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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Future Aircraft Purchase Commitments
Our future aircraft purchase commitments totaled approximately $15.4 billion at December 31, 2025:

Aircraft purchase commitments(1)
(in millions)Total
2026$3,650 
20275,860 
20284,150 
20291,290 
2030480 
Thereafter— 
Total$15,430 
(1)The timing of these commitments is based on our contractual agreements with the aircraft manufacturers and remains uncertain due to supply chain, manufacturing and regulatory constraints.
Our future aircraft purchase commitments included the following aircraft at December 31, 2025:

Aircraft purchase commitments by fleet type
Fleet TypePurchase Commitments
A220-30064 
A321-200neo68 
A350-900
A350-100020 
B-737-10100 
Total256 
Schedule of Contract Carrier Minimum Obligations The obligations set forth in the table contemplate minimum levels of flying by the regional carriers under the respective agreements and also reflect assumptions regarding certain costs associated with the minimum levels of flying such as the cost of fuel, labor, maintenance, insurance, catering, property tax and landing fees. Accordingly, our actual payments under these agreements could differ materially from the minimum fixed obligations set forth in the table below.
Contract carrier minimum obligations
(in millions)Amount
2026$1,760 
20271,625 
20281,265 
2029700 
2030290 
Thereafter390 
Total$6,030 
Schedule of Domestic Airline Employees Represented by Collective Bargaining Agreements by Group
Domestic airline employees represented by collective bargaining agreements by group
Employee GroupApproximate Number of Employees RepresentedUnionDate on which Collective Bargaining Agreement Becomes Amendable
Delta Pilots17,260 ALPADecember 31, 2026
Delta Flight Superintendents (Dispatchers)530 PAFCAAugust 1, 2030
Endeavor Pilots1,770 ALPAJanuary 1, 2029
Endeavor Flight Attendants
1,910 AFAMarch 31, 2027