Delta Air Lines filings document the regulatory record for its NYSE-listed common stock, airline operations, governance and material corporate events. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly financial results, investor-presentation materials, executive officer changes and definitive agreements related to aircraft purchases and long-term financing.
The company's proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, director elections, advisory votes on executive compensation and board recommendations. These disclosures connect Delta's public-company governance with capital allocation, fleet planning, operating performance and executive-compensation oversight.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. reported a planned leadership transition in its accounting function. William C. Carroll, the company’s principal accounting officer, will retire effective March 31, 2026. Julia A. McConnell, age 57, who joined Delta in March 2025, will become principal accounting officer effective April 1, 2026.
Before joining Delta, McConnell served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of WestRock Company from June 2020 to December 2024, and previously held finance leadership roles at Carter’s, PepsiCo and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The filing focuses on this succession in Delta’s senior accounting leadership rather than financial results.
Delta Air Lines’ Chief Digital & Tech Officer Amala Duggirala received an equity grant of 14,080 shares of Delta common stock on January 12, 2026. The shares are restricted stock awarded at no cash cost to her, classified as an acquisition under insider reporting rules.
After this grant, she beneficially owned 30,550 Delta shares directly, plus 200 shares held indirectly through her spouse. The restricted shares are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on January 12 of 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to the award’s terms.
The company notes the Form 4 was filed late due to an inadvertent administrative error, and states the grant is exempt from short-swing profit rules under Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
Delta Air Lines, Inc. filed a Form 13F reporting its institutional holdings as of the filing period. The report lists 3 information-table entries with a total market value of $442,930,067.
The filing is signed by Peter W. Carter, EVP - Chief External Affairs Officer, on 02-13-2026.
Delta Air Lines executive Steven M. Sear, EVP – Global Sales & Distribution, sold 38,600 shares of Delta common stock on February 9, 2026. The shares were sold through a broker-dealer at a weighted average price of $75.051 per share, in multiple trades ranging from $75.020 to $75.125 per share. Following this transaction, Sear beneficially owns 104,404 shares of Delta Air Lines common stock, held directly.
Delta Air Lines president Glen W. Hauenstein reported multiple stock transactions involving company common shares in early February 2026. On February 6, 2026, he exercised an employee stock option for 123,910 shares at an exercise price of $49.33 per share and acquired the same number of common shares.
On the same day he sold 165,864 shares at $71.00 per share and 123,910 shares at a weighted average price of $74.768, with individual trade prices ranging from $74.575 to $75.120. On February 9, 2026, he sold an additional 137,159 shares at a weighted average price of $75.273, based on trades between $74.940 and $75.710. Following these transactions, he directly owned 280,304 Delta shares.
Delta Air Lines executive Peter W. Carter reported a sale of company stock. On 02/06/2026, the Chief External Affairs Officer sold 27,000 shares of Delta Air Lines common stock at a price of $74.8234 per share in an open-market sale.
After this transaction, Carter beneficially owned 421,744 shares of Delta Air Lines common stock, held directly.
Delta Air Lines executive Alain M. Bellemare, EVP & President – International, reported selling 35,212 shares of Delta common stock on February 9, 2026. The sale was executed at a price of $75.20 per share. After this transaction, Bellemare beneficially owns 138,176 shares of Delta Air Lines common stock in direct form.
Delta Air Lines describes a global network carrier that flew over 200 million customers in 2025 with a fleet of 1,314 aircraft and about 103,000 full-time equivalent employees, supported by core domestic hubs, coastal gateways and deep international joint ventures.
The company highlights premium products, its SkyMiles loyalty program and a lucrative American Express co‑brand relationship that generated $8.2 billion in 2025, along with complementary businesses such as Delta TechOps, cargo and Delta Vacations. Technology and AI investments span customer apps, operations, maintenance and free onboard Wi‑Fi on 1,000 aircraft.
Key risks include volatile jet fuel costs and supply, dependence on the Monroe refinery, heavy competition, labor relations, cybersecurity and IT disruptions (including a major 2024 outage tied to third‑party software), evolving environmental and emissions regulation, and uncertainty around some international joint ventures such as the Aeroméxico cooperation.
Delta Air Lines insider Steven M. Sear has filed a notice of proposed stock sales under Rule 144. The filing covers up to 38,600 shares of Delta common stock, with an aggregate market value of $2,896,962.35, to be sold through Fidelity Brokerage Services on the NYSE around February 9, 2026.
The shares were acquired on February 4, 2026 through restricted stock vesting as compensation. The notice also reports that Sear sold 31,290 Delta common shares on January 14, 2026 for gross proceeds of $2,180,456.17. Shares outstanding were 652,962,768 at the time referenced in the form.
Glen W. Hauenstein filed a notice of proposed sale of 137,159 shares of common stock of DAL through Fidelity Brokerage Services, with an indicated aggregate market value of $10,324,304.29. The shares are to be sold on the NYSE around February 9, 2026.
The securities being sold were acquired through restricted stock vesting compensation grants on several dates from February 8, 2023 to February 5, 2025, totaling 147,159 shares. Over the prior three months, Hauenstein sold additional common shares in three transactions totaling 323,350 shares for gross proceeds of about $23.4 million.