ATLANTA, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Honorees of Delta
Air Lines' (NYSE: DAL) Chairman's Club, the airline's most
prestigious recognition for employees, today took delivery of a new
Airbus A330-300 widebody aircraft from Airbus' headquarters in
Toulouse, France.
The aircraft is the first new Airbus purchased by Delta
following its merger with Northwest Airlines in 2008, and is one of
10 new A330-300s scheduled to enter Delta's fleet by 2017.
Eighty nine Delta Chairman's Club honorees, employees recognized
by their peers for their dedication and commitment to exemplifying
the highest standards of service and excellence, were on hand for
the delivery ceremony to officially induct the new aircraft in to
service.
"Delta's addition of this Airbus A330-300 reflects our continued
strategy of making prudent investments in our fleet that enhance
our customer experience and operational reliability," said Delta
President Ed Bastian from the
delivery event. "Having our Chairman's Club honorees, true examples
of the Delta spirit of service, here to help us welcome this new
aircraft in to the Delta family makes this occasion even more
special."
Delta currently operates 32 Airbus A330s, the most economic
mid-range international widebody aircraft flying today. The new
A330-300s are 15-25 percent more fuel efficient per seat than the
Boeing 767-300s and 747-400s they will replace. The A330s will
operate primarily on Delta's Atlantic and Pacific long-range routes
and provide Delta's network with more flexibility to optimally
match capacity with demand. The aircraft is powered by General
Electric CF6-80E1 engines.
The Airbus A330-300 will feature 34 full flat-bed seats with
direct aisle access in Delta One, 32 extra-legroom seats in Delta
Comfort+ and 227 Main Cabin seats. Customers will enjoy
access to satellite in-flight Wi-Fi featuring the Delta Studio
library of free streaming programming as well as more than 1,000
on-demand movies, television shows and music on large,
high-definition seatback monitors. Customers also will benefit from
modern interiors with LED lighting and extra-capacity overhead
bins.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 327 destinations in 60 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint
venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights,
with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston,
Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New
York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle
and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport
facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta,
Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
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