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As of July 2017, the Delta Air Lines mainline fleet comprises 851 aircraft in service, making it one of the largest airline fleets in the world. Before merging with Northwest Airlines in 2009, Delta Air Lines operated an all-Boeing and McDonnell Douglas fleet; it incorporated Northwest's Airbus aircraft into its fleet following the merger and subsequently ordered further Airbus types. Delta is known for its policy of generally buying older generation or used aircraft and for continuing to fly aircraft for 20–30 years, much longer than most other major airlines. As such, it has one of the oldest fleets of any American airline, with an average fleet age of 17 years as of 2017.^[1] Fellow U.S. legacy carriers American Airlines and United Airlines have much younger fleets; as of December 29, 2016, American had an average fleet age of 10.3 years, while United had an average fleet age of 14.1 years.^[2]

Current fleet

Fleet overview

As of July 23, 2017, Delta's fleet consists of 851 Airbus, Boeing, and McDonnell Douglas aircraft. Delta's 482 Boeing aircraft make up about 60% of its fleet, while its 189 Airbus aircraft and 180 McDonnell Douglas aircraft each make up about 20%. Delta's narrow-body aircraft comprise about 82% of its fleet at 701 aircraft, while its 150 wide-body aircraft comprise the remaining 18%.

Delta operates the largest fleets of the Boeing 717, the Boeing 757, the Boeing 767, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80, and the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 worldwide. It is one of only two airlines worldwide operating the Boeing 767-400ER (the other being United Airlines), and the only airline still operating the MD-90 in the world. It is also one of only two passenger airlines in the United States operating the Boeing 747-400 (the other being United Airlines).

Delta has one of the oldest fleets of any American airline, with an average fleet age of 16.9 years as of 2017. Its oldest aircraft types are the MD-88, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-300ER, and Boeing 747-400, which have an average age of 27.0, 22.1, 21.3, and 26.0 years, respectively. Its youngest aircraft types are the A321-200 and Boeing 737-900ER, which have an average age of 1.1 and 2.5 years, respectively.^[1] While Delta is sometimes thought to always purchase older generation or used aircraft, this is not always the case, as evidenced by its order of 25 A350s and 25 A330neo aircraft in November 2014 and its order of 75 Bombardier CSeries 100 aircraft in April 2016.

Delta primarily uses its narrow-body aircraft for domestic flights within the United States and for international flights from the United States to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Most of its McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and Boeing 717 aircraft are based out of Atlanta, where they are mainly used for short-haul flights.^[3] Its A320 aircraft, Boeing 737, and Boeing 757 aircraft are used for short-haul flights and medium-haul transcontinental flights. A few of its Boeing 757-200 aircraft are used on long and thin flights to Europe. Delta primarily uses its wide-body aircraft for long-haul flights to Europe, South America, and Asia, though some Boeing 767-300 (non-ER) aircraft operate domestic flights within the United States. Its A330s, Boeing 767-300ERs,^[4] and Boeing 767-400ERs mainly operate flights to Europe. Its Boeing 747-400s and Boeing 777-200s mainly operate flights to Asia.

Recent developments

From the merger with Northwest Airlines in 2008 until April 5, 2016, Delta added more than 200 aircraft to its fleet, including A321s, A330-300s, Boeing 717s, Boeing 737-900ERs, Boeing 757-200s, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90s. The majority of these aircraft were delivered between 2013 and 2016 at a pace of about five aircraft a month.^[5] During this period Delta also refurbished all mainline aircraft and all two-class regional jets with Economy Comfort seats, with international aircraft receiving Economy Comfort seats in 2011 and domestic aircraft receiving Economy Comfort seats in 2012.^[6]

Narrow-body orders

Between 2009 and 2013, Delta purchased and refurbished 49 used MD-90s, bringing its MD-90 fleet to 65 aircraft. Delta opted to buy used MD-90s rather than brand-new Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft because the MD-90s were cheaper in terms of the total cost of ownership, which takes capital expenses and operating expenses into account.^[7] In early 2011, Delta began to discuss replacement plans for the DC-9, older A320, and 757-200 aircraft with manufacturers Airbus, Boeing, and Bombardier.^[8] On August 25, 2011, Delta ordered 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.^[9]

