US carrier Delta Airlines has placed an order with Airbus for 31 additional widebody airlines as it looks to grow its fleet. The order consists of 16 A330-900s and 15 A360-900s which will serve Delta’s expanding long-haul markets. Delta’s fleet of all Airbus aircraft ranges from the single aisle A220 [read more]
A Delta Airlines jet has crashed while landing at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. There were 80 people onboard the aircraft, 74 passengers and 4 crew, and a statement from Toronto Airport said all passengers and crew had been accounted for. Three people have been critically injured. Images show the jet, [read more]
Leading US carrier Delta Airlines has signed an order for 20 Airbus A350-1000 airliners to meet its future wide-body needs. Delta was the first US airline to operate the A350-900 but the order is the first for the longer -1000 variant from the Atlanta-based carrier which will open up new [read more]
US carrier Delta Airlines has confirmed it has added 12 more Airbus A220 aircraft to its existing order bring its total firm commitment for the type to 131 aircraft. Delta’s commitment is made up of 45 A220-100 variants and 86 of the larger A220-300 variants. “The A220-300 offers efficient performance [read more]
Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has firmed up an order for 12 more Airbus A220 aircraft from Airbus bringing the total A220 order for the airline to 119 aircraft. The US-built A220s have received strong support from Delta Airlines, with the US carrier becoming the type’s largest operator since it received its [read more]
Delta Airlines has given European airframer Airbus a boost at the Farnborough Airshow when it firmed up orders for 12 A220-300 aircraft. The commitment brings the total number of A220 aircraft ordered by Delta to 107. Delta will be supplied with Pratt & Whitney powered A220-100 (45) and A220-300 (62). [read more]
Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has said that it plans to retire all of its Boeing 777 aircraft by the end of 2020. The Atlanta Hartsfield based airline currently has 18 Boeing 777-200 aircraft in its fleet. 10 of which are the Long-Range (200LR) variant. Delta says that decision is a strategic [read more]
A number of US airlines have said that they will require passengers and crew to wear face masks for the duration of the flight as they start to build up flight programmes. From today, Delta Airlines (DA/DAL) has said that it requires passengers to wear a mask (or face covering) [read more]
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