Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Jet fuel surged in 2026. Spirit stopped flying, American Airlines lost money, and Delta reached record highs.

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Delta FY2025 results
ir.delta.com/news/news-details/2026/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-December-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results/default.aspx

Delta 2025 Form 10-K
sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000002790426000013/dal-20251231.htm

Delta Q1 2026 results
ir.delta.com/news/news-details/2026/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-March-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results/default.aspx

Delta Q2 2026 results
ir.delta.com/news/news-details/2026/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-June-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results/default.aspx

Delta historical share prices
ir.delta.com/stock-information/default.aspx

U.S. jet-fuel prices
eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/eer_epjk_pf4_rgc_dpgM.htm

American Airlines Q1 2026 results
news.aa.com/news/news-details/2026/American-Airlines-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results-CORP-FI-04/default.aspx

Spirit Airlines shutdown — Reuters
reuters.com/business/spirit-airlines-prepares-cease-operations-after-rescue-deal-stalls-wsj-reports-2026-05-01

Cirium 2025 on-time performance review
cirium.com/resources/on-time-performance

ACSI 2026 airline satisfaction rankings
theacsi.org/industries/travel/airlines

Delta’s $9 billion SkyMiles financing
ir.delta.com/news/news-details/2020/Delta-Air-Lines-Announces-Upsize-of-SkyMiles-Financing-to-9-Billion/default.aspx

Delta’s refinery purchase — Reuters
reuters.com/article/business/delta-buys-refinery-first-airline-to-make-own-fuel-idUSBRE83T17Q

Delta’s $1.3 billion employee profit sharing
news.delta.com/delta-employees-celebrate-profit-sharing-worldwide

CrowdStrike lawsuit ruling — Reuters
reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/delta-can-sue-crowdstrike-over-computer-outage-that-caused-7000-canceled-flights-2025-05-19