Delta Air Lines revealed it is to avoid using narrowbody jets for transatlantic flights in future due to product and brand issues.
Delta’s services in the past have used B757 and B767s for trans-Atlantic services including Ireland, and the airline says it prefers widebodies for superior experience. During the first three quarters of 2025 the airline recorded operating revenue of €43.7bn and net profit of €3.4bn.
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Glen Hauenstein shared “we’ve chosen not to fly narrowbodies in the transatlantic [market]because of product and brand issues. And so we’re not gonna go in that direction. But next year’s capacity, I don’t know. I mean, I think it’s early in the game This is positioning Delta to close the year from a position of strength”
The fleet consists of:
- 45 Airbus A220-100
- 34 Airbus A220-300
- 57 Airbus A319-100
- 48 Airbus A320-200
- 127 Airbus A321-200
- 79 Airbus A321neo
- 11 Airbus A330-200
- 31 Airbus A330-300
- 39 Airbus A330-900
- 17 Airbus A350-900
- 80 Boeing 717-200
- 77 Boeing 737-800
- 130 Boeing 737-900ER
- 53 Boeing 757-200
- 16 Boeing 757-300
- 32 Boeing 767-300ER
- 21 Boeing 767-400ER
