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Old Jul 9, 2022, 2:10 pm
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Delta orders 1x A330-900, 4x 737-900ER
Airbus revealed Delta quietly ordered another A330-900 in June. Also Delta has picked up 4 additional ex-Lion Air Group 737-900ERs, bringing that total used aircraft purchase to 33 frames.

https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files...-Aircraft.xlsx
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Old Sep 8, 2022, 10:00 pm
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Hearing the 33 ex-Lion 737-900ERs are going to enter service with Delta without much modification. No seatback screens, no Wi-Fi and minimal galleys. They are going to try and keep them on sub-500 mile rotes from ATL for the first year or so until mods can be completed.
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The -900s have been stored for such a long time, they could all have been renovated in Delta style by now...
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Old Sep 8, 2022, 11:32 pm
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The -900s have been stored for such a long time, they could all have been renovated in Delta style by now...
Well, $$$. But even the RJs that would have served these routes have WiFi. First ATL got the 35L, now they get the 73L.
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Old Sep 9, 2022, 5:11 am
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Well, $$$. But even the RJs that would have served these routes have WiFi. First ATL got the 35L, now they get the 73L.
The Lion bird configs are 73R and 73J.
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Old Sep 9, 2022, 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by PHXflier
The -900s have been stored for such a long time, they could all have been renovated in Delta style by now...
If you had a facility that had the capacity and you could even get the wifi gear. Airbus can’t even supply wifi on some of its new jets.
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Old Sep 9, 2022, 7:50 am
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Originally Posted by DLASflyer
The Lion bird configs are 73R and 73J.
I was being slightly facetious, but good to know the actual IDs.
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Originally Posted by DLASflyer
Airbus revealed Delta quietly ordered another A330-900 in June. Also Delta has picked up 4 additional ex-Lion Air Group 737-900ERs, bringing that total used aircraft purchase to 33 frames.

https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files...-Aircraft.xlsx
Is that already confirmed?? Just only 1 A330-900Neo on order?
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Old Sep 9, 2022, 1:06 pm
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Originally Posted by DLASflyer
Hearing the 33 ex-Lion 737-900ERs are going to enter service with Delta without much modification. No seatback screens, no Wi-Fi and minimal galleys. They are going to try and keep them on sub-500 mile rotes from ATL for the first year or so until mods can be completed.

I honestly don't get this. Flying is still not back to 2019-peak; why do we need these planes if they aren't even flying all the routes pre-pandemic?
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Old Sep 9, 2022, 1:21 pm
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Is that already confirmed?? Just only 1 A330-900Neo on order?
This thread was about additional orders in June 2022. Delta's total outstanding 330neo order book stands at 22 frames.
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Old Sep 9, 2022, 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by Pianoman109876
I honestly don't get this. Flying is still not back to 2019-peak; why do we need these planes if they aren't even flying all the routes pre-pandemic?
Same reason they inducted the LATAM A350s right away. Flights are full and they're trying to capitalize off the demand while the going is good.
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Old Sep 10, 2022, 6:41 am
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I honestly don't get this. Flying is still not back to 2019-peak; why do we need these planes if they aren't even flying all the routes pre-pandemic?
Delta retired all the MD88’s and MD90’s during the pandemic as well as some 757’s, 767’s and all the 777’s. They do not have enough airframes to meet demand. The Lion Air 737’s would have been in use sooner if they did not also early retired 2000 pilots. They should however be caught up on pilot hiring by January.
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Old Sep 13, 2022, 10:34 am
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The 3rd of 4 737-900s in this order is headed stateside to join the Delta fleet. Also the 33rd of 34 total ex-Lion Air birds to be delivered.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pk-ljh
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