Unpacking the fleet changes at Delta Air Lines

Following our presentation of the American Airlines fleet unpacking, we are following this up with the equivalent for Delta Air Lines.

Delta has been the slow US major to do their fleet renewal.  But as the orders peaked for the other airlines, Delta has lately been vigorous with orders.  Moreover, the airline has not followed the path typical of the US industry and favored Boeing

. But what we can demonstrate is the Delta remains a very large and critical Boeing customer.

Take a look at how the Delta fleet has evolved in terms of activity – the video shows numbers of domestic departures from 2010 through November 2018. The item to watch here is how McDonell Douglas takes a while to wind down (certainly compared to American) and the rise of Airbus.