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Delta Airlines

Delta Air Lines PAC

Corporate PAC FEC C00104802

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$690K
Paid to lobbying firms $2.1M

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 5 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Delta Airlines reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 4 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Aviation/Airlines/Airports8 of 88/8
  • Energy/Nuclear8 of 88/8
  • Transportation7 of 87/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)5 of 85/8
  • Budget/Appropriations4 of 84/8
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products 4 of 8 · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 4 of 8 · 1 more · Show all 8
  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products4 of 84/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace4 of 84/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 7 bills, this period

2 more, 4 named in only one filing · Show all 7

From the filings

“FY2026 and FY 2027 Government Funding, Generally S.3012 - Shutdown Fairness Act HR 6086 - Aviation Funding Solvency Act”
Q3 2026 filing · Budget/Appropriations
“Advocate on issues related to the airline industry, infrastructure, airline taxes and fees, air traffic control, and sustainable aviation fuel.”
Q3 2026 filing · Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Transportation

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • TransportationDOT
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Office of the Vice President of the United States
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB
  • Treasury
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • CommerceDOC
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • JusticeDOJ

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 7 of 8.

Every filing since 2015, with the lobbyists named and the quarters each bill appearsEvery filing since 2015 Pro

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Delta Airlines, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 157 sitting members of Congress and 5 other candidates in 2025–26.

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