Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is a cargo airline at JFK Airport with a documented role in the military supply chain moving through the New York metro area. Delta Air Lines has carried munitions and F-35 combat jet components bound for Israel, including on flights that transited Irish airspace without the legally required ministerial permission. Tied to 1 published source, cited below.
🔎 Evidence
- The Ditch (2 October 2024) documented at least four Delta flights in September 2023 and June 2024 carrying munitions and F-35 components — including Lockheed Martin and IMI Systems parts — from Dallas to Tel Aviv via Frankfurt, transiting Irish airspace without transport-minister permission, a criminal offence under Irish law.
- Micheál Martin responded to the reporting that airlines are "not allowed to fly through Irish airspace if you violate the basic rules," saying he was open to banning airlines that have broken Irish law.
📚 Sources
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❓ Questions
What is Delta Air Lines' role in the arms supply chain?
Delta Air Lines has carried munitions and F-35 combat jet components bound for Israel, including on flights that transited Irish airspace without the legally required ministerial permission. Delta Air Lines appears in Break the Chain's audited database of companies with a documented role moving military cargo through the New York metro area, classified as a cargo airline. The entry is tied to 1 published source cited on this page.
Where is Delta Air Lines located?
Delta Air Lines is in JFK Airport, within the New York and New Jersey gateway that Break the Chain maps: JFK Airport, Port Newark and Elizabeth, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
What is the evidence for including Delta Air Lines?
The Ditch (2 October 2024) documented at least four Delta flights in September 2023 and June 2024 carrying munitions and F-35 components — including Lockheed Martin and IMI Systems parts — from Dallas to Tel Aviv via Frankfurt, transiting Irish airspace without transport-minister permission, a criminal offence under Irish law. A company appears here based on already-published sources, which is not a legal conclusion about the company. The sources are listed on this page.
✊ Take Action
Delta Air Lines is part of Break the Chain's audited database of companies complicit in arming Israel through the New York metro area. Help cut the supply chain: