{"id":345635,"date":"2023-01-19T09:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T14:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/?post_type=press-releases&p=345635"},"modified":"2023-01-19T09:07:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T14:07:12","slug":"delta-air-lines-firms-order-for-12-additional-a220-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/press-releases\/delta-air-lines-firms-order-for-12-additional-a220-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Air Lines firms order for 12 additional A220 aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for a dozen more A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline\u2019s total firm order for A220s to 119 aircraft – 45\u00a0A220-100<\/a>s and 74\u00a0A220-300<\/a>s\u00a0.Throughout the years, Delta has reordered the A220 four times and is today the largest A220 customer and operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These 12 additional A220 aircraft will help power our increasingly streamlined fleet while also providing our customers with the elevated in-flight experience they\u2019ve come to expect from Delta,\u201d said Kristen Bojko, Vice President of Fleet, Delta Air Lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delta Air Lines firms order for 12 additional A220 aircraft. Photo courtesy of Airbus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDelta Air Lines was the U.S. launch customer for the A220 and this fourth reorder in just four years by a leading carrier as Delta is a most gratifying endorsement,\u201d said Christian Scherer,\u00a0Airbus\u00a0Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International. \u201cThe aircraft is currently connecting Delta passengers on more than 100 routes at 25 percent*\u00a0less fuel and\u00a0CO2\u00a0\u00a0emissions. If you want to connect today and tomorrow, you can\u2019t do any better!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delta took delivery of its first\u00a0Airbus\u00a0A220 in October 2018, and was the first U.S. carrier to operate the aircraft type.\u00a0Delta currently owns a fleet of 415\u00a0Airbus\u00a0aircraft, including 59 A220 aircraft, 266 A320 Family aircraft, 62 A330s and 28 A350-900 aircraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The A220 is the only aircraft purpose-built for the 100-150 seat market, bringing together state-of-the-art aerodynamics, advanced materials and Pratt & Whitney\u2019s latest-generation GTF\u2122 engines. The A220 brings customers a 50 percent reduced noise footprint as well as around 50 percent lower NOx emissions than industry standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 246 A220s delivered to 16 airlines operating on four continents, the A220 is the optimal aircraft to offer operational flexibility for both regional as well as long-distance routes. To date, more than 70 million passengers have enjoyed the A220. The fleet is currently flying on over 825 routes and 325 destinations worldwide. As of the end of December 2022, some 30 customers have ordered close to 800 A220 aircraft – confirming its leading position in the small single-aisle market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This press release was prepared and distributed by Airbus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for a dozen more A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline\u2019s total firm order for A220s to 119 aircraft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":345639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-345635","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-releases\/345635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skiesmag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}