American Delta airline has continued to refresh and upgrade its fleet as it just added 30 incremental A321neo aircraft to its existing order book with Airbus.
This transaction according to the airline’s management further positioned it “asa leader in the recovery, and beyond, with its cutting-edge, reliable and lower-emissions fleet, while reinforcing Delta’s strategic fleet objectives to boost operational simplification, achieve economies of scale and drive productivity.
Commenting on the development, Delta’s Senior Vice President, Fleet and TechOps Supply Chain, Mahendra Nair declared: “Adding these aircraft strengthensDelta’s commitment to replacing older fleets with more sustainable, fuel-efficient jets, and offers the best customer experience in the industry. Delta appreciates the extensive partnership with the Airbus team in support of our strategic growth plans, and we look forward to continuing to work together throughout the recovery and in the years ahead.”
The state-of-the-art A321neo is Delta’s most fuel efficient large gauge narrow body aircraft and is well suited to complement Delta’s leading domestic network.
Presently, the American airline is converting purchase rights for the aircraft into firm orders under its existing A321neo purchase agreement with Airbus which followed a similar transaction in April, when Delta and Airbus converted 25 A321neo purchase rights into firm orders and added 25 incremental A321neo options.
Delta operates 121 of the larger gauge A321ceo family, and with the incremental A321neos announced today has purchase commitments of 155 firm A321neo, in addition to six remaining A321ceo deliveries.
Equally, Delta said it has purchased rights for an additional 70 A321neos which it said served as commitments ahead to its future needs, supporting replacement of older, less fuel-efficient narrowbody aircraft.
In total, Delta now has 288 aircraft purchase commitments, including both widebody and narrow-body jets.
Delta expects to take delivery of its first A321neo in the first half of 2022, with deliveries of these aircraft continuing through 2027 just as many of Delta’s A321neos will be delivered from the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama.
The airline has taken delivery of 87 US manufactured Airbus aircraft since 2016.
Speaking, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer, Christian Scherers said “Our partners at Delta are underscoring the strategic role the A321neo will play as the highly efficient platform for Delta’s renowned customer service and reliability for many years into the future.”
The A321neo is powered by next-generation Pratt & Whitney PW1100G
turbofan engines, which achieve 12 per cent better fuel efficiency on a per-seat basis than the A321ceo aircraft.
The engines will be maintained by Delta TechOps technicians at its advanced maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Atlanta.
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