O le faamaʻi pipisi na maua ai Delta ma avanoa tulaga ese pisinisi e faʻaopopo ai vaʻalele fou fou i tau matagofie.
Delta e faʻaopopo faʻaopopo 29 Boeing 737-900ERs faʻaaogaina ma 7 na faʻaaogaina Airbus A350-900s i vaʻa.
Widebody fleet faafouina o se meafaigaluega i le toe faʻaleleia o Delta, ma o le a fesoasoani i le tulaga Delta mo le tumau gafatia ma le lumanaʻi tuputupu aʻe.

Ua osia e Delta Air Lines ni maliega e faʻaopopo ai le 29 ua faʻaaogaina Boeing 737-900ERs ma lisi fitu faʻaaogaina Airbus A350-900s a o faaauau pea ona streamline ma faʻalelei ona vaʻa. O le 36 faʻaopoopoga vaalele o le a faʻaleleia atili suauʻu lelei ma faʻalauteleina le tagata faʻatau poto masani, ao lagolagoina Delta's fualaʻau faʻafouina taʻiala taulai atu i le faʻafaigofieina, fua, tele ma le gafataulimaina.

"O vaalele nei o se teuga tupe faʻaalu i Delta i le lumanaʻi," o le tala lea Delta Laina Air Ofisa Sili o Pulega Ed Bastian. "A o matou vaʻavaʻai atu i tua o le faʻamaʻi, Delta's amio pulea, fou auala i fualaʻau faʻafouina tulaga matou mo le tuputupu aʻe peʻa femalagaaʻi manaoga foi, ao faʻalauteleina le tagata faʻatau poto masani ma lagolagoina a matou gafataulimaina tautinoga."

O le faʻamaʻi COVID-19 na maua ai le avanoa e faʻafaigofie ai vaʻa a Delta ma faʻavavevave ai le toe faʻafouina o le 18 widebody 777s, ma le MD-88 ma le MD-90 vaʻalele, o latou uma e matutua ma tau le aoga. O le faamaʻi pipisi na maua ai foi avanoa tulaga ese pisinisi e faʻaopopo ai vaalele fou i tau taugofie.

Widebody fleet faafouina o se meafaigaluega i le toe faʻaleleia o Delta, ma o le a fesoasoani i le tulaga Delta mo le tumau gafatia ma le lumanaʻi tuputupu aʻe. I le avea ai o le Delta's flagship vaalele, o le A350 o loʻo maua ai le poto masani a le aufaʻatau i le lalolagi, faʻalauteleina le mafai gafatia, faʻaititia le tau o vaega ma fesoasoani i se lumanaʻi sili atu.

O leisi augatupulaga A350s susunuina 21 pasene laʻititi suauʻu i nofoa nai lo le 777s latou suia. O le faʻaleleia atili o le suauʻu e faʻamuamua i taumafaiga faifai pea a le Delta e faʻaititia le gaosiaina o lona kaponi ma lana lele i Net Zero. O le mauaina o le 29 tagata toʻafilemu 737-900ERs e faʻaopoopoina foʻi vaʻa a Delta o loʻo i ai.

Delta o le a lisiina A350s ala AerCap ma faʻatau 27 o le 737-900ERs mai tupe faʻatautaia e Castlelake, LP, ae o le toe lua 737-900ERs o le a faʻatupeina mai faʻaputugatupe foi pulea e Castlelake, LP O feuiaiga uma e noatia i tapunia aiaiga. O vaʻaiga o vaalele o le a maeʻa i le kuata muamua o le 2022, ma o le a latou ulufale i le tautua pe a maeʻa suiga.

I se faʻaopopoga i le fitu A350 o loʻo avea ma vaega o lenei faʻasalalauga, o le Delta o loʻo i ai nei 15 A359s i le tautua ma le 20 i le oka. O le faʻaopopoina o le 29 737-900ER o le a aumaia le aofaʻi i le 159 i ana vaʻa.

O le maliliega na mulimuli i le filifiliga a Delta ia Aperila e faatino ai filifiliga i luga o isi vaalele A25neo e 321, lea o le a amata tiliva atu i le tausaga fou. O na vaalele e ofoina atu tau maualalo nofoa i le Delta's fleet.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to simplify Delta's fleet and accelerate retirements of 18 widebody 777s, and the MD-88 and MD-90 narrowbody fleets, all of them older and less efficient.
In addition to the seven A350s that are part of this announcement, Delta currently has 15 A359s in service and 20 on order.
Delta Air Lines has entered into agreements to add 29 used Boeing 737-900ERs and lease seven used Airbus A350-900s as it continues to streamline and modernize its fleet.