March 5, 2026

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced several executive leadership changes as the company prepares for the retirement of longtime operations leader John Laughter.

Laughter, Executive Vice President, Chief of Operations and President of Delta TechOps, will retire on April 30 after more than 30 years with the airline. He began his career at Delta as an aircraft liaison engineer in TechOps.

Following Laughter’s retirement, current Chief Financial Officer Dan Janki will become Chief Operating Officer. In that role, Janki will oversee Delta’s operational divisions including Airport Customer Service, Flight Operations, In-Flight Service, Operations & Customer Center, Reservations and Customer Care, Technical Operations, and Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance.

Delta also announced that Peter Carter has been promoted to President. Carter will expand his responsibilities to include enterprise strategy alongside his current oversight of global policy, legal affairs, international operations, real estate, and sustainability initiatives.

Erik Snell will succeed Janki as Chief Financial Officer. Snell joined Delta 20 years ago and most recently served as Chief Customer Experience Officer. As CFO, he will oversee the airline’s finance organization, fleet and supply chain teams, and refinery subsidiary Monroe Energy.

In addition, Alain Bellemare, Executive Vice President and President – International, will assume the additional role of Chairman of Delta TechOps.

Ranjan Goswami will become Chief Marketing and Product Officer following the departure of Chief Marketing Officer Alicia Tillman, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.

Carter, Janki, Snell, and Goswami will report directly to Bastian.