Economy Class & Beyond

First Airbus A220 delivered to Delta

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A new day, and a new delivery, with the first Airbus A220-100 being delivered to Delta Air Lines. Image, Airbus. The Delta Airbus A220-100 (nee Bombardier C Series CS100), was handed over in a ceremony at Mirabel, Quebec, marking the first delivery of the type to a North American carrier. At the handover, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian stated   Image … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER landing at Manchester

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It's Sunday again, and it's time to step back in time to 2007 for this week's airplane art. This week, we have a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER landing at Manchester Airport in "Colours in Motion" livery (sometimes known as Deltaflot in the more than passing resemblance to Aeroflot's colour scheme) Delta Air Lines operate a fleet of 58 Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, operating … [Read more...]

Delta cancels its order for 787s… unsurprisingly…

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In news that could be filed as "that took long enough to do", Delta finally has cancelled its order for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Northwest Airlines Boeing 787 - Rendering (c) The Boeing Company The order came from Northwest Airlines in 2005, which Delta took over in 2008 when Delta purchased Northwest. The order consisted of 18 Boeing 787s, with options for 50 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Connection Embraer E170

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, on final approach to Chicago O'Hare is a Delta Connection Embraer E-170 in landing configuration - operated by Shuttle America. Shuttle America operates a fleet of 14 Embarer E-170s for Delta Connection/Delta Shuttle - along with 16 Embarer E175s. These operate in a two class configuration … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Boeing 757-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week relaxing in the autumn sunshine is a Delta Boeing 757-200 at Washington National Airport waiting for its next duty. Delta Air Lines operates a variety of Boeing 757-200s in its fleet both serving US Domestic and International destinations with 122 Boeing 757s in its fleet. This includes the … [Read more...]

Delta walks away from Dubai – throws toys out of its pram

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It seems Delta is throwing in the towel between Atlanta and Dubai, with the four times a week  service due to be withdrawn from February 2016. Delta 777-200LR Business Interior - Image, RenePoints (Used with permission) Delta Boeing 777-200LR Interior - Economy Class - Image, Renespoints. Unsurprisingly, the press release is full of "Its those evil Middle East Three … [Read more...]

Delta adds more Midwest to Europe Services

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Delta is planning route expansion between the Midwest United States of America and Europe, with the announcement of two new routes. First up is a new service between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Rome (Italy). Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER at New York JFK International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Rome service will be the fifth long haul service out … [Read more...]

Delta adds two new UK routes, JFK – Edinburgh, Salt Lake City to Heathrow

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Delta is to add more routes to the United Kingdom, with two new routes from New York-JFK to Edinburgh and Salt Lake City to London beginning in May 2016. Delta Boeing 767-300ER departing Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Delta’s seasonal Salt Lake City to London Heathrow flights will operate as follows: DL50 DEPART SLC 20:10 ARRIVE LHR 13:10+1 DL51 … [Read more...]

Delta adds A330 services from Atlanta to South America and Europe

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Delta continues to expand its operations of its Airbus A330 fleet, with routes announced from Atlanta to Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, Frankfurt and Munich. Delta Airbus A330-300, Image Airbus. The new operations are timed for the Winter 2015 season, with the majority of changes starting in October 2015, and the San Paulo service starting in December. In the majority of cases, … [Read more...]