On May 22, 2012, Delta agreed to sublease 88 AirTran Boeing 717 aircraft from Southwest Airlines. These used aircraft were primarily intended to replace inefficient 50-seat regional jets flown by Delta Connection and some older DC-9s.^[10] The Boeing 717s were scheduled to enter service over a three-year period: 16 in 2013, an additional 36 in 2014, and the remaining 36 in 2015.^[11] Delta bought three additional 717s from Finnish airline Blue1 in 2015, bringing its total to 91 aircraft.^[12] Delta Air Lines officially retired its DC-9s from mainline service on January 6, 2014;^[13] however, two DC-9s continued to be used on an as-needed basis until January 22 because of delayed Boeing 717 deliveries.^[14] Delta currently operates the last production model of the MD-90-30 (Registration N965DN). ^[15]

Airbus orders

On September 4, 2013, Delta ordered 10 Airbus A330-300s and 30 A321s, with the A330s to be delivered between 2015 and 2017 and the A321s to be delivered between 2016 and 2017. With this order Delta became the launch customer for the enhanced 242-ton maximum takeoff weight A330-300,^[16] which is slightly more fuel-efficient and thus has greater payload capacity and range.^[17] On June 2, 2014, Delta ordered an additional 15 A321 aircraft to be delivered starting in 2018, bringing its A321 order total to 45 aircraft.^[18]

On November 20, 2014, Delta ordered 50 Airbus wide-body jets to replace its aging Boeing 747-400s and 767-300ERs. 25 A350-900 aircraft will be delivered beginning in 2017 and will replace Delta's Boeing 747-400s on routes to Asia. 25 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft will be delivered beginning in 2019 and will replace 767-300ERs on routes to Europe and on certain routes between the West Coast and Asia.^[19]

On December 27, 2016, Delta cancelled the order for 18 Boeing 787-8 aircraft placed in 2005 by Northwest Airlines prior to their merger.^[20] In 2010 Delta had deferred the Boeing 787-8 deliveries until at least 2020 in an attempt to reduce capital spending. When Delta ordered 100 Boeing 737-900ERs in 2011, it negotiated the right to substitute them for the Boeing 787-8 orders on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Also, since Delta has ordered 60 Airbus wide body-aircraft since 2013, it has no need for additional wide-body aircraft in the next few years, especially given the current overcapacity on international routes as of 2017.^[21]

Additional narrow-body orders

On June 10, 2015, Delta announced it would acquire 20 used Embraer 190s and order 40 new Boeing 737-900ERs upon pilot ratification of a tentative labor agreement.^[22] However, on July 15, 2015, Delta cancelled the orders after pilots rejected the tentative contract proposal.^[23] Then, on December 16, 2015, Delta re-announced the order for 20 used Embraer 190s and 20 new Boeing 737-900ERs, bringing its 737-900ER order total to 120 aircraft.^[24]

On April 28, 2016, Delta announced an order for 75 Bombardier CS100s, options for 50 additional C Series aircraft and the ability to substitute to the larger CS300 aircraft. C Series deliveries will begin in 2018. It was also announced that the 20 Embraer 190s would not join the fleet.^[25] On April 29, 2016, Delta announced an order for 37 additional A321s to be delivered through 2019, bringing its A321 order total to 82 aircraft.^[26] On April 12, 2017, Delta disclosed in its quarterly financial filing that it had ordered an additional 10 737-900ERs from Boeing in the first quarter of 2017, bringing its order total to 130 aircraft.^[27] On May 11, 2017, Delta announced an order for 30 additional A321 aircraft to bring its total to 112.^[28] On June 20, 2017, Delta announced an order for 10 additional A321 aircraft to bring its total to 122.^[29]

Current fleet

The following table represents Delta Air Lines mainline fleet types and layouts in service as of July 23, 2017. ^[1]^[30]^[31]

