{"id":3040,"date":"2018-11-16T10:39:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3040"},"modified":"2018-11-16T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:50:15","slug":"delta-confirms-order-for-10-a330neos-defers-10-a350s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3040","title":{"rendered":"Delta Confirms Order for 10 A330neo’s, Defers 10 A350’s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Move to expand A330-900neo order book to 35 from 25 addresses Delta\u2019s near-to-medium-term widebody needs and reinforces commitment to fuel, economic and sustainable efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Delta Air Lines is adding 10 Airbus 330-900neo aircraft to its fleet under an agreement with Airbus and Rolls-Royce, expanding its order of the next-generation widebody jet from 25 to 35. The first delivery of the state-of-the-art aircraft, which is powered by next-generation and fuel-efficient engine technology, is expected next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cExpanding our A330 order book not only ensures that Delta\u2019s near-to-medium-term widebody needs are taken care of, but also drives our strategic, measured international growth,\u201d said Gil West, Delta\u2019s Senior Executive Vice President\u00a0and Chief Operating Officer. \u201cThe next-generation engine technology from Rolls-Royce which powers the A330neo provides compelling operating economics, superior fuel performance and the range and coverage for our transoceanic needs going forward.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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These changes are consistent with Delta\u2019s long-term philosophy of investing 50 percent of operating cash flow back into the business, West said.<\/span><\/div>\n

Delta will be the first U.S. airline to operate the next-generation A330-900neo, which will offer the latest in innovative design and technology for customers. It will be the first Delta aircraft to feature all cabins \u2013 Delta One suites, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin. The jet also will be the first Delta aircraft to feature memory foam cushions throughout the aircraft for hours of comfort, and the first Delta widebody aircraft featuring its new wireless in-flight entertainment system in every seat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simultaneously, Delta has agreed to terms with Airbus to reduce its near-term A350-900 purchase commitment to a total of 15 aircraft from 25. The 10 previously on order A350 aircraft have been deferred to 2025-26 with certain flexibility rights including the right to convert these orders to A330-900s.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe A350 has been a great success for our customers and our business,\u201d West said. \u201cA fleet of 15 of these world-class aircraft is the right current fit for Delta\u2019s industry-leading global network, operational reliability and award-winning products and services.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Delta currently operates 11 A350-900 aircraft and expects to take delivery of two A350s in 2019 and two in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, Delta plans to retire older Boeing 767-300ERs in the years ahead as the aircraft reach the end of their serviceable life cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Story from\u00a0delta.com<\/a>\u00a0image from\u00a0www.airbus.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Move to expand A330-900neo order book to 35 from 25 addresses Delta\u2019s near-to-medium-term widebody needs and reinforces commitment to fuel, economic and sustainable efficiency Delta Air Lines is adding 10 Airbus 330-900neo aircraft to its fleet under an agreement with Airbus and Rolls-Royce, expanding its order of the next-generation widebody jet from 25 to 35.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[798,797,89,799,1397,868,1103],"tags":[269,780,739,49,539,47,464,645,41,82,630,1782,246,1020,335,1182,2420,1898,540,2419,2421,276,412,1181,100,120,2423,2422],"class_list":["post-3040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airbus-news","category-airline-news","category-aviation-news","category-boeing-news","category-stock-news","category-transportation-news","category-travel-news","tag-269","tag-780","tag-a330","tag-a350","tag-air","tag-airbus","tag-aircraft","tag-ba","tag-boeing","tag-chicago","tag-dal","tag-delivery","tag-delta","tag-eadsy","tag-engine","tag-generation","tag-haul","tag-jets","tag-lines","tag-long","tag-maker","tag-neo","tag-news","tag-next","tag-paris","tag-rolls-royce","tag-rycef","tag-rycey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3040"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3047,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040\/revisions\/3047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}