Delta Air Lines fleet

This article is about the mainline Delta Air Lines fleet, including the historical fleets of Delta Air Lines. For the fleet of Delta's former regional subsidiary, see Comair.

As of April 2015, the Delta Air Lines mainline fleet comprises 788 aircraft in service.[1] Prior to the merger with Northwest Airlines in 2009, Delta Air Lines operated an all-Boeing and McDonnell Douglas fleet, but incorporated Northwest's Airbus aircraft into its fleet following the merger.

Current fleet

Delta operates the largest fleets of the Boeing 717, the Boeing 757, the Boeing 767, and the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 of any operators worldwide.

Two of Delta’s MD-90s were assembled at Jiangwan Airfield in Shanghai.

In early 2011, Delta began to discuss narrowbody replacement plans for the DC-9s, MD-88s, older A320 and 757-200 aircraft with manufacturers Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier.[2] On August 25, 2011, Delta ordered 100 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft for delivery between 2013 and 2018 as it retires older mainline jets and upgrades its fleet. The new aircraft are intended to improve the company's profitability.[3] On May 22, 2012, Delta agreed to sublease 88 AirTran Boeing 717 aircraft from Southwest Airlines.[4]

Delta began refurbishing all domestic and two class regional jets with Economy Comfort seats in 2012. All international aircraft already received Economy Comfort in 2011.[5]

On September 4, 2013, Delta ordered 10 Airbus A330-300 HGW for fleet expansion and 30 A321s. On June 2, 2014, Delta ordered an additional 15 A321 aircraft.

Delta Air Lines officially retired its DC-9s from mainline services on January 6, 2014, but were used on a needed basis until January 22.

On November 20, 2014, Delta ordered replacements for its Boeing 747-400 and 767-300ER jets. The 50-jet order was split between 25 Airbus A330-900neos and 25 Airbus A350-900s.[6]

The following table represents Delta Air Lines mainline fleet types and layouts in service as of April 23, 2015.[7][8][9]

Delta Air Lines Fleet
Aircraft In
Service		 Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y+ Y Total
Airbus A319-100 57 — 12 0 18 96 126 7 aircraft operate seasonally as VIP charters.[10]
Airbus A320-200 69 — 12 0 18 120 150
Airbus A321-200 — 45 20 0 23 149 192 Deliveries between 2016 and 2018[11][12]
Airbus A330-200 11 — 0 34 32 168 234 Deliveries between 2015 and 2017.[11]
Launch customer for the A330-300 HGW.[13]
Airbus A330-300 21 10 0 34 32 227 293
Airbus A330-900neo — 25 TBA Launch customer.[13]
Deliveries begin 2019; Replacing Boeing 767-300ER
To be used on Atlantic routes.[6]
Airbus A350-900 — 25 TBA Deliveries begin 2017; Replacing Boeing 747-400
To be used on Pacific routes.[6]
Boeing 717-200 61[14] 29 12 0 15 83 110 Largest operator of the Boeing 717.
All aircraft to be acquired used from AirTran Airways and Blue1.
Deliveries through 2015.[15][16][17]
Boeing 737-700 10 — 12 0 18 94 124
Boeing 737-800 73 — 16 0 18 126 160
Boeing 737-900ER 39 61 20 0 21 139 180 Deliveries through 2018.[18]
Replacing older Boeing 757-200s, and 767-300s.[3]
Boeing 747-400 13 — 0 48 42 286 376 To be replaced by Airbus A350-900
6 to be retired by end of 2015[17]
all remaining aircraft to be retired by end of 2017[19]
Boeing 757-200
Domestic		 105 — 22 0 18 141 181 Largest operator of the Boeing 757-200.
Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 737-900ER.
Standardization at 199 seats[20]
19182
21132175
24135180
2626132184
2029150199
Boeing 757-200
International		 18 5 0 16 44 108 168 5 used aircraft to be acquired by end of 2015[17]
Boeing 757-300 16 — 24 0 26 184 234
Boeing 767-300 16 — 30 0 28 203 261 To be replaced by 737-900ERs
Boeing 767-300ER 58 — 0 26 29 171 226 Largest operator of the Boeing 767-300ER.
36 143 208
32211
Boeing 767-400ER 21 — 0 40 28 178 246 Largest operator of the Boeing 767-400ER.
Boeing 777-200ER 8 — 0 37 36 218 291 Tied with Emirates for the largest Boeing 777-200LR operator
Boeing 777-200LR 10 —
Boeing 787-8 — 18 TBA Entry into service: 2020[21]
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 117 — 16 0 15 118 149 Largest operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-88
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 65 — 16 0 15 129 160 Largest operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-90
Total 786 218

