Originally Posted by alfaromeo

Delta will take delivery of 2 737's a month starting in November. Run that out through the end of June 2014 and that is 16 aircraft. They said from July 2013 to July 2014 they will lose 10 757's. That means 6 737's seem to be growth aircraft. I don't have the memo in front of me, but if you look at the rest of the 757 departures that they announced, it still runs out less than the 737 delivery rate. I have learned not to count too much on what they announced for 2015 and 2016, but certainly in the short term the 737's are not just replacement but replacement and growth. Not "massive" growth but still some growth.