Delta Stands By Used Fleet Expansion; Eyes Double-Digit 2Q Operating Margin
Delta Air Lines decided to increase its MD-90 fleet from 16 aircraft to its current strength of 65 because it could acquire them at 20% of the cost of a new Boeing 737-800, with engines that are just as fuel-efficient, the airline’s president Ed Bastian says. “It clearly was a no-brainer,” says...
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