Atlanta Giant: The Delta Air Lines Fleet In 2022 

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LOL commented here to say this but you beat me to it. Good correction. As a Delta pilot, it’s an amazing aircraft to fly and I truly hope we get more. Great analysis of Delta’s fleet.! Subscribed.

Deltas A350-900 Delta ones first class is cheap,not wide enough and very uncomfortable! It really is a shitty product for a premium price oh and the food is absolutely awful!

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@yo yo It already had new engines when Boeing acquired it.

@yo yo There's plenty of demand for long and thin routes that need a long range 100 seater. However you are correct that there's also demand for economical short range 100 seaters that is not being met.

@yo yo I know you love the MD-95/717 but is was already effectively dead when MD merged with Boeing with very poor sales. Correct about 737-600 but the 700 sold over 1200. Hardly "no one wanted it". Boeing actively marketed the 717 and just couldn't interest many other than Hawaiian and Qantas. The biggest factor that killed the program was the RJ's, especially in the US market which was it's prime target. Time just had moved on from the old DC-9 based aircraft that really had very few upgrades over the life of the program and devertives other than the the new engines and cock bit. Lack of investment by MD was it's biggest issue to make it more competitive.

@@jmlinden7 For short 100 seater flights of 1,000nm or less there really needs to be a stretched Q400. For that distance the economy of a turboprop just is not achievable with a jet and the additional travel time is within the taxi time variation at many hubs.

@@johniii8147 To be clear though your right about the 717’s poor sells but there other factors came into play. First off, 9/11 and rising fuel prices made most airlines not in financial position to by new planes. Two, airlines that could by planes prefer the 737 & a320 for higher capacity. Three, Boeing did advertised the 717 well or introduce a new variant like the 717-300 that would have gotten orders from Delta in the early 2000’s. Lastly Boeing favored it’s 737 line up over any narrow body jet it offered at the time, aka 717 & 757. Now Boeing doesn’t have a jet to compete with a220 because they have given up on the 717.

I’d just as soon fly in a CRJ. If I must be stuffed into a narrow little seat, I prefer it to be in a 2x2 configuration instead of 3x3.

You're the only one. At least deltas crjs are more spacious than unkteds 777s in economy

I’m a fan of the 757. Great airplane. Boeing made a mistake by not replacing this aircraft

I agree. Love the sound of the Pratt and Whitney's spooling up.

this is the new back bone of the DL fleet. it used to be the Mad Dog. the 757 can fit everything and anything

me too, especially the delta one and the 2-4-2 configuration on economy

You put those nasty super-narrow-body 737/757’s before the 767 ? I’ll never see that, unless you’ve never flown coach.

@@sking2173 I've flown in coach plenty of times on the 737/757/767. I rank those narrowbodies higher due to updated cabins (having in-seat power, better performing IFE and Wifi, a quieter interior, and newer seats) and just the overall performance and comfort. The 767 is a beauty with the 2-3-2 configuration and a great workhorse, however, with Delta not putting much effort into the aged coach cabin especially on the -300ER variant. It makes the overall experience below average compared to the rest of the fleet. And I understand your side as well, but if Delta put the time into an updated cabin for the 767 then my results would change. I've flown many years ago on a -400 variant but I can't compare that cabin in relation to the -300 variant.

@@gks7424 - I can appreciate your opinion as you have valid reasons for your ratings. Mine requirements are somewhat simpler. As I am a wide-bodied person, I need wide seats, specifically, generous shoulder room. Obviously, seating configuration also plays a part, too. I find the Boeing single aisle aircraft (except the 717) in the industry-standard configurations (3x3) to be totally unacceptable. The A320 series aircraft in the same configuration can accommodate noticeably wider seats. And that 220 is amazingly comfortable. In the international market, I was sad to see Delta dump their 777’s, because they had kept the 9-across seating, which allowed comfortably wide seating, even more generous than their 350’s. (I do enjoy the quietness of the 350, though.) Most all of my flying is international, so the long distance haulers are the most important to me. I don’t mind taking a CRJ with no amenities to my gateway airport; the over-the-pond aircraft is the one where I need IFE and power at the seats. Of the US carriers, Delta is the only one I’ll use, as United and America equip their 777’s in 10-across, and their 787 in 9-across, both of which are unacceptable. Most recently, I have been flying Japan Airlines. I do enjoy their “SkyWider” coach seating on their 777’s and 787’s. I also use Korean Air (777 only) and Emirates (380 only).

I used to fly standby on Delta a lot when my mom worked for them. They're a great company. Everyone was always kind, and employees take pride in working for such a great company. Delta takes care of both their passengers and employees. When you do get around to flying with them. I'm sure you'll love it.

Many of those 757s were former NWA planes. The story behind the 757-300 is absolutely mind boggling. Boeing only made about 50 of them, then 3-5 years later everyone wanted them. NO ONE is retiring their 757s. And the 767 is still in production.

I've posted elsewhere of the sheer GLORY of the Boeing 757. I wish they still turned them out by the dozen!

tell that to Qatar Airways

@@simonmbugua314 That another story

@@simonmbugua314 my man can't even spot the difference between paint and machine

I flew Tampa to Detroit on an md-90 with my dad, we were supposed to go to Connecticut but got rerouted and was amazed by the size of the Detroit airport, the MD fleet was delta's work horse so it's sad to see them go.

