Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The first deliveries are planned to still be in August. The in service date for the first revenue flights will be September. I don't see where the company will have any problems bring the 900 on board as scheduled. They can simply delay retirements on some of the aircraft the 737-900 are replacing by a few months. Its rumored some of the 757's are going to be staying past their planned retirement dates anyway.
Only if the "some of the aircraft the 737-900 are replacing" are B717 or A319 airframes.....
76-seat aircraft growth is ratioed against a "small narrow body (SNB)" as defined in the Delta PWA. Keeping an old 320 or 757 does not allow the company to begin revenue service with any additional RJ's.