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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition Top Stories Most Popular Photos Full Coverage Sitemap Delta mulls massive aircraft purchase AFP - Saturday, January 15 Send IM Story Print Delta mulls massive aircraft purchase WASHINGTON (AFP) - – Delta Airlines is moving to replace 200 aging aircraft, according to an internal memo, in what could spell the world's largest plane order. The US airline has approached manufacturers with a view to buying "100 to 200 firm aircraft" with an "option for 200 more" from early 2013, according to a memo posted on Delta's intranet Thursday and received by AFP Friday. If all planes were bought from the same supplier it would be the largest aircraft purchase in history, surpassing an IndiGo order of 180 planes from Airbus, which was announced this week. "Several major aircraft manufacturers" were approached in December, according to the document, as Delta tries to replace 200 narrow-bodied jets, including the Airbus A320, the DC9-50 and the Boeing 757-200. The memo did not name the companies approached. Since 2007, Delta has bought 60 lower-capacity aircraft, all from Boeing. "We're now starting to plan for the long term, to ensure that we continue to maintain a flexible, cost-efficient fleet that meets our customers' needs in the years to come, replace retiring airplanes and provide for domestic mainline growth." Nat Pieper, the head of fleet strategy, told staff. Recommend Send IM Story Print News Search Top Stories Voting closes for Fiat-Chrysler deal Delta mulls massive aircraft purchase JPMorgan Chase profits soar in 2010 US consumer prices up 0.5% in December Breastfeeding study raises doubts over guidelines More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed NY subway riders shed trousers, skirts, modesty N.Zealand flood