These are the airlines most affected by the FAA's order to cancel thousands of flights during the government shutdown

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A United Airlines plane lands as an American Airlines plane is taxiing to takeoff at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on March 17, 2025.
Delta Air Lines canceled over 700 flights from US airports on Sunday, according to data from the aviation analytics firm Cirium.

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United just took subtle shots at its rivals Delta and American — over these two separate things

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The United Next cabin with a flight attendant in the aisle serving drinks.
The "United Next" cabin on a Boeing 737 Max 8 in full view.

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2 Delta planes collided while taxiing on the runway at LaGuardia

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-941 heads towards the runway at Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on September 15, 2025.
Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided in LaGuardia airport.

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Delta passengers were delayed by 2 days after their flight diverted when an on-board oven caught fire

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 wide body passenger airplane spotted taking off from Polderbaan runway departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS Airport
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330.

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A Delta flight to China faced a 2,000-mile detour and a 9-hour delay when one of the pilots fell ill

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350.

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Delta agrees to pay $79 million after a plane dumped thousands of gallons of fuel over homes and schools in California during an emergency

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A Boeing 777-232(ER) passenger plane belonging to the Delta Air Lines taking off at Hong Kong International Airport on August 08 2018 i
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 777 dumped fuel over tens of thousands of buildings in 2020.

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A pair of airline incidents gave us a powerful reminder of 2 key safety rules: wear your seatbelt and leave your bag behind in an emergency

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Passengers evacuate an American Airlines plane by an emergency slide as a fire burns and smoke emits from the aircraft, at the Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, U.S. July 26, 2025,
Passengers evacuating an American Airlines plane at Denver last Saturday.

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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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