Further, competition by carriers for aircraft orders has cratered as the pandemic continues to rage in many parts of the world. Despite the differences in the acquisition strategy, both airlines are similarly expanding their fleets and fine-tuning their post-pandemic strategies while taking advantage of a soft market for new and used aircraft.
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There is a special sub-fleet of s at Delta. This premium configuration features room for just passengers. There are 16 lie-flat Delta One seats at the front of the cabin. This is followed by 44 extra-legroom economy seats and standard economy seats. There is also a fleet of s flying charter missions that are excluded from passenger service. Finally, the s feature a whopping passengers.
Passengers can select from 24 first class seats, 32 extra-legroom economy seats, and standard economy seats. All s feature access to power as well as on-demand seatback entertainment. There are plenty of routes across the United States and near-field international destinations where the flies to. Some of the destinations further out, per Cirium, include Alaska, Hawaii, and Ecuador.
Delta flies both the ER and the ER. Delta has set out plans to retire the ER within the next few years, but it plans to hang onto the ERs for a while longer. As such, it views its ER fleet as flexible when it comes to flexing capacity up or down. Passengers on retrofitted ERs will find room for 26 up front in lie-flat, forward-facing, staggered Delta One business class.
Behind this are 18 premium economy seats, which are similar to recliner-style first class. Finally, there are 21 extra-legroom economy seats and standard economy seats for a total of passengers. Its fleet of existing ERs comes in two different layouts. One seats passengers with room for 36 in Delta One, with the same seating configuration as the retrofitted ERs.
There are then 32 extra-legroom economy seats and standard economy seats. The final ER configuration is more commonly found and has room for passengers, including 26 in Delta One, 25 in extra-legroom economy, and in standard economy.
These planes feature room for 34 customers in an upgraded Delta One seat product, 20 in premium economy, 28 in extra-legroom economy, and in standard economy. All Boeing s feature access to power and on-demand seatback entertainment. The s are workhorses in the international market, flying to Madrid, Barcelona, London, Accra, and more abroad.
At home, the s are used to add capacity on high-demand domestic routes and can be commonly found on transcontinental routes, such as between Los Angeles and New York. Book your free ticket for the Future Flying Forum! Delta flies both the A and the A The smaller A seats passengers. This includes 12 in recliner-style first class , 15 in extra-legroom economy, and 82 in standard economy. The larger A seats passengers with room for 12 in recliner-style first class, 30 in extra-legroom economy, and 88 standard economy seats.
For example, passengers can find the aircraft flying to cities in Texas like Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. It is also a common sight in other hubs like Seattle and Detroit. Delta flies a large fleet of Aceo aircraft. The single largest A family fleet Delta flies is that of the A, of which Delta has over examples.
In , it is planning on taking its first Airbus Aneo, which will debut in Boston. The Airbus As are configured with capacity for passengers. This is split between 12 recliner-style first class seats, 18 extra-legroom economy seats, and standard economy seats.
The As, meanwhile, have room for passengers. This includes 16 recliner-style first class seats, 18 extra-legroom economy seats, and standard economy seats. The Airbus As feature room for passengers.
This includes 20 in recliner-style first class, 29 in extra-legroom economy, and in standard economy. Like the Boeing fleet, these planes are domestic and short-haul international workhorses. There are few cities seeing mainline service where a member of the Airbus A family fleet is not scheduled to fly. Delta first inherited its Airbus A fleet from Northwest Airlines before ordering more As for its long-haul needs. This includes the Aneo fleet, which Delta was an initial customer for.
The unretrofitted As are outfitted with seats. At the front, there are 34 reverse herringbone, lie-flat Delta One seats. Following this are 32 extra-legroom economy seats and standard economy seats. The retrofitted As seat slightly fewer passengers, with room for onboard. The Delta One cabin stays in the same size and layout.
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