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Delta and Airbus Negotiate Potential Large-Scale Widebody Order Ahead of Paris Air Show
GEORGIA, ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is reportedly in advanced negotiations with the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, driven by the surging demand for long-haul flights as airlines strive to reinstate their pre-pandemic networks and phase out outdated planes. (www.airlinerwatch.com) المزيد...
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I find it a bit narrow-minded to talk about fleets as a national, patriotic requirement. Dutch KLM's fleet is mostly 777, 787 and 737. The few remaining old A330s are slowly disappearing. Lufthansa, Air France, BA, even the Russians use Boeings as much as Airbuses.
Seems like my post wasn't accepted so I will try again. I hope you pilots of the airbus don't mind but I prefer to fly a plane with an almost 100 year history made buy a free market company made in the US. Not a government produced plane from a 40 year company that the gear sounds like it is falling off the plane every time it is retracted! I think back to WWII, Europe would be Nazi Germany without Boeing and our American Pilots. I know this means nothing to you Elite pilots but it does to me. I will never fly delta and never have because they chose to dump American made planes for European planes. I'm simple but that is what I fell about Patriotism.
You prefer to fly 100 year old planes ? DAmn..... well, the 737 design might get there....
The 737 max and 787 delivery issues show otherwise about what your preferences should be
The 737 max and 787 delivery issues show otherwise about what your preferences should be
I find it a bit narrow-minded to talk about fleets as a national, patriotic requirement. Dutch KLM's fleet is mostly 777, 787 and 737. The few remaining A330s are slowly disappearing. Lufthansa, Air France, BA, even the Russians use Boeings as much as Airbuses.
Delta, Airbus, great product. AB350 fun airplane to fly. Continued success. Good flights.
love the A350. Boeing needs to up it's game to compete and rewarding them for sub par performance is only going to hasten their demise.
One issue is that Airbus is government subsidized while Boeing isn't. Granted, the old McDonnell-Douglas suits have taken Boeing down a peg or two but it's hardly to compare a government subsidized company to a privately funded company.
The 350 is a great aircraft... but Delta sure as hell doesn't deserve them.