Special Liveries

Special Liveries
Registration Livery Aircraft Source Full/Partial
N381DN SkyTeam Boeing 737-800 [22] Full
N3755D SkyTeam Boeing 737-800 [23] Full
N3758Y SkyTeam Boeing 737-800 [24] Full
N3761R SkyTeam Boeing 737-800 [25] Full
N3765 SkyTeam Boeing 737-800 [26] Full
N809DN The Spirit of Seattle Boeing 737-900ER [27] Partial
N827DN C.E. Woolman Boeing 737-900ER Partial
N659DL SkyTeam Boeing 757-200 [28] Full
N694DL The Spirit of Freedom Boeing 757-200 [29] Partial
N6716C Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boeing 757-200 [30] Partial
N705TW SkyTeam Boeing 757-200 [31] Full
N709TW Mariano Rivera Boeing 757-200 [32] Decal
N717TW SkyTeam Boeing 757-200 [33] Full
N722TW SkyTeam Boeing 757-200 [34] Full
N139DL United Way Boeing 767-300 [35] Partial
N16065 Andrew Young Boeing 767-300ER [36] Partial
N175DZ SkyTeam Boeing 767-300ER [37] Full
N841MH American Cancer Society Boeing 767-400ER [38] Partial
N844MH SkyTeam Boeing 767-400ER [39] Full
N845MH Breast Cancer Research Foundation Boeing 767-400ER [40] Full
N701DN The Delta Spirit Boeing 777-200LR [41] Partial
N702DN The Spirit of Atlanta Boeing 777-200LR [42] Partial
N708DN David C. Garrett, Jr. Boeing 777-200LR [43] Partial

Fleet gallery

Fleet Timeline

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Historical Delta Air Lines fleet

Delta Air Lines had an all-Boeing (including McDonnell Douglas aircraft) fleet until its merger with Northwest Airlines.

Retired fleet

Delta Air Lines Retired Fleet
Aircraft Year Retired Replacement
Convair CV-880 1973 Douglas DC-8-51
Douglas DC-8-51 1991 Boeing 757-200
Boeing 747-100 1976 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 1977/1989* Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Douglas DC-8-71 1991 Boeing 757-200
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 Lanch Customer
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 1992/2010*** Boeing 737-200 (1992) and CRJ-700/CRJ900/Embraer-175/DC-9-50(2010)
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40 2011 CRJ-700/CRJ900/Embraer-175/DC-9-50
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 2014 CRJ-700/CRJ900/Embraer-175/Boeing 717-200/MD-90-30
Airbus A310-200/300[45][46] 1993/1995** Boeing 767-300ER
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 2001 Boeing 767-400ER
Boeing 727-200 2003 Boeing 737-800
Boeing 757-200
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 2004 Boeing 777-200ER (on Asian routes)
Boeing 767-400ER (on European routes)
Boeing 767-200 2006 Boeing 757-200
Boeing 767-300
Boeing 737-200 2006 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
Boeing 737-300 2006 Boeing 737-800

*Delta operated the DC-10 twice, once on lease from United before the L-1011s could be delivered, and again when Delta acquired Western Airlines in 1987.

**Delta experimented with Airbus A310 aircraft for two to three years after acquiring the planes from Pan Am. Initially Delta was impressed enough with the aircraft to order more of the same model, but these too were eventually withdrawn from service by the mid 1990s.

