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Since 2013, Delta has been working to reduce the age of its fleet by purchasing or leasing newly built aircraft or newer model used aircraft. [citation needed] Since launching the effort, Delta has preferred to purchase aircraft from Airbus, a major change for the company which had been a loyal customer of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas (which merged with Boeing in 1997).
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: United States TBA 190,000,000 177,000,000 TBA ... This is a list of airlines ranked by fleet size, as of February 24, 2025: Airline Fleet size ...
Delta ranks first in revenue and brand value among the world's largest airlines, and second by number of passengers carried, passenger miles flown, and fleet size. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Listed 70th on the Fortune 500 list, [ 11 ] Delta has topped the The Wall Street Journal annual rankings of airlines in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and earned first place in ...
Delta Air Lines is the overall largest 757 operator, with a 757-200 shown here. A Boeing 757-200SF of FedEx Express, the variant's largest single operator. As of 2018, the largest 757 operators were Delta Air Lines, FedEx Express and United Airlines; Delta Air Lines also was the largest overall, with a 757 fleet of 127 aircraft.
Delta Air Lines is the largest A220 customer and operator with 74 aircraft in its fleet as of January 2025. A total of 904 A220s have been ordered of which 392 have been delivered and are all in commercial service with 24 operators.
Delta Connection was founded in 1984 [4] as a means of expanding the Delta network to smaller markets via partnerships with regional airlines.. Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) began Delta Connection service on March 1, 1984, from their hub at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and soon had a substantial presence at Delta's hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
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]