Which airline has the biggest or oldest fleet? Here's how Delta, United, American and Southwest compare.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane with registration tail number N8746Q spotted taxiing in LaGuardia Airport next to American Airlines and Delta Air Lines aircraft.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines planes at LaGuardia Airport.

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Airlines were hoping for a blockbuster 2025. Then tariffs gave them a seriously bumpy ride.

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Delta and United planes.
2025 was expected to be a blockbuster year for airlines. So far, things aren't shaping up that way.

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2 of the world's biggest airlines say they'll reject new planes if Trump's tariffs push up prices

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A Ryanair plane on a runway passing by a control tower.
Ryanair joined Delta in saying it would say no to new planes if tariffs make them more costly.

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Map shows exodus of private jets from Augusta's small, usually quiet, airport after the Masters

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A map of the continental US shows hundreds of private jets leaving Augusta after the Masters on Sunday 13 April 2025.
229 private jets left Augusta on Sunday, with around 2,100 flights in and out of the airport last week.

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Delta retained its crown as the most on-time US airline. Here's where all its competitors ranked.

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People check in for their flight at a Delta ticket counter in Houston.
Delta was once-again the US' most on-time airline despite its summer CrowdStrike meltdown.

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How a woman got through JFK security and took a Delta flight to Paris without a boarding pass

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Delta Air Lines planes seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The woman made it onto a Delta flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Spirit executive blames other airlines for a 'manufactured' pilot shortage and says some want the carrier out of business

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Spirit chief commercial officer Matthew Klein speaking at the Wednesday Senate hearing.
Spirit executive said other airlines are "gunning" for Spirit and want it "out of business."

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It happened again: Delta passengers endured a 5-hour flight to nowhere, ending up back at JFK

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Boeing 767-332(ER), from Delta Air Lines company, landing at Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 10th January 2023
The flight to nowhere involved a Delta Boeing 767 (not pictured.)

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Transatlantic Delta Air Lines passengers had an unexpected layover in Ireland to have an 'unruly customer' removed

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 aircraft as seen during take off from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330.

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Someone managed to sneak on a Delta flight to Paris without a boarding pass

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 aircraft as seen during take off and flying phase, passing in front of the air traffic control tower while the plane is departing from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS towards Atlanta ATL in the United States of America as flight DL75 in the blue sky
The incident occurred on a Delta from JFK to Paris.

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