DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DAL) Risk Factors
IndustrialsLatest 10-K filed Feb 11, 2026Source: SEC EDGAR
WealthWire extracted and classified 18 risk factors from DELTA AIR LINES, INC.’s latest SEC filing, mapping each to a standardized risk taxonomy so they can be compared across every company and sector. The breakdown below shows how those disclosures distribute across risk categories.
Operations & people
7 factorsESG & reputation
4 factorsTechnology
3 factorsFinancial
2 factorsLegal & regulatory
1 factorsMarket & business
1 factorsRecent key developments
Concrete developments — dated events, named agreements and instruments, legal proceedings — that DELTA AIR LINES, INC. surfaced in its latest filing.
- A faulty software update by cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike in July 2024 caused a significant global outage that disrupted our operations.July 2024
- Fuel costs represented 17%, 19% and 21% of operating expense in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
- Our average fuel price per gallon ranged from a monthly high of $3.22 in October 2023 to a monthly low of $2.20 in August 2025.
- The DOT issued a final order on September 15, 2025 terminating antitrust immunity for the joint cooperation agreement with Aeroméxico and requiring a wind-down of covered joint operations by January 1, 2026.September 15, 2025
- Delta and Aeroméxico filed a petition for judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
- On November 12, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit granted a stay of the DOT final order pending resolution of the case.November 12, 2025
- Delta and Aeroméxico continue to operate under the joint cooperation agreement while the stay remains in effect.
- As of December 31, 2025, approximately 20% of the workforce, primarily pilots, was unionized.December 31, 2025
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