Delta Air Lines Completes Full Flat-bed Installations on Boeing
747-400 Aircraft
ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines (NYSE: DAL) has completed the installation of full flat-bed
seats in the BusinessElite® cabin of all Boeing 747-400 type
aircraft.
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The last of 16 Boeing 747 aircraft, each with 48 BusinessElite
seats, has been retrofitted with full flat-bed seats. It entered
scheduled service this week on a flight between Singapore and Tokyo's Narita airport, before making its way to
Atlanta.
"A full flat-bed seat with direct aisle access is a premium
cabin feature that's important to our customers and one of the many
ways we're keeping our commitment to making flying better," said
Glen Hauenstein, executive vice
president – Network, Revenue Management and Marketing. "The
747 is an iconic aircraft and with this nose-to-tail modification
complete, it will serve as the crown jewel of our fleet taking our
customers everywhere they want to go – from Australia, Asia, the Middle
East and back again."
Delta previously completed installation of the full flat-bed
modification on its Boeing 777 and 767-400ER aircraft types.
To date, 13 767-300ER aircraft have received the modification and
three more will be complete by month's end. In total,
approximately 50 percent of Delta's widebody international fleet
has received the upgrade. In addition to flat-bed seats in
BusinessElite, the cabin overhaul includes upgraded seats in the
Economy cabin with personal entertainment at every seat. The
airline's entire widebody international fleet of more than 140
aircraft will receive the full aircraft modification in both cabins
by the middle of 2014.
Delta recently announced plans to install full flat-bed seats on
its transcontinental flights between New
York – JFK and Los Angeles,
San Francisco and
Seattle.
This autumn, Delta announced plans to add Wi-Fi to its entire
international fleet. The airline is already the largest
operator of Wi-Fi-equipped aircraft on more than 3,000 flights
serving more than 400,000 customers every day. When complete,
Delta will offer Wi-Fi on more than 950 aircraft, from 747s to
two-class regional jets.
The installation of flat-bed seats is a major component of the
airline's more than $3 billion
investment in enhanced global products, services and airport
facilities through 2015. In addition to investments in transcon,
Delta operates the largest Wi-Fi-enabled fleet in the world, is
adding recharging stations at more airports, has added more First
Class seats and in-flight entertainment to its domestic product;
offers Economy Comfort on all two-class aircraft; is adding
personal, in-seat entertainment for both BusinessElite and Economy
class customers on all long-haul international flights; has updated
Delta Sky Clubs throughout the system; and is overhauling its
terminal facility for international customers at its two largest
global gateways – the new international terminal in Atlanta now
open and the expanded international terminal opening next May at
New York-JFK.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each
year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic "Airline of
the Year" by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was
named the "Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline" by PCWorld magazine for
its innovation in technology, won the Business Travel News Annual
Airline Survey and was the recipient of 12 Executive Travel
Magazine Leading Edge Awards for U.S. airlines. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to nearly 313 destinations in 58 countries
on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights,
with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis,
Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The
airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a
world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning
BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports
worldwide. Delta is investing more than $3
billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global
products, services and technology to enhance the customer
experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for
flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status
at delta.com.
SOURCE Delta Air Lines