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01-29-2026 | 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ripinpeace

332 and 145*

Delta always exercises its options and options are loaded into the delivery timeline. A220-500 order next.

This is best case scenario if everything goes to plan but the optimism is appreciated. #AUStrong

01-29-2026 | 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper25

Pardon my ignorance, but can someone explain “options” for me in simple terms?

What are they?
Why do they exist?
What are the pros/cons?
Why don’t I hear this term in other industries?
Anything else important to know about the concept?

I’m sure it’s a stupid question to most of you here, but I honestly have no idea. Thanks.

What it really means is financing TBD.

02-07-2026 | 05:46 PM

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Will the new 330-900s have the increased MTOW of 251t or will we continue to get the lower 245t?

02-08-2026 | 07:44 AM

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Will the new 330-900s have the increased MTOW of 251t or will we continue to get the lower 245t?

I would guess 245t since they won't be doing any super long routes, IIRC FCO and BCN to SEA will be the longest. Air Algiers are flying a 339 on CAN-ALG for what it's worth, blocked at 14:30, not sure how much payload they can take on that with 251t.

02-09-2026 | 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Gone Flying

Will the new 330-900s have the increased MTOW of 251t or will we continue to get the lower 245t?

i think they learned their lesson about going cheap and not having aircraft that are capable of the missions they want to fly. They tried making the 359 do what they need the 35K to do. I don’t think they’re looking to repeat that mistake with the 251t 339.

02-09-2026 | 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinpusher007

i think they learned their lesson about going cheap[…]

Haha! I know you’ve been around long enough to know better!

02-11-2026 | 11:05 AM

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There's an interesting Flight Ops "Approach," podcast about fleet plans.

It looks the 787's will fit size-wise between the A350-900 and -1000, but will not have the range. It will be used in thicker hub-to-"hub" markets in Europe/SA, allowing the 330-900's to fly thinner routes and explore new markets (what the ER does now.)

Also, they're going to try DPS seating as FC on the new 321-neo's rather than have the aircraft grounded waiting on D1 suites.

02-11-2026 | 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

Posted this over a month ago about the 78 and the 330. That has been the plan all along. 78 discussions, now come to fruition, we discussed where to best deploy that airframe in our markets. Near Europe and SA were always the target for the 78.

02-11-2026 | 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

There's an interesting Flight Ops "Approach," podcast about fleet plans.

It looks the 787's will fit size-wise between the A350-900 and -1000, but will not have the range. It will be used in thicker hub-to-"hub" markets in Europe/SA, allowing the 330-900's to fly thinner routes and explore new markets (what the ER does now.)

Also, they're going to try DPS seating as FC on the new 321-neo's rather than have the aircraft grounded waiting on D1 suites.

I thought the plan was 40+ of the new 321neo and 738 first class seat with the shell while we wait for a new vendor for a lie flat. The current DPS seat is same as the first class seat on the 220, and its a step down from current seat on the neos.