Delta Orders 37 Additional A321s

[Springer]

(RTTNews.com) - Delta Air Lines
said Friday that it has reached an agreement with Airbus to acquire 37 additional A321s as part of its efforts to renew its narrowbody fleet. The fuel-efficient A321s will replace older-generation jets, including the MD-88. The 37 aircraft will be delivered concurrently with existing A321 orders through 2019.


These transactions are part of Delta's broader fleet strategy allowing the company to achieve its long-term financial targets, including 15 percent EPS growth and generation of $4-5 billion in free cash flow annually, while replacing 20 percent of its mainline narrowbody fleet over the next five years.

The agreement follows an announcement Thursday that Delta would become the U.S. launch customer for Bombardier's C-Series small narrowbody aircraft.

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[Nick]

That's 74 cockpit jumpseats.

 

[Nark]

That's 74 cockpit jumpseats.

You sure?
I know of a really cheap ass airline that only has 1 J/S in their 320's and 321's...

 

[derg]

You sure?
I know of a really cheap ass airline that only has 1 J/S in their 320's and 321's...

There were... "assurances".

*long cigarette draw followed by an exhaled ghost of smoke*

 

[Nark]

I saw one in MSP the other day. 9931 Looked it up and it was a ferry flight from Gander.

 

[CFIscare]

You sure?
I know of a really cheap ass airline that only has 1 J/S in their 320's and 321's...

What airline could you possibly be talking about???

 

[derg]

What airline could you possibly be talking about???

So glad to see Spirit ALPA got in their CEO's ass today. Good job fellas!

 

[Nark]

I hear the Spirit pilots are a lower tier group.

 

[CFIscare]

I hear the Spirit pilots are a lower tier group.

Don't worry, apparently Frontier and Allegiant are in our same tier. Thanks Bobby.

 

[Cóndor]

Will these Buses be 321ceos or 321neos? In any case, hope they will all be born at the Mobile, AL plant!

 

[H46Bubba]

Will these Buses be 321ceos or 321neos? In any case, hope they will all be born at the Mobile, AL plant!

A321ceos. Deliveries will be concurrent with current orders.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

This is great, keep it up. Any hope though for new wide body orders? Delta only seems fixated on narrow body orders lately. AA and UA have far more wide bodies, than Delta. And I keep reading that a lot of Delta's wide body flying is being given to JV's. I know that this was a huge concern with the last TA, and helped contribute to its downfall. Are all these issues looking to be fixed with the new TA?

 

[Der rote Baron]

Will these Buses be 321ceos or 321neos? In any case, hope they will all be born at the Mobile, AL plant!

Not all of them, a couple of them are poor immigrants

 

[Cav]

This is great, keep it up. Any hope though for new wide body orders? Delta only seems fixated on narrow body orders lately. AA and UA have far more wide bodies, than Delta. And I keep reading that a lot of Delta's wide body flying is being given to JV's. I know that this was a huge concern with the last TA, and helped contribute to its downfall. Are all these issues looking to be fixed with the new TA?

Time will tell. I'm still optimistic that we get this thing done relatively quickly although admittedly I seem to be in the minority.

 

[Cptnchia]

Time will tell. I'm still optimistic that we get this thing done relatively quickly although admittedly I seem to be in the minority.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

Geeeet yo house in order!

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

Strike votes are the new thing. Everyone is doing it!

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Strike votes are the new thing. Everyone is doing it!

Only the cool kids are!

 

[Trip7]

This is great, keep it up. Any hope though for new wide body orders? Delta only seems fixated on narrow body orders lately. AA and UA have far more wide bodies, than Delta. And I keep reading that a lot of Delta's wide body flying is being given to JV's. I know that this was a huge concern with the last TA, and helped contribute to its downfall. Are all these issues looking to be fixed with the new TA?

Delta has similar amount of widebodies to the rest of the Legacies. However Delta's has far fewer widebodies that pay the top rate with only 18 777s and 12 747s.

IMO Paybanding the 330, 787, and 767-400 to the 777/747 should be a top priority in negotiations.

 

[mrivc211]

There were... "assurances".

*long cigarette draw followed by an exhaled ghost of smoke*

dude, your brain should be donated to science. If they could somehow tap into it and show images on a screen of whats inside......you'd never be allowed to fly again.