---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-24-005369"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAL"
cik: "0000027904"
company_name: "DELTA AIR LINES, INC."
filed_at: "2024-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T11:22:46.946143+00:00"
event_type: "cyber"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Delta estimates $500M+ damages from CrowdStrike outage; pursuing legal claims

## Summary
- 7,000 flight cancellations over five days from July 19 CrowdStrike outage.
- Estimated direct revenue impact of $380M for Sep quarter; non-fuel expenses $170M; fuel savings $50M.
- Pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft for at least $500M in damages.
- Capacity growth impacted by ~1.5 percentage points due to cancellations.
- CEO Ed Bastian calls disruption 'unacceptable'.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-24-005369
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAL
- cik: 0000027904
- company_name: DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: cyber
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316824005369/0001683168-24-005369-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316824005369/delta_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-005369.txt

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