirm them on the Endeavor Air careers page before you apply.
Data compiled from airline careers pages, union publications, industry press, and candidate-reported interview intel — wave-dependent facts carry as-of dates. Candidate reports are unofficial; confirm requirements on the airline's own careers site.