Delta chief executive officer Richard Anderson has unveiled to employees that the carrier has issued a request for proposal to manufacturers for the replacement of 100-200 narrowbody aircraft.
Speaking to staff in his regular update, Anderson states as the carrier looks into the long-term there is a need in a few years to replace the Airbus A320s, Boeing 757-200s and DC9-10s in the airline's fleet, beginning around 2013.
Flightglobal's ACAS fleet database shows Delta currently operates 69 Airbus A320s, 34 DC9-50s and 167 Boeing 757-200s.
Anderson states the carrier is looking at large, medium and small narrowbody aircraft.
News service Bloomberg first revealed the RFP.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