**Delta Air Lines Fleet**
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers						Notes
Aircraft	In Service	Orders	F	J	W	Y+	Y	Total	Notes
Airbus A319-100	57	—	12	0	0	18	102	132
Airbus A320-200	65	—	12	0	0	18	120	150	Standardization at 157 seats in 2017.^[32] 3 older aircraft scheduled to be phased out in 2017.
Airbus A320-200	65	—	16	0	0	18	123	157
Airbus A321-200	24	98	20	0	0	29	143	192	Delivery starts until 2021.^[28] Replacing McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 757-200 and 767-300.^[33]
Airbus A330-200	11	—	0	34	0	32	168	234
Airbus A330-300	31	—	0	34	0	40	219	293
Airbus A330-900neo	—	25	TBA						Delivery will begin from 2019. To be replacing older Boeing 767-300ER.^[19]
Airbus A350-900	1	24	0	32	48	0	226	306	Delivery starts from July 2017. To be replacing Boeing 747-400 and older Boeing 767-300ER.^[4] Feature Delta One Suites and Delta Premium seats.^[34]^[35] 10 orders are currently deferred.^[28] Initial passenger service starts on October 30, 2017 from Detroit to Tokyo-Narita.^[36]
Boeing 717-200	91	—	12	0	0	20	78	110
Boeing 737-700	10	—	12	0	0	18	94	124
Boeing 737-800	77	—	16	0	0	18	126	160
Boeing 737-900ER	81	49	20	0	0	21	139	180	Delivery begins until 2019.^[24] To be replacing Boeing 757-200s and 767-300s.^[37]
Boeing 747-400	7	—	0	48	0	42	286	376	To be phased out by the end of 2017. To be replaced by Airbus A350-900.^[38].
Boeing 757-200	100	—	0	16	0	44	108	168	Equipped with lie-flat Delta One seats. Used mainly for transcontinental and trans-Atlantic routes.^[39]
			20	0		29	150	199	Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 737-900ER and Airbus A321-200. ^[40]
			24			20	136	180	2 aircraft to be retired in 2017. 5 aircraft to be reconfigured to 199-seats.^[41]
			20			21	128	169
			20			41	132	193
Boeing 757-300	16	—	24	0	0	32	178	234
Boeing 767-300	3	—	30	0	0	28	203	261	To be phased out by October 2017. To be replaced by Airbus A321 & Boeing 737-900ER.^[33]
Boeing 767-300ER	58	—	0	26	0	29	171	226	Older aircraft to be replaced by Airbus A330-900neo & A350-900.^[4]
				36		29	143	208
				36		32	143	211
Boeing 767-400ER	21	—	0	40	0	28	178	246
Boeing 777-200ER	8	—	0	37	0	36	218	291	To be retrofitted with 28 Delta One Suites, 48 Delta Premium, and 220 economy seats starting in 2018.^[35]^[42]
Boeing 777-200LR	10	—	0	37	0	36	218	291
Bombardier CS100	—	75	TBA					110	U.S. launch customer. Deliveries starting in 2018. To fly out of New York hubs first. To replace McDonnell Douglas MD-88.^[25]
McDonnell Douglas MD-88	116	—	16	0	0	25	108	149	To be phased out starting Summer 2017. To be replaced by Airbus A321, Bombardier CS100 & Boeing 737-900ER.^[33]
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30	64	—	16	0	0	25	119	160	Standardization at 158 seats in 2017.^[32]
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30	64	—	16	0	0	25	117	158	Standardization at 158 seats in 2017.^[32]
Total	851	271

Fleet timeline

Historical Delta Air Lines fleet

Delta Air Lines had an all-Boeing (including McDonnell Douglas aircraft) fleet until its merger with Northwest Airlines.

