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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-000578"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAL"
cik: "0000027904"
company_name: "DELTA AIR LINES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T07:40:30.736838+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Delta orders 31 Airbus widebody aircraft (16 A330-900, 15 A350-900) for delivery starting 2029

## Summary
- Deliveries of the 31 firm aircraft begin in 2029; option for up to 20 additional widebody aircraft.
- A330-900 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000; A350-900 by Trent XWB-84 EP engines.
- Order is within Delta's previously announced capex and capacity targets.
- Long-term financing obtained for a substantial portion of the purchase price.
- No total purchase price disclosed; financial terms remain confidential per the agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-000578
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAL
- cik: 0000027904
- company_name: DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316826000578/0001683168-26-000578-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316826000578/delta_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  DELTA AIR LINES, INC. entered into Airbus A330-900 and A350-900 Aircraft Purchase Agreement with Airbus S.A.S. valued at 16 Airbus A330-900 aircraft and 15 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, with option to purchase up to an additi (effective 2026-01-27).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Airbus S.A.S.
  - Value: 16 Airbus A330-900 aircraft and 15 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, with option to purchase up to an additi
  - Effective: 2026-01-27
  source text: On January 27, 2026, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) entered into a definitive agreement with Airbus S.A.S. to purchase 16 Airbus A330-900 aircraft and 15 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, with an option to purchase up to an additional 20 widebody aircraft.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316826000578/0001683168-26-000578-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.