Delta Air Lines Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all
Delta Air Lines's competitors and similar companies include American Airlines Group, Air France-KLM, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Spirit Airlines, Alaska Air Group and Southwest Airlines.
 American Airlines Group American Airlines Group (AAG, formerly known as AMR Corporation) is a company that provides air transportation services. |  Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an airline ultra-low-cost carrier. |  Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline company that provides air transportation services. | ||||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1925 | Founding Date 1926 | Founding Date 2004 | Founding Date 1997 | Founding Date 2003 | Founding Date 1980 | Founding Date 1985 | Founding Date 1971 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
Tags | ||||||||
Locations | Locations Atlanta, US HQ Frankfurt Am Main, DE | Locations Fort Worth, US HQ Phoenix, US | Locations Paris, FR HQ Tremblay En France, FR | Locations Abu Dhabi, AE HQ Levallois Perret, FR London, GB | Locations Miramar, US HQ | Locations Seattle, US HQ | Locations Dallas, US HQ Dallas, US Dallas, US | |
Employees | Employees 103,000 | Employees 139,1004% increase | Employees 80,6751% increase | Employees 43,3922% increase | Employees 13,2992% increase | Employees 12,79815% increase | Employees 26,0432% increase | Employees 72,790 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 26.4 b | Valuation ($) 6.7 b | Valuation ($) 2.6 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 284.7 m | Valuation ($) 5.9 b | Valuation ($) 16.9 b |
Financial | ||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $63.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $54.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) €29.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) ﷼75.9b (FY, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $5.5b (Y, 2023) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $14.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $28.1b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $18.2b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $24.7b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods ﷼64.4b (FY, 2023) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $8.6b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $45.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $29.9b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit €33.3b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit ﷼11.4b (FY, 2023) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $19.4b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $5b (FY, 2025) | Net income $111m (FY, 2025) | Net income €1.7b (FY, 2025) | Net income ﷼4.4b (FY, 2023) | Net income $143m (Y, 2023) | Net income N/A | Net income $100m (FY, 2025) | Net income $441m (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||||
Aircraft Fleet | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet 1.5 k (Q3, 2023) | Aircraft Fleet 540 (Q2, 2023) | Aircraft Fleet N/A | Aircraft Fleet 85 (Y, 2023) | Aircraft Fleet 176 (Q1, 2022) | Aircraft Fleet 295 (Q1, 2021) | Aircraft Fleet 817 (Q3, 2023) |
Available Seat Miles | Available Seat Miles 66.2 b (Q2, 2017) | Available Seat Miles 73.3 b (Q3, 2023) | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles 11.7 b (Q1, 2022) | Available Seat Miles 10.4 b (Q1, 2021) | Available Seat Miles 44.2 b (Q3, 2023) |
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $1.6 (Q2, 2017) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $2.9 (Q3, 2023) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $3 (Q1, 2022) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A |
Average Stage Length, miles | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles 1 k (Q1, 2022) | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles 735 (Q3, 2023) |
Cost per Available Seat Mile | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q2, 2017) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2022) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A |
Daily Flights | Daily Flights 15 k (Y, 2016) | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights 600 (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights 1.3 k (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights N/A |
Destinations | Destinations 323 (Y, 2016) | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations 85 (FY, 2021) | Destinations 115 (FY, 2020) | Destinations 121 (FY, 2022) |
Fuel Consumed, gallons | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1 b (Q2, 2017) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1.1 b (Q3, 2023) | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 124.9 m (Q1, 2022) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 126 m (Q1, 2021) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 557 m (Q3, 2023) |
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 847 (Q2, 2017) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 925 (FY, 2022) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 201 (Q1, 2021) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A |
Passenger Load Factor | Passenger Load Factor 0.9 (Q2, 2017) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Load Factor 0.9 (Q2, 2023) | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q1, 2022) | Passenger Load Factor 0.5 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Load Factor 0.8 (Q3, 2023) |
Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2023) |
Passengers | Passengers 183.7 m (Y, 2016) | Passengers 199 m (FY, 2022) | Passengers 24.7 m (Q2, 2023) | Passengers N/A | Passengers 14 m (Y, 2023) | Passengers 8.5 m (Q1, 2022) | Passengers 4.7 m (Q1, 2021) | Passengers 35.3 m (Q3, 2023) |
Revenue Passenger Miles | Revenue Passenger Miles 57.6 b (Q2, 2017) | Revenue Passenger Miles 61.6 b (Q3, 2023) | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles 9.1 b (Q1, 2022) | Revenue Passenger Miles 5.4 b (Q1, 2021) | Revenue Passenger Miles 35.6 b (Q3, 2023) |
Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q3, 2023) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2022) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2021) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2023) |
Funding | ||||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 875.6m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 1.9b |
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