Retired fleet

Delta Air Lines Retired Fleet
Aircraft	Year Retired	Replacement
Douglas DC-6	1968^[44]	Douglas DC-8, McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Douglas DC-7	1968^[45]	Douglas DC-8
Convair 340/440	1970^[46]	McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Convair CV-880	1973	Boeing 727-200
Douglas DC-8-51	1981^[47]	Boeing 757-200
Boeing 747-100	1977^[48]	Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10	1975/1988*^[49]	Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Douglas DC-8-71	1989^[47]	Boeing 757-200
Douglas DC-9-14	1973^[50]	Launch Customer
Douglas DC-9-30	1993/2010***^[50]	Boeing 737-200 (1993) and CRJ-700/CRJ900/E-175 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 (2010)
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40	2011	CRJ-700/CRJ900, E-175, McDonnell Douglas MD-90
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50	2014	CRJ-700/CRJ900/E-175/Boeing 717-200/MD-90
Fairchild Hiller FH-227	1974^[51]	McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Airbus A310-200/300^[52]^[53]	1993/1995**	Boeing 767-300ER
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar	2001	Boeing 767-400ER
Boeing 727-100	1977^[54]	Boeing 727-200/McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Boeing 727-200	2003	Boeing 737-800/Boeing 757-200/MD-90
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	2004	Boeing 777-200ER (on Asian routes) Boeing 767-400ER (on European routes)
Boeing 767-200	2006	Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767-300
Boeing 737-200	2006	Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-300	2006	Boeing 737-700

*Delta operated the DC-10 twice, once on lease from United before the L-1011s could be delivered, and again when Delta acquired Western Airlines in 1987.

**Delta experimented with Airbus A310 aircraft for two to three years after acquiring the planes from Pan Am. Initially Delta was impressed enough with the aircraft to order more of the same model, but these were eventually withdrawn from service by the mid 1990s.

***Delta originally had DC-9-30s from 1967 to 1993. Delta sold some of their DC-9-30s back to McDonnell Douglas who sold them to ValuJet, forming ValuJet's initial fleet. ValuJet would eventually become Delta's main Atlanta-based rival, AirTran Airways. However, Delta inherited a fleet of -30s in 2008 when they had merged with Northwest Airlines. Two of these, N3322L and N3324L, had been delivered to Delta in 1967.

Delta Air Lines fleet prior to the jet era

Up until the late 1960s, Delta Air Lines operated a fleet of propeller operated aircraft, including among others, the Convair 340, Convair 440, Curtiss C-46 Commando, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7, Lockheed Constellation, and Lockheed L-100 Hercules. The Curtiss C-46 Commando and Lockheed L-100 Hercules aircraft were operated as cargo aircraft.

Delta fleet in 1960

Delta Air Lines fleet in 1960^[55]
Aircraft	Total	Orders	Notes
Convair 440	28	0
Convair 880	0	10
Curtiss-Wright C-46	5	0	Freighter
Douglas DC-3	12	0	Includes 2 Freighters
Douglas DC-6	12	0
Douglas DC-7	10	0
Douglas DC-7B	11	0
Douglas DC-8	6	0
Total	84	10

Delta fleet in 1970

Delta Air Lines fleet in 1970^[56]
Aircraft	Total	Orders	Notes
Boeing 747-100	0	5
Douglas DC-8-61	13	0
Douglas DC-8-50	28	0
Douglas DC-9-15	15	0
Douglas DC-9-32	53	5
Convair CV-880	16	0
Lockheed L-100 Hercules	3	0	Freighter
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar	0	24
Total	128	34

Delta fleet in 1980

Delta Air Lines fleet in 1980^[57]
Aircraft	Total	Orders
Boeing 727-200	120	6
Boeing 767-200	0	20
Douglas DC-8-61	13	0
Douglas DC-9-32	41	0
Lockheed L-1011-1	29	6
Lockheed L-1011-500	2	1
Total	205	33

Delta fleet in 1990

**Delta Air Lines fleet in 1990**^[58]
Aircraft	Total	Orders
Boeing 727-200	130	0
Boeing 737-200	61	0
Boeing 737-300	13	0
Boeing 757-200	41	22
Boeing 767-200	15	0
Boeing 767-300	15	1
Boeing 767-300ER	0	9
Douglas DC-8-71	5	0
Douglas DC-9-32	36	0
Douglas DC-10-10	3	0
Lockheed L-1011-1	22	0
Lockheed L-1011-100	1	0
Lockheed L-1011-250	6	0
Lockheed L-1011-500	10	0
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	0	9
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	8	0
McDonnell Douglas MD-88	23	34
Total	389	75

