thinking about your future, Delta Air Lines also removeén their Boeing 777 that are part of its long-range fleet in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.
Delta plans to withdraw its 18 Boeing 777 wide-body for 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accelerate withdrawalá Aerol's strategyínea to simplify and modernize your fleet, while continuingúoperating airplanesás new and más rentables.
The 777 has been a reliable part of the éDelta's success since joiningó to the fleet in 1999 and due to his characteríoperational statics úunique, shelteró new non-stop and ultra-long distance markets that only this podíto fly at that moment.
Last month, Delta adó plans to accelerate fleet retirement MD-88 y MD-90 until June. Since the beginning of the situationón of COVID-19, Delta has reacted ráasking for parking aircraft and considering early retirements to reduce operational complexity and cost. Till the date, the airínea has parked más de 650 planes to adjust capacity to match lower customer demand.
the boeing 777-200 ingresó for the first time to the fleet in 1999 and grewó a 18 planes, included 10 of the 777-200LR long-range variant, that arrived in 2008. At that moment, the grandfatheróI was not in a positionón úonly way to fly non-stop between Atlanta and Johannesburg, Sudáfear, The Áangels to sydney and other distant destinations.
Delta continueá flying its fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft úlast generationólong distance n, that burn a 21% less fuel per seat than 777 that replace.
Despite a reductionón in international passenger travel, the boeing fleet 777 has been the workhorse of cargo operations, Delta mail and US citizens amid pandemic, operated between the United States and Asia to transport thousands of pounds of cr suppliesíticos in response to COVID-19; and tookó thousands of US citizens returning from Sydney, Mumbai, Manila and other cities around the world.
Más will be disclosed laterán detalles más específics about the exact moment of departure of the 777 of the fleet.
It's amazing how time has passed, from the moment the first 777 of Delta passed through the water arch, until his farewell.