With travel restriction being raised it only means that more travelers coming back to the airports to travel once again, two legacy carriers will add new airframes to their fleets starting in 2022. Delta Air Lines will add 36 used Boeing 737-900ER and seven used Airbus A350-900 aircraft to their fleet, while United Airlines is partnering with three other companies to launch electric-powered passenger aircraft.
For Delta, the move is based on necessity. During 2020, the Atlanta-based carrier accelerated the retirement of many of their legacy aircraft, including the Boeing 777, the MD-88 and MD-90. In turn, they are replacing the retired widebody airframes with the composite A350, while the 737-900ER will replace the narrowbody aircraft.
The move allows Delta two advantages…
