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SkyWest To Add Additional E175s

SkyWest has signed an agreement to purchase 16 new Embraer E175 passenger jets, which it plans to operate under a multiyear contract with Delta Air Lines. The aircraft are expected to replace 16 CRJ900s that SkyWest is currently flying under contract with Delta. Deliveries of the 76-seat, three-class E175s are scheduled to begin in mid-2020. […]

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Delta Retires MD-88s And MD-90s

Delta’s last MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft have completed their final passenger-carrying flights before heading into retirement at the aircraft boneyard in Blytheville, Arkansas. The airline’s last MD-90 arrived in Atlanta from Houston a little before 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday followed by the last MD-88 arriving from Washington-Dulles at around 10 a.m. Originally scheduled […]

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Delta To Retire 777 Fleet

Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced on Thursday that the airline will permanently retire its Boeing 777 fleet by the end of the year. According to Bastian, the decision was made due to the drop in travel demand caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Following the retirement of its 18 777s, Delta’s long-haul routes will be […]

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