Air Transport Delta to reinforce fleet with 36 used A350 and 737-900 jets Delta is closing two deals to incorporate new-generation used aircraft into its fleet, the US carrier announced on… Ricardo MeierJuly 14, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines extends A321neo order to 125 aircraft Airbus announced on Thursday that Delta Air Lines has ordered an additional 25 A321neo to its original order… Ricardo MeierApril 23, 2021 Read More
Air Transport Airbus celebrates delivery of 1,500 A330 jets When it was introduced in 1992, the A330 drew less attention than the four-engine A340, an Airbus bet… Ricardo MeierOctober 13, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Boeing tries to sell 40 737 MAX ‘white tails’ to Delta, says Reuters Boeing faces a new problem with the 737 MAX: what to do with hundreds of planes already assembled,… Ricardo MeierOctober 1, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Close to debuting the A220-300, Delta extends Boeing 717 service until 2025 Delta Air Lines keeps transforming its fleet of aircraft primarily into Airbus models, but has decided to slow… Ricardo MeierSeptember 28, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Gol pays off $ 300 million loan and frees Delta Air Lines from taking on debt Gol announced on Tuesday that it paid the $300 million loan plus interest contracted in August 2015, dispelling… Ricardo MeierSeptember 1, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines may take over loan of $300 million from Brazilian Gol airline Although it ceased to be a Gol shareholder after announcing its partnership with rival LATAM, Delta Air Lines… Ricardo MeierAugust 27, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines to resume flights to China with A350 Delta Air Lines announced on Monday that it will resume flights between the U.S. and China on June… Ricardo MeierJune 22, 2020 Read More
Air Transport First US-made Airbus A220 performs maiden flight Airbus performed the inaugural flight of the first A220 produced at the Mobile plant, in the USA, on… Ricardo MeierJune 3, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Delta will retire its Boeing 777s by the end of 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic made Delta Air Lines decide to anticipate the retirement of yet another aircraft. The U.S.… Ricardo MeierMay 15, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines confirms MD-88 and MD-90 retirement in June Almost a year after American Airlines ended operations with the MD-80, Delta Air Lines will follow its path… Ricardo MeierMay 2, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Delta could swap its 717 for the 737 Max An unusual agreement was being discussed between Delta Air Lines and Boeing, a possible exchange the old 717… Ricardo MeierApril 23, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines confirms to have taken over 10 Airbus A350s from Latam The decrease in the order for A350 jets made by Latam in the last Airbus order and delivery… Ricardo MeierApril 15, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines sells Gol Linhas Aereas shares Delta Air Lines is no longer one of Gol’s shareholders. The US airline sold its shares of the… Ricardo MeierDecember 11, 2019 Read More
History What are the oldest airlines still flying? On December 5th, Avianca will celebrate 100 years of existence. Founded under the name SCADTA (acronym for Sociedad… Ricardo MeierDecember 2, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Same aircraft or different planes for each route? About 40 years ago, it was common for the major airlines to operate various aircraft models from many… Ricardo MeierOctober 28, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Delta-LATAM partnership causes major changes in commercial aviation market The announcement that Delta Air Lines will buy 20% stake in LATAM Airlines took the market by surprise… Ricardo MeierSeptember 27, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Delta Air Lines revels interest in acquiring 200 Boeing 797 Boeing may still be looking for the best compromise between performance and cost before deciding to launch its… Ricardo MeierSeptember 25, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Italian government defines consortium that will take control of Alitalia After several months of negotiations, the Italian government accepted the proposal made by the companies Atlantia and Delta… Ricardo MeierJuly 17, 2019 Read More
Air Transport Congressmen approve opening of the commercial aviation market in Brazil After two sessions in the Brazilian parliament, the country’s congressmen approved on Wednesday the opening of the commercial… Ricardo MeierMay 23, 2019 Read More