Second 777-200LR joins the fleet
March 20, 2008
Our newest Boeing 777-200LR becomes part of the fleet this weekend as we continue to increase our capability to serve long-range international markets. Richard Anderson will accompany more than 100 selected employees and a specially chosen crew to Seattle Thursday, and then will take delivery of the new aircraft on Friday for the return trip to Atlanta. The plane is the second of eight 777-200LRs scheduled to enter the fleet by early next year. By adding the world’s longest range commercial jetliner to the fleet, we’re boosting our ability to connect customers and cargo between virtually any two cities around the globe, nonstop.
The new plane, Ship 7102, will start scheduled service on March 31, as Flight 16 to New York-JFK, continuing on to Mumbai, India. The flight will follow an eventful weekend that will witness two historic Delta inaugurals: our first service between Atlanta and London’s Heathrow International Airport on March 29, and our first service to China, between Atlanta and Shanghai, on March 30.
Our first 777-200LR, Ship 7101, was dedicated to employees as The Delta Spirit during ceremonies on March 6. The two new 777s will alternate service between JFK and BOM.
The plane is the flagship aircraft for our new global product. It includes fully horizontal personal sleeper suites in BusinessElite and next-generation, more comfortable seats in coach, with our Delta-On-Demand in-flight entertainment system on larger screens at every seat.
March 20, 2008
Our newest Boeing 777-200LR becomes part of the fleet this weekend as we continue to increase our capability to serve long-range international markets. Richard Anderson will accompany more than 100 selected employees and a specially chosen crew to Seattle Thursday, and then will take delivery of the new aircraft on Friday for the return trip to Atlanta. The plane is the second of eight 777-200LRs scheduled to enter the fleet by early next year. By adding the world’s longest range commercial jetliner to the fleet, we’re boosting our ability to connect customers and cargo between virtually any two cities around the globe, nonstop.
The new plane, Ship 7102, will start scheduled service on March 31, as Flight 16 to New York-JFK, continuing on to Mumbai, India. The flight will follow an eventful weekend that will witness two historic Delta inaugurals: our first service between Atlanta and London’s Heathrow International Airport on March 29, and our first service to China, between Atlanta and Shanghai, on March 30.
Our first 777-200LR, Ship 7101, was dedicated to employees as The Delta Spirit during ceremonies on March 6. The two new 777s will alternate service between JFK and BOM.
The plane is the flagship aircraft for our new global product. It includes fully horizontal personal sleeper suites in BusinessElite and next-generation, more comfortable seats in coach, with our Delta-On-Demand in-flight entertainment system on larger screens at every seat.
