Originally Posted by
sailingfun
What Delta is trying to do I think is push Boeing to go for a new clean sheet aircraft based off the 787 technology.
You're statement doesn't mesh with what Anderson has said repeatedly in the past:
Delta CEO wants re-engined 737, A320 | Puget Sound Business Journal
Delta Looks at Airbus A320 for Boeing-Dominated Fleet - BusinessWeek
Delta CEO Foresees Bright Future For 787 | AVIATION WEEK
In an interview this week with Aviation Week, CEO Richard Anderson said Delta doesn’t want to wait for the next generation of narrowbody aircraft.
Airbus said earlier this week it will offer new engines for its single-aisle A320 aircraft series that can increase fuel efficiency by 15 percent. The planes will be available in 2016 and will compete with Boeing’s narrow-body 737, the world’s most widely flown airliner.
“We wish Boeing would do the same, but it doesn’t look like the 737 will have much innovation in the coming years,” Anderson said. Atlanta-based Delta is the second-biggest U.S. airline.