My first flight ever, ninth grade, was from MGM Montgomery to MSY New Orleans aboard a Baby DC9. Only 45 minutes in the air, I was in thrall the entire way and it was the beginning of a flying experience that has now taken me to six continents and 100 countries. Still, the memory of that day exceeds some of my finest long-haul experiences. A Boy And His Planes!

You’re a wide-body aren’t you ? Me, too, and I agree with your choices.

@@sking2173yes, he is. He is very wide

Thank you for watching. ✈️😊 - LR

I'm in BHM and almost every Delta service to Atlanta from here is aboard the B737. I've heard their appearance likened to "little flying footballs" with that blunt nose and stubby body. I never get excited about boarding one.

Why you would put a 767 on such a short route as MCO-ATL, boggles the mind. Put your larger aircraft on longer hual routes. Like JFK-LIS, JFK-PRG, JFK-EDI ATL-SLC.

@@meddyven It's a moneymaker, Meddyven. You forget how many people pack the skies heading to Disney via MCO/Orlando.

My favorite delta planes are 727, and 757.

757's all the way. Still flying into PHX.

767 = 👍 757 = 👎👎

@@sking2173 757-200, the original commercial hotrod. Quick roll & fast climb out. So fun to watch (& work on).😉

@@azmike1956 - I know, their performance is eye-popping for a commercial jetliner, but that doesn’t help when you’re crammed back in coach on a full flight. And if you’re seated toward the back of that -300, it takes forever to get off the thing. I do NOT like them, unless I get upgraded to first class.

@@sking2173 Believe me, I fully understand the pain of getting on & off a long narrow body. Flew from San Diego to Frankfurt in a DC8 Super 60. I've gotten to the point where I just wait for everyone else to clear the way for me.

Delta’s 717 doesn’t have a “business class” ...

The 757....Long Legs, Slender Body and Big Jugs. May she live long and prosper.

Why?

That facility has rejuvenated Brookley Field, and I love the idea that Downtown Mobile now has an operating airport. I despise the MOB facility so FAR outside town. It was pretty run down the only time I flew into Mobile, an old Eastern nonstop from Birmingham back in the early 1980s.

Yes, and it was a wise move ...

Why wouldn't "Comfort Plus" be considered a class? I use it all the time with pleasure.

Truly. The WONDERFUL Triple-Seven is my favorite long haul international aircraft, pretty much (excluding the 747, A380 and A350). I can't believe Delta ditched them. I've been all over the world aboard the Triple-Seven, operated by Singapore Airlines, Emirates, AirFrance and United.Such a fine beast of an aircraft, particularly the 300 series.

Thank you for watching. ✈️😊 - LR

I hate the 737 because of its ultra-narrow seats. I avoid them like the plague.

I love the 900-er also. Surprising leg room. I’m 6’3 and I didn’t have any issues with the seating honestly

Yeah, what's up with those many seats with no windows? Ought to be illegal.

Airbus is better than Boeing 😁

@@Whackjob_ the A350 has just a painting damage. For example the max, that plane crashed two times so that are bit different problems. Besides that, the EASA as not safety relevant. So in my mind Boeing has the bigger problems and Airbus the better planes.

@@noahbrandner710 Just for reference, the Airbus A320 family has had 36 hull loss accidents and a total of 1393 fatalities. the last in Pakistan in May of 2020. So far, the 737 Max has had two. I guess it's just how you present the statistics and news. As for the "paint damage". It's not paint, it's delamination of the composite outer skin exposing the lightning protection embedded in the composite layup. Not a good thing. Nobody, not even Airbus has a fix for that yet. Bondo won't do. Boeing's issue was corrected with software and mending fences with the pissed-off FAA. Airbus lost its largest customer which pretty much shut down the A380 (the big pink elephant in the Airbus boardroom) production permanently. Keep in mind the source of information and news on this site usually comes from European-based sources. They love to bash Boeing and flaunt Airbus. It's good for their economy.

@@Georgiagreen317 You can’t compare a plane that exists since the 1980s to a plane that exists since 2015. You could compare the max with the a320neo family. If not you have to compare all 737s with all a320s. If not it’s not a fair comparison. And it’s known that Boeing has a few problems with their production and the quality.

Ah, so you like ultra-narrow cabins ...

Mine too!❤

Aircraft is plural and singular. There is no such word as aircrafts. noun: aircraft; plural noun: aircraft

It’s a cattle-car if you’re unlucky enough to sit back in coach.

We do too! - LR

Boy, I spent many hour aboard and in thrall of that magnificent Delta Lockheed L-1011 TriStar! You really felt like you'd been somewhere aboard that plane. Remember how the earphones were actually hollow plastic tubes that captured sound from (I suppose) speakers below the armrests? Pretty innovative!

because the flying pencil has old seats and probably poor service, that may be why. Also Delta is the most biggest airline in the world, follow by AA

I avoid American Airlines like the plague.

He corrected himself elsewhere. 360 vs 306. Easily discernible as a typo, right, bud?

@@AlmostMonumental27 he corrected himself where exactly?

Ever sit in the back row of a packed 757 ? No? Look up “hell” for a full description ...

Yes please, old but still kicks

Aircraft is plural and singular. There is no such word as aircrafts.noun: aircraft; plural noun: aircraft

I really liked their 772’s, also.

No. So he added a husband? Slang. LOL.