The modifications are particularly tailored to address areas of interference and parasitic drag around the fuselage that have never previously been tackled or only partially treated over the life of the aircraft.
Pilot union leaders at Delta Air Lines have urged the company to offer up an industry-leading contract proposal and reaffirmed their commitment to pursue self-help actions, up to and including a strike, if management continues to stall.
Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for 12 additional Airbus A220-300s, building on its commitment for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, and notching Airbus’s biggest order so far at the Farnborough Airshow.
The battle between Delta Air Lines and United Airlines for three of the available four frequencies between the US and South Africa is nearing a conclusion—and both carriers are set to be winners.