Airbus has announced that Delta Air Lines, a major American carrier, has firmed up an order for a dozen more Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The newly placed order has brought the airline’s total firm order for A220s to 119 aircraft which includes 45 A220-100 and 74 A220-300 jets. Throughout the years, Delta Air Lines has reordered the A220 four times and is currently the largest A220 customer and operator.
Delta Air Lines took delivery of its first Airbus A220 jet in October 2018 and was the first U.S. carrier to operate the aircraft type. Delta currently owns a fleet of 415 Airbus aircraft which includes 59 A220 aircraft, 266 A320 Family aircraft, 62 A330s and 28 A350-900 aircraft.