Delta warns the current fuel shock may force structural change across airlines, as leadership risk emerges at top carriers and AI shifts from experimentation to core infrastructure.

On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy breaks down why rising fuel costs could accelerate consolidation, what happens when airline strategy is tied too closely to one leader, and why the next phase of AI in travel is about reliability, not hype.

This episode is presented by Lodgify!

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Fuel Prices Are Forcing Airlines to Change Fast