Delta Airlines is celebrating 100 years in operation, the longest-running U.S. airlines, and CEO Ed Bastian presented the first-ever CES keynote at Sphere.

The CES keynote late Tuesday was the first to use the high-tech arena on the trade show circuit, and Delta CEO Ed Bastian brought heavy hitters throughout the hourlong program. Oscar-winner Viola Davis introduced the presentation,

Delta CEO Ed Bastian had star power, multiple partnership announcements and a digital fireworks display at the Sphere before thousands of CES attendees.

The CES keynote will never be the same. This is my 12th CES, so there aren't many things that surprise me at this point, at least in terms of press conferences. All of the big companies used to try to one-up each other (celebrity appearances were the main method,

Billy from Engadget here at CES 2025. I'm in the lobby of the Sphere, one of the newest venues in Las Vegas. Delta is having the first CES press conference to ever be held at the Sphere tonight, so looking forward to seeing how the company will take advantage of the venue's advanced visuals and sound and all of that.