Delta Orders 50 Airbus Widebody Aircraft
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 50 new Airbus widebody
aircraft, 25 A350-900 and 25 A330-900neo aircraft. Rolls-Royce Trent
7000 engines will power the Airbus A330neo airliners while Trent XWB
engines will power the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft.
“When the most successful US airline today – a company that has flown passengers around the world for more than 80 years, has 80,000 employees and 165 million customers in a year – says ‘yes we want 50 more of your widebody planes’, you can’t debate the fact that it is a massive endorsement of your product line,” said John Leahy, Airbus’ Chief Operating Officer – Customers. “Airbus is unique in offering an optimised long-range choice in aircraft that will allow Delta to continue to modernise its fleet and customise its use with the most efficient and comfortable aircraft available.”
Delta Air Lines currently flies both Airbus single-aisle and widebody aircraft, including 57 A319ceo and 69 A320ceo aircraft, plus 11 A330-200s and 21 A330-300s. In addition to the order announced today, Delta has an order backlog of ten A330-300s and 45 A321ceo aircraft, bringing its total Airbus backlog to 105 aircraft.
“When the most successful US airline today – a company that has flown passengers around the world for more than 80 years, has 80,000 employees and 165 million customers in a year – says ‘yes we want 50 more of your widebody planes’, you can’t debate the fact that it is a massive endorsement of your product line,” said John Leahy, Airbus’ Chief Operating Officer – Customers. “Airbus is unique in offering an optimised long-range choice in aircraft that will allow Delta to continue to modernise its fleet and customise its use with the most efficient and comfortable aircraft available.”
Delta Air Lines currently flies both Airbus single-aisle and widebody aircraft, including 57 A319ceo and 69 A320ceo aircraft, plus 11 A330-200s and 21 A330-300s. In addition to the order announced today, Delta has an order backlog of ten A330-300s and 45 A321ceo aircraft, bringing its total Airbus backlog to 105 aircraft.
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