Delta Air Lines announced a new deal with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) on the delivery of two new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.
The A330-900neo planes will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines.
“These two incremental aircraft represent an opportunistic play to fulfill our near-term widebody aircraft needs for our customers and employees as older generation aircraft are retired and to support measured growth in 2021,” Delta Senior Vice President Greg May said in a statement. “We’re also pleased that the engines on these aircraft will be maintained by Delta TechOps professionals through our partnership with Rolls-Royce.”
In another deal announced Monday, airlines/delta-to-launch-service-between-new-york-and-houston-on-new-airbus-plane.html” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>Delta and Airbus have agreed to expedite three planned A330-900neo deliveries, with two arriving in the fourth quarter of 2020 and another in the first quarter of 2021.
The change in plans brings the total of expected A330-900neo deliveries to seven in 2020.
Delta became the first airline in the United States to operate the next-generation A330-900neo in July. The plane features Delta One suites, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin options, as well as a wireless in-flight entertainment system at every seat.
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