Delta fleet in 2000

Delta Air Lines fleet in 2000^[59]
Aircraft	Total	Orders
Boeing 727-200 Adv	102	0
Boeing 737-200 Adv	54	0
Boeing 737-300	26	0
Boeing 737-800	27	105
Boeing 757-200	114	7
Boeing 767-200	15	0
Boeing 767-300	28	0
Boeing 767-300ER	58	1
Boeing 767-400ER	1	20
Boeing 777-200ER	1	20
Lockheed L-1011-1	25	0
Lockheed L-1011-200	1	0
Lockheed L-1011-250	6	0
Lockheed L-1011-500	15	0
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	15	0
McDonnell Douglas MD-88	120	0
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30	16	0
Total	623	139

Current Delta fleet

Delta Air Lines fleet as of July 2017. Excludes aircraft that Delta owns or leases that are operated by regional carriers on their behalf under Delta Connection.^[60]
Aircraft	Owned	Leased	Total	Orders	Average Fleet Age	Notes
Airbus A319-100	55	2	57	0	14.9
Airbus A320-200	55	11	65	0	21.8	7 aircraft being withdrawn from service.
Airbus A321-200	8	8	24	99	0.4	Additional aircraft orders in 2017.
Airbus A330-200	11	0	11	0	11.8
Airbus A330-300	28	3	31	0	8.5
Airbus A330-900neo	0	0	0	25	-	Deliveries start in 2019. To be deployed on medium-haul trans-Atlantic routes.
Airbus A350-900 XWB	1	0	1	24	-	Deliveries start fourth quarter of 2017. To be deployed on U.S.-to-Asia-Pacific routes.
Boeing 717-200	3	88	91	0	15.3
Boeing 737-700	10	0	10	0	7.9
Boeing 737-800	73	0	77	0	15.9	^[61]
Boeing 737-900ER	41	28	79	51	1.8	10 additional aircraft orders in 2017.
Boeing 747-400	3	4	7	0	25.4	To be replaced by Airbus A350-900.
Boeing 757-200	79	22	100	0	19.6	Being replaced by Boeing 737-900ER and Airbus A321-200 aircraft.^[40] N665DN aircraft returned to service.
Boeing 757-300	16	0	16	0	13.8
Boeing 767-300	3	0	3	0	23.4	In process of being phased out. Final flights October 28th and 29th 2017.
Boeing 767-300ER	54	4	58	0	20.8	To be replaced by Airbus A330-900neo.
Boeing 767-400ER	21	0	21	0	15.8
Boeing 777-200ER	8	0	8	0	16.9
Boeing 777-200LR	10	0	10	0	7.8
Bombardier CS100	0	0	0	75	-	U.S. launch customer. 75 firm CS100 orders, Delta has options for 50 additional CSeries aircraft . Deliveries starting in 2018.
McDonnell Douglas MD-88	93	23	116	0	26.4	To be replaced by A321-200 and Bombardier CS100.
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30	64	0	64	0	19.9	Delta currently operates the last production model of the MD-90-30 (Registration N965DN) ^[62]
Total	635	193	850	279	17.0

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Delta Air Lines fleet timeline, 1924-1949^[43]
Type	1920s						1930s										1940s
Type	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Crop duster	Huff Daland Duster
						Travel Air 4000
											Stearman C3B											Stearman PT-17
Passenger Aircraft						Travel Air S6000					Stinson Airliner						Douglas DC-2
									Stinson Model A								Douglas DC-3
												Lockheed Sirius											Douglas DC-4
												Lockheed Vega													Douglas DC-6
												Lockheed Electra											Curtiss C-46

Delta Air Lines fleet timeline, 1950-1979^[43]
Type	1950s										1960s										1970s
Type	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Crop duster	Stearman PT-17
Piston Airliners	Douglas DC-3
	Douglas DC-6
				Convair 340/440
	Curtiss C-46
					Douglas DC-7
				Lockheed Constellation
Turboprop Aircraft																	Lockheed L-100
Turboprop Aircraft																							Fairchild Hiller FH-227
Jet Airliners										Douglas DC-8 ‡
																Douglas DC-9 ‡
																							Boeing 727
																					Boeing 747-100
																								Lockheed L-1011
																							McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Acquired from merger with Chicago and Southern Air Lines in 1953
Acquired from merger with Northeast Airlines in 1972
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