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As of December 2024, Delta's average fleet age is 14.9 years. [5] Before its 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines, Delta's fleet was made up solely of American manufacturers' aircraft (except the Airbus A310, which was acquired from the collapsed Pan American World Airways). Aircraft from foreign manufacturers like Airbus joined the fleet after ...
The largest airlines in the world can be measured in several ways. As of 2024, United Airlines was the largest in terms of available seat miles (ASM), [1] revenue seat miles (RPM), [2] mainline fleet size, [3] the number of both mainline employees [4] and destinations served; [5] Delta Air Lines was the most valuable by revenue, assets, market capitalization, and brand value [6]; American ...
Delta Air Lines is a major United States airline based in Atlanta, Georgia. As of December 31, 2021, Delta's mainline aircraft fly to 242 destinations, serving 52 countries across six continents. The airline operates nine domestic hubs. [1] In the summer 2024 Delta operated 893 daily flights out of its Atlanta main hub. [2]
As of February 2025, there are 396 A220 family aircraft in service with 20 commercial operators amongst other undisclosed operators. The five largest A220 operators are Delta Air Lines (75), airBaltic (50), JetBlue (44), Air France (41) and Breeze Airways (35). [1] [2]
There were 631 A350 aircraft in service with 44 operators as of February 12, 2025. The top 10 largest operators are Singapore Airlines (65), Qatar Airways (58), Cathay Pacific (48), Air France (35), Delta Air Lines (35), Air China (30), Lufthansa (30), Japan Airlines (24), Turkish Airlines (24) and Ethiopian Airlines (23).
It also added to the company's growing fleet of Boeing aircraft (the 737, 757, and 767). Delta's relationship with Douglas continued with the purchase of the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, a descendent of the DC-9, and the wide-body MD-11 for its new Pacific route. That year Ronald W. Allen became CEO and chairman. [1]
On April 15, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced a merger agreement. [1] The merger of the two carriers formed what was then the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The Delta Air Lines brand was retained, while Northwest's brand officially ended in 2010. [2]
The following is a list of countries by exports of aircraft, including helicopters, and spacecraft (Harmonized System code 8802). Data is for 2023, in billions of United States dollars, as reported by International Trade Centre. Currently the top twenty countries are listed. Note: Export realized under secret code are not counted.