***Delta originally had DC-9-30s from the 1970s through 1992. Delta sold some of their DC-9-30s back to McDonnell Douglas who sold them to ValuJet, forming ValuJet's initial fleet. ValuJet would eventually become Delta's main Atlanta-based rival, AirTran Airways. However, Delta inherited a fleet of -30s in 2008 when they merged with Northwest Airlines. Two of these, N3322L and N3324L, had been delivered new to Delta in 1967.

Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines are the only surviving U.S. airlines that operated the Convair 880.

Delta L-1011 Tristar aircraft included the long range series 500 model that was flown on international routes. The L-1011 is still the fastest family of subsonic passenger aircraft ever, and only behind supersonic carriers such as the Concorde and the Tu-144 in speed.

Delta Air Lines fleet prior to the jet era

Up until the late 1960s, Delta Air Lines operated a fleet of propeller operated aircraft, including among others, the Convair 340, Convair 440, Curtiss C-46 Commando, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7, Fairchild Hiller FH-227, Lockheed Constellation, and Lockheed L-100 Hercules. The Curtiss C-46 Commando and Lockheed L-100 Hercules aircraft were operated as cargo aircraft.

Delta Fleet in 1960

Delta Air Lines fleet in 1960[47]
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Convair 440 28 0
Convair 880 0 10
Curtiss-Wright C-46 5 0 Freighter
Douglas DC-3 12 0 Includes 2 Freighters
Douglas DC-6 12 0
Douglas DC-7 10 0
Douglas DC-7B 11 0
Douglas DC-8 6 0
Total 84 10

Delta Fleet in 1970

Delta Air Lines fleet in 1970[48]
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 747-100 0 5
Douglas DC-8-61 13 0
Douglas DC-8-50 28 0
Douglas DC-9-15 15 0
Douglas DC-9-32 53 5
Convair CV-880 16 0
Lockheed L-100 Hercules 3 0 Freighter
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 0 24
Total 128 34

Delta Fleet in 1980

Delta Air Lines fleet in 1980[49]
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 727-200 120 6
Boeing 767-200 0 20
Douglas DC-8-61 13 0
Douglas DC-9-32 41 0
Lockheed L-1011-1 29 6
Lockheed L-1011-500 2 1
Total 205 33

Delta Fleet in 1990

Delta Air Lines fleet in 1990[50]
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 727-200 130 0
Boeing 737-200 61 0
Boeing 737-300 13 0
Boeing 757-200 41 22
Boeing 767-200 15 0
Boeing 767-300 15 1
Boeing 767-300ER 0 9
Douglas DC-8-71 5 0
Douglas DC-9-32 36 0
Douglas DC-10-10 3 0
Lockheed L-1011-1 22 0
Lockheed L-1011-100 1 0
Lockheed L-1011-250 6 0
Lockheed L-1011-500 10 0
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 0 9
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 8 0
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 23 34
Total 389 75

Delta Fleet in 2000

Delta Air Lines fleet in 2000[51]
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 727-200 Adv 102 0
Boeing 737-200 Adv 54 0
Boeing 737-300 26 0
Boeing 737-800 27 105
Boeing 757-200 114 7
Boeing 767-200 15 0
Boeing 767-300 28 0
Boeing 767-300ER 58 1
Boeing 767-400ER 1 20
Boeing 777-200ER 1 20
Lockheed L-1011-1 25 0
Lockheed L-1011-200 1 0
Lockheed L-1011-250 6 0
Lockheed L-1011-500 15 0
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 15 0
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 120 0
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 16 0
Total 623 139

Delta Fleet in 2010

Delta Air Lines fleet in 2010
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Airbus A319-100 57 5
Airbus A320-200 69 2
Airbus A330-200 11 0
Airbus A330-300 21 0
Boeing 737-700 10 0
Boeing 737-800 73 0
Boeing 747-400 16 0
Boeing 757-200 168 1 Order is for a used aircraft.
Boeing 757-300 16 0
Boeing 767-300 15 0
Boeing 767-300ER 58 0
Boeing 767-400ER 21 0
Boeing 777-200ER 8 0
Boeing 777-200LR 10 0
Boeing 787-8 0 18
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40 5 0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 34 0
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 117 0
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 19 23 Orders are for used aircraft.
Total 728 49

See also

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