Current Fleet
As of November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26), the average age of the Delta fleet was 16.7 years excluding grounded aircraft and those operated by contract carriers. The oldest aircraft in the fleet are the McDonnell Douglas DC-9s with an average age of 34.1 years and the McDonnell Douglas MD-88s with an average age of 22.0 years.
Delta operates the largest fleets of the Boeing 757, the Boeing 767, and the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 of any operators worldwide. Delta is the second largest operator of the Airbus A330, behind Cathay Pacific, and the McDonnell Douglas MD-80, behind American Airlines.
Two of Delta’s MD-90s were assembled at Jiangwan Airfield in Shanghai, making Delta the only major U.S. airline to operate Chinese-made aircraft.
In early 2011, Delta began to discuss narrowbody replacement plans for the DC-9's, MD-88's, older A320 and 757-200 aircraft with manufacturers Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier. On August 25, 2011, Delta announced orders for 100 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft for delivery between 2013 and 2018 as it retires older mainline jets and upgrades its fleet. The new aircraft are intended to improve the company's profitability. On May 22, 2012, Delta announced that it would be subleasing 88 AirTran Boeing 717 aircraft from Southwest Airlines.
On October 20, 2011, Delta announced that all domestic and two class regional jets will receive Economy Comfort seats. The refurbishments began in 2012. All international aircraft already received Economy Comfort in 2011.
The following table represents Delta Air Lines mainline fleet types and layouts in service as of April 8, 2013.
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | J | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 96 | 126 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 69 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 120 | 150 | Older A320 being replaced by Boeing 737-900ER. |
| Airbus A330-200 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 177 | 239 | All aircraft (1 complete) to get interior mods by 2014. |
| 1 | 34 | 32 | 168 | 234 | ||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 20 | 232 | 298 | All aircraft (1 complete) to get interior mods by 2014. | ||||
| 1 | 227 | 293 | ||||||
| Boeing 717-200 | 0 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 83 | 110 | All aircraft to be acquired used from Southwest (currently operated by AirTran) Deliveries fall 2013–2015 Replacing 50-seat regional jets and DC-9 |
| Boeing 737-700 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 94 | 124 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 126 | 160 | ||
| Boeing 737-900ER | 0 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 139 | 180 | Deliveries between Fall of 2013 and 2018. Replacing older Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, and Airbus A320 aircraft. |
| Boeing 747-400 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 286 | 376 | Northwest was the launch customer. |
| Boeing 757-200 | 126 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 141 | 181 | Largest operator of the Boeing 757-200. Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 737-900ER. Selected aircraft (67 complete) to get winglets. 14 aircraft stored. |
| 19 | 182 | |||||||
| 21 | 132 | 175 | ||||||
| 24 | 135 | 174 | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | 132 | 184 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 147 | 174 | All aircraft to get flat-bed seats by 2015. | ||
| Boeing 757-300 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 177 | 224 | All aircraft to get interior mods by 2014. |
| Boeing 767-300 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 203 | 261 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 58 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 171 | 226 | Largest operator of the Boeing 767-300ER. Selected aircraft (44 of 52 complete) to get winglets. All aircraft (43 complete) to get interior mods. 1 aircraft stored. |
|
| 36 | 143 | 208 | ||||||
| 32 | 211 | |||||||
| 29 | 38 | 147 | 214 | |||||
| Boeing 767-400ER | 21 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 28 | 178 | 246 | Largest operator of the Boeing 767-400ER. |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 36 | 188 | 269 | |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 10 | |||||||
| Boeing 787-8 | 0 | 18 | TBA | Entry into service: 2020 | ||||
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 90 | 120 | All aircraft to exit from service in 2013. |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 117 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 118 | 149 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 129 | 160 | Largest operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-90. 5 ex-JAL aircraft stored for transitioning into Delta configuration. |
| Total | 724 | 206 | ||||||
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