AAAmerican Airlinesagainst
DLDelta Air Lines
American Airlines scores 4.9 points higher on the Touchdown Quality Index. Ratings are passenger reports and the two carriers fly different routes and aircraft, so the gap describes the ratings, not the pilots.
Overall
| Measure | American Airlines | Delta Air Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Landing rating | 80.1Smooth50 ratings | 75.2Firm77 ratings |
| Mean stars | 4.05 | 3.76 |
| Smooth share | 68% | 53% |
| Rough share | 0% | 8% |
| Applause reported | 13% | 10% |
| Turbulence reported | 14% | 17% |
Smooth 34 (68%) · Firm 16 (32%) · Rough 0 (0%)
Smooth 41 (53%) · Firm 30 (39%) · Rough 6 (8%)
By distance
| Distance | American Airlines | Delta Air Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Short haul (under 1,500 km) | n/a1 of 10 ratings | 76.6Firm27 ratingsprovisional |
| Medium haul (1,500 to 4,000 km) | 77.6Firm18 ratingsprovisional | 72.3Firm27 ratingsprovisional |
| Long haul (over 4,000 km) | 80.8Smooth31 ratings | 77.1Firm23 ratingsprovisional |
Comparing within a distance band removes most of the mix difference between a short-haul and a long-haul network.
Routes both fly
| Route | American Airlines mean stars | Delta Air Lines mean stars |
|---|---|---|
| LHR-JFK London to New York | 3.8 Firm 3 ratings | 4.0 Smooth 3 ratings |
| JFK-LHR New York to London | 3.0 Firm 1 rating | 4.3 Smooth 2 ratings |
Route means from a few ratings move a lot. Read them with the rating counts beside them.
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