Originally Posted by
AAerSTL
It appears DL is retaining the 12 73Gs currently in the fleet. I recall there was discussion about these aircraft possibly exiting the fleet as consideration for the 717s.
The 73G has much greater range and take-off performance compared to the 717. I believe DL originally bought the 73G for South and Central America routes. DL will keep the 73G around for those reasons.