Originally Posted by
Mountain Explorer
There's no conspiracy. Delta is a business, they will buy from whatever supplier offers the right product at the right time for the right price. Lately, that has been Airbus.
You also have to consider the cost of a new fleet type though. It would seem much more economical to gradually move to an all Airbus fleet. Airbus makes up the bulk of Delta's fleet as it is and it would just make sense to keep expanding it. That reduces training costs, parts, maintenance, etc. It also increases productivity if you just reduce the pilot groups to A220, A320, A330, A350.