Originally Posted by
C130driver
Aren't you guys getting the 350? It looks nicer than the 787..doubt it will be doing much if any domestic? Just curious why Delta bought a bunch of those if their business plan is to retract (give away to JV) international flying?
They bought the aircraft because the JV they hoped to set up with China was planned to end up with 15 to 16 flights a day on Delta metal to China modeled after the AMS hub. That JV has so far not worked out so the forcus has shifted to Korea. The A330-900 is 50 million cheaper than the A350. A350 orders are being cutback to only 15. The A330-900 will be the big fleet.