Delta to buy 100 new Boeing 737s
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Delta Air Lines has announced plans to purchase 100 new Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. The new 180-seat narrow-body jets, which will be delivered between 2013 and 2018, will replace the airline’s older jets.
“A key component of Delta’s strategy is making prudent investments for the future while maintaining our financial and capacity discipline,” said Richard Anderson, Delta’s Chief Executive Officer. “With this next-generation Boeing aircraft, we can give our customers a superior in-flight experience while at the same time improving our shareholder returns.”
The first 12 aircraft will be delivered in the second half of 2013, followed by a further 19 aircraft per year from 2014 to 2017, and the remaining 12 aircraft in 2018. The aircraft will be equipped with CFM56-7B engines produced by CFM International, a joint venture of General Electric and Snecma. The new 737s will be Delta’s first aircraft to feature Boeing’s new Sky Interior, which offers expanded new LED lighting, greater overhead storage space and sculpted sidewalls.
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