Originally Posted by
CLTRob
Personally, I hope this never happens as I have no desire to fly on any MAX. I don’t understand why Delta would want the MAX 10 as it is of similar size, seating capacity, to the A321. One would think that Delta would be in the market to find a suitable replacement for the B738 and A320’s that are both the oldest single isle aircraft in their fleet, a aircraft in the 160 seat category.
Two likely reasons:
1) DL is hoping to use this “potential deal” for the 737 MAX 10 as leverage to Airbus for a better deal on some Airbus birds
2) DL is actually considering it because Airbus wouldn’t be able to deliver equivalent aircraft (A321s) fast enough for DL’s expansion or fleet replacement plans/goals.