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Delta set to lose Australian partner as Virgin Australia picks United

Delta Air Lines is set to lose its Australian partner carrier in 2022, as Virgin Australia is preparing to partner with United Airlines from April 2022. Virgin Australia says the partnership with United “will triple” its reach into the Americas region, while also...

Insight: Friday 15 May 2020: Delta Retires 777 Fleet Permanently

News: Delta announced yesterday that it will retire its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft permanently after its grounding for the COVID-19 crisis.  Delta currently has 18 Boeing 777s, including 10 777-200LR models used on ultra-long-haul routes.  The 777 first...

Delta ready for prolonged Covid-crisis

Delta Airlines says its cash position is strong enough for the airline to be prepared for a negative cashflow for the rest of the year. If needed, Delta has enough ammunition on the table to get additional liquidity. The US-airline presented its Q1-results on April...

Delta’s A220s schedule struggle

[UPDATED] With the December DoT On-Time data available we have been digging into the 2019 data.  Something popped that warrants sharing.  Slicing Delta out of the data for single-aisles we noticed something that stands out.  What is happening with their A220s? The...

Buying or leasing? That’s the question

Leasing of aircraft has taken a jump. Yet airlines prefer to buy them outright too. Richard Schuurman looks at the...

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