{"id":146874,"date":"2024-01-09T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=146874"},"modified":"2024-01-10T00:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T00:31:21","slug":"delta-nearing-significant-a-major-order-for-airbus-widebody-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/01\/delta-nearing-significant-a-major-order-for-airbus-widebody-aircraft.html","title":{"rendered":"Delta nearing significant a major order for Airbus widebody aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Delta Air Lines<\/strong> is nearing announcing an order for dozens of Airbus widebody aircraft, including an additional A350-1000, industry sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/airbus-nearing-significant-widebody-order-delta-sources-2024-01-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on last-minute negotiations, a deal could be made public as early as Friday when the U.S. carrier reports its fourth-quarter earnings, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of September the company had 65 Airbus A330 and 28 A350-900 wide-bodies, with commitments to purchase another 16 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2023\/12\/how-delta-is-doubling-down-on-in-flight-connectivity.html\">How Delta is doubling down on in-flight connectivity<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The twin-aisle jets are expected to help the company to grow its network in Asia-Pacific, which has lagged behind the U.S. and Europe in global travel demand recovery after the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, U.S. airlines are betting on the region as the next source of high-margin revenue at a time of soaring costs. 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