Delta Air Lines Key Facts

As of 2026-09-17, 1,388 Delta Air Lines airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
Delta Air Lines is a historic carrier with no active commercial flights observed in the current window.

Active Airframes 1,388 Observed in last 30 days (90% utilization)

Fleet Financing Structure 17.2% Owned · 82.8% Leased 239 owned · 1,149 leased tails

Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 47.2% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing Delta Air Lines's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 17.2% (239 aircraft) Operating Leases: 82.8% (1,149 aircraft)

Financing Lessors with Portfolio Exposure

AerCap 523 tails (37.7%) → Carlyle Aviation Partners 312 tails (22.5%) → BBAM 126 tails (9.1%) → Aviation Capital Group 114 tails (8.2%) → Air Lease Corporation 74 tails (5.3%) →

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for Delta Air Lines aircraft.

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail	Aircraft Type	Mode S Hex	Lessor / Owner	Status	Last Observed Airport	Estimated Age
N842DN	Airbus A350-900	`ab4910`	Delta Air Lines	ACTIVE	John F. Kennedy International Airport	4.9 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport	Destination Airport	Observed Weekly Flights	Status
KABR	KMSP	14 flights/week	Active Daily
LEMD	KATL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
LEMD	KJFK	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KCAK	KATL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KCAK	KDTW	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KALB	KATL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KALB	KDTW	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KALB	KMSP	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KOAJ	KATL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KABQ	KATL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KABQ	KMSP	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KABQ	KSLC	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KAEX	KATL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KAPN	KDTW	14 flights/week	Active Daily
KAPN	KMSP	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KATL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	OMAA	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	VABB	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KBOS	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KDFW	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	OEDF	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	OTHH	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KDTW	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KEWR	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	FVHA	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KIAD	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KIAH	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KJFK	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	HTKJ	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	HRYR	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	OKKK	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KLAX	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KMSP	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KORD	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KPDX	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KSEA	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	KSFO	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	CYUL	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	CYVR	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	CYYC	14 flights/week	Active Daily
EHAM	CYYZ	14 flights/week	Active Daily

Historical Incidents

No major fatal incidents recorded in the safety directory for Delta Air Lines.

Age Bracket	Airframe Count
0-4 yrs	1
5-9 yrs	0
10-14 yrs	0
15-19 yrs	0
20+ yrs	0

Week	Active	Idle	Stored
W34	1384	2	2
W35	1386	1	1
W36	1387	1	0
W37	1388	0	0

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