Originally Posted by
Jeff767
The initial pilot base for the A350 will be DTW. You can expect to see a few short routes initially and perhaps even DTW-AMS as they get the crews and airframes up to speed. The big issue at the moment is how delayed is Airbus going to be on the deliveries. Supposed to be 5 airframes on the property by Dec. That now looks unlikely.
I'd have to figure Delta needs at least four in order to operate DTW-ICN/PVG. DTW-NRT has been operated by an A330-200 in the past and with Delta continuing to downgauge NRT, it wouldn't be a huge cut if DTW-NRT goes to A330-200 exclusively, at least during winter 2017/2018.