Wheels Up Experience Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP) named 2025 Heisman Trophy winner and NCAA champion Fernando Mendoza as a Wheels Up Ambassador on February 5, 2026. The partnership highlights Mendoza's need for flexible, hybrid private-commercial travel enabled by Wheels Up's fleet and strategic Delta Air Lines relationship.

The role will include select community engagements and aims to support Mendoza's multi-city schedule and family travel needs, including accommodations for his mother’s medical requirements.

Wheels Up Experience (NYSE: UP) will release its fourth quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Earnings materials and related financial disclosures will be posted on the company investor relations site at investors.wheelsup.com when available.

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP) launched a unified, concierge customer engagement model on Jan 27, 2026 that combines its private aviation membership, global private charter, group charter, and premium commercial solutions under a single U.S. brand and organizational structure. The move merges Wheels Up and Air Partner U.S. operations and aligns regional teams with a strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines, providing customers a single personalized team for sales, booking, trip support, and service coordination. Cargo services will continue under the Air Partner brand. The change has no impact on existing customer agreements and international rollout is expected in coming months.

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP) announced on January 21, 2026 that PGA Tour professional Ben Griffin has joined its Ambassador community.

Griffin, a Delta Air Lines ambassador, earned his PGA Tour card in 2023 and posted three PGA Tour wins, 17 top-25 finishes in 2025, an Official World Golf Ranking of No. 8, and a place on the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team. Wheels Up cited its flexible programs, modernized fleet, operational strength, and a hybrid travel model enabled by its strategic partnership with Delta as reasons for the collaboration.

As an ambassador, Griffin will participate in select community moments and experiences while the company highlights its dedicated team for professional sports travel.

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP) reported a record operational milestone: 14 consecutive days to start 2026 with zero flight cancellations and six perfect completion days during the December holiday week.

The company also reported fulfilling 99% of flights without extended delays (3+ hours) and said it has operated more than 1,000 flights without a single cancellation, citing improvements in planning, maintenance, scheduling, and customer service. Management described the streak as evidence of its ongoing transformation and progress toward greater operational reliability and sustainable growth.

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP) entered a sale-leaseback for 10 aircraft (3 Challenger 300s, 7 Phenom 300s) and placed its first Phenom with Gogo Galileo HDX satellite Wi-Fi into service on Dec 23, 2025. The sale price is approximately $105 million, with expected uses to repay ~$65 million of revolving equipment debt and add ~$40 million net cash to the balance sheet. The transaction includes long-term operating leases for all 10 aircraft, is expected to close before year end, and is intended to support planned fleet acquisitions and HDX conversions in 2026.

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP) received a NYSE notice on Dec 17, 2025 that its average closing share price fell below the $1.00 minimum over a 30‑trading‑day period required for continued listing. The notice does not immediately affect trading; the company has six months to regain compliance.

Management reiterated focus on a multi‑year transformation: transitioning fleet to Bombardier Challenger 300 and Embraer Phenom 300 jets, targeting approximately $70 million of annualized run‑rate cost savings beginning mid‑2026, and leveraging its partnership with Delta. The company may pursue a reverse stock split (previously authorized by stockholders) if other remedies do not restore compliance; the board has not approved any split.

Wheels Up (NYSE: UP) will enable members to self-book Delta Air Lines commercial flights through the Wheels Up member portal beginning in early January 2026. The feature lets members search Delta flights, view product options and pricing, complete bookings, and have their Wheels Up Fund balance automatically adjusted at purchase.

The integration allows members to combine Delta premium cabins and hubs with Wheels Up private flights for end-to-end itineraries, and members can manage bookings afterward on delta.com or the Fly Delta app.

Wheels Up Experience (NYSE: UP) announced that its lead investors — Delta Air Lines, CK Wheels LLC (co-managed by Certares Opportunities and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management), and Cox Investment Holdings — have agreed to extend a lock-up on all their common stock for an additional eight months, until May 22, 2026.

The locked shares represent approximately 85% of the company's outstanding shares as of September 22, 2025. Management said the extension reflects investor confidence while the company scales its jet fleet, expands membership offerings, and deepens its commercial relationship with Delta.