Delta Air Lines orders A350, A330neo

[Rowan McKeever]

Delta Air Lines' long awaited fleet announcement is now official. 25 A350-900 to begin deliveries from Q2 2017 & 25 A330-900neo to be delivered from 2019. These 50 aircraft are to replace B747 & older B767-300ER. A350 will be predominantly trans-Pacific to Asia, the A330neo trans-Atlantic with some trans-Pacific deployments (think SEA to Asia).

http://news.delta.com/2014-11-20-Del...its-Fleet-Plan

Not a big surprise I don't think, especially the A330neo which appears to be 'designed for Delta'.

Question raised on another site about whether the A330neo was cannibalising the A350s orders. I tend to agree with a comment made in response to that question, that in this case it isn't the A350 that the A330neo has cannibalised.