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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).
As of December 2024, Delta's average fleet age is 14.9 years. [64] 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 ...
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.
Delta Air Lines is the largest operator of the 717, flying over 70 percent of all in-service jets as of 2024. In 2013, Delta began leasing the entire fleet of 88 jets previously operated by AirTran Airways from Southwest Airlines , who had purchased AirTran, but wanted to preserve its all-Boeing 737 fleet rather than taking on another class of ...
The company began doing business as Delta Air Lines, carrying mail from Fort Worth to Charleston, South Carolina. [9] [10] [3] The company's name was officially changed in 1945. [11] Through the 1950s and 1960s, Delta was the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-8, Convair 880, and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft. By 1970, it had an all-jet fleet.
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.
Freedom Airlines operating as the Delta Connection via a code sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines; Henson Airlines operating as US Airways Express via a code sharing agreement with US Airways; Island Air (formerly operated DHC-8-100 aircraft that were subsequently removed from the fleet and now operates Q400 aircraft)
On Jan. 6, 2014, Flight 2014 will depart Minneapolis/St. Paul for Atlanta. But what seems like an ordinary flight will mark the end of service for a staple of airline fleets over the past few decades.