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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Future Aircraft Purchase Commitments | Our future aircraft purchase commitments totaled approximately $18.3 billion at December 31, 2024:
Aircraft purchase commitments(1) |
(in millions) | Total
2025 | $ | 3,340 |
2026 | 5,020 |
2027 | 4,430 |
2028 | 3,880 |
2029 | 1,250 |
Thereafter | 370 |
Total | $ | 18,290 |
(1)The timing of these commitments is based on our contractual agreements with the aircraft manufacturers and remains uncertain due to supply chain, manufacturing and regulatory constraints. Our future aircraft purchase commitments included the following aircraft at December 31, 2024:
Aircraft purchase commitments by fleet type |
Fleet Type | Purchase Commitments
A220-300 | 72 |
A321-200neo | 86 |
A330-900neo | 7 |
A350-900 | 9 |
A350-1000 | 20 |
B-737-10 | 100 |
Total | 294 |
Schedule of Contract Carrier Minimum Obligations | The obligations set forth in the table contemplate minimum levels of flying by the regional carriers under the respective agreements and also reflect assumptions regarding certain costs associated with the minimum levels of flying such as the cost of fuel, labor, maintenance, insurance, catering, property tax and landing fees. Accordingly, our actual payments under these agreements could differ materially from the minimum fixed obligations set forth in the table below.
Contract carrier minimum obligations |
(in millions) | Amount
2025 | $ | 1,750 |
2026 | 1,650 |
2027 | 1,590 |
2028 | 1,290 |
2029 | 710 |
Thereafter | 680 |
Total | $ | 7,670 |
Schedule of Domestic Airline Employees Represented by Collective Bargaining Agreements by Group |
Domestic airline employees represented by collective bargaining agreements by group
Employee Group | Approximate Number of Employees Represented |  | Union | Date on which Collective Bargaining Agreement Becomes Amendable
Delta Pilots | 17,380 |  |  | ALPA | December 31, 2026
Delta Flight Superintendents (Dispatchers)(1) | 500 |  |  | PAFCA | November 1, 2024
Endeavor Pilots | 1,540 |  |  | ALPA | January 1, 2029
Endeavor Flight Attendants | 1,700 |  |  | AFA | March 31, 2027
(1)We are in discussions with representatives of PAFCA regarding terms of the collective bargaining agreement that became amendable on November 1, 2024.

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