25 May 2019: Delta Air Lines has received the delivery of its first A330-900, one of 35 A330neos the airline has on order. It has new fuel-efficient engines, aerodynamic improvements and the advanced Airspace by Airbus cabin.
An environmental milestone was set as a Delta crew ferried the new A330-900 back to the company's base in Atlanta using a jet fuel blended from conventional sources and non-petroleum synthetic fuel.
The launch customer of the A330-900 was Delta and they had given an order for 25 aircraft in November 2014. Delta has over 265 Airbus aircraft, including A220s and A321s, and the airline's order backlog with Airbus is more than 270, including 100 A321neos.
Initially, Delta will base its A330-900s at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where it will operate the aircraft on flights to Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo Narita.