Originally Posted by
scudrunner13
Hello,
DL has a massive sports charter presence with the MLB, NHL, and NBA, however with the expedited retirements of the 757/767 soon how will the charter side of Delta's operation fare? I know the NBA ordered 321's to be operated by DL, but 13 airframes seems like a small replacement number. Will charter ops be relinquished to other carriers? Interested on thoughts.
13 airframes actually increases the size of the dedicated charter fleet. There are only 11 757s in the current charter fleet.
I’m sure the company will at least seek to maintain, if not grow that side of the business.