Delta
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Delta Air Lines 2026 Q1 Report Analysis
Despite the growing pressure put upon airlines by rising fuel costs, Delta achieves growth in Q1 of 2026 with growing revenue and operating margins over Q1 of 2025. The airline achieves a solid 4.6 operating margin and an operating income of $652 million. However, the future remains uncertain, and the airline continues to rely more…
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How Did Delta Air Lines End Up Using Mainly Airbus Wide Body Planes?
Delta Air Lines is the sole US large carrier to use Airbus planes for its wide body long haul operations. The airline acquired much of the Airbus fleet not by ordering it from the manufacturer, but from a merger in 2008. Here’s how.
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Delta Modernizes Its Boeing Fleet With New Boeing 787 Order
Delta places an order for up to 60 Boeing wide body aircraft. The order includes 30 firm orders for Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners and options for an additional 30 of the same type. The order will replace and upgauge Delta’s current fleet of Boeing 767s.
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Delta, Korean Air and Air France-KLM Complete WestJet Investment
In May 2025 some of SkyTeam’s most prominent airlines announced that they would be investing in WestJet. The deal is of major importance for the Canadian aviation industry and even more significant for WestJet itself, marking a new chapter in the airline’s evolution. A total of 25% of the airline’s equity changed ownership, with the…
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Delta Air Lines Launches 2 New Routes from LAX: Daily Hong Kong and 3x Daily Chicago Flights Start June 2026
With domestic travel plateauing in the US for the last few months we’ve seen all major carriers look to expand their reach beyond the country’s borders. This is something even the largest of the pack, Delta Air Lines, is engaging in with it’s latest network expansion announcement into Asia. Delta’s Strategic LAX Expansion: Hong Kong…
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Delta Air Lines Q2 2025 Earnings: Record $15.5B Revenue, 25% Dividend Hike, and Restored Guidance
June brought 2025 Q2 to a close and with is comes earnings season. All major airlines, in the US in particular, are releasing their figures for the second quarter of the year. While still awaiting American Airlines’ earning call we already have insights into how Delta Air Lines has performed financially in the second trimester…
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SkyTeam Invests in WestJet With Korean Air and Delta Leading the Way
There are two large airlines in Canadian aviation: Air Canada and WestJet. Air Canada is the largest of the two and is part of the Star Alliance. There is no carrier in the country affiliated with another alliance, however, that might change as WestJet receives investments from two of SkyTeam’s largest and most prominent members.…
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More Burgers Please: Delta Shake Shack Partnership Expands West
Delta has kept us busy with all its latest news. Its centenary so far has seen us talk about new lounges coming online this year along with new services to Australia and Africa. Now it’s time to talk about something a bit tastier. A partnership which has worked very well for the involved parties and…
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Three’s The Perfect Number – Delta Announces Third Australian Flight to Melbourne
Delta is poised to have quite the eventful second half of the year in terms of route network. The Atlanta-based airline announced just a few days ago a network expansion to the east into west and northern Africa. Now, it’s time to talk about a west-ward expansion that will see Delta set up its third…
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More Delta Flights to Africa Coming in 2025 (One Totally New Destination)
Delta has become by far the largest and arguably most influential airline in the United States. The carrier operates a massive operation and fleet connecting its hubs to an endless list of cities within the US and around the world. Soon though two more routes will add to the list of those already served by…