Delta accelerates 777 retirements and expands A350-900 fleet for Pacific routes
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Delta Air Lines accelerated the retirement of its 18 Boeing 777‑200ER and 777‑200LR jets during the pandemic and is now the only U.S. carrier operating the Airbus A350‑900 as its flagship widebody.
The airline plans to grow its A350‑900 fleet to more than 40 aircraft and will standardize all 17 of its continental U.S.‑to‑transpacific routes on the type by spring 2026, using the aircraft on deep‑ocean sectors such as Atlanta‑Incheon and Detroit‑Haneda; it is redeploying A330neo aircraft to transatlantic services and its joint venture with Korean Air operates A350‑900s from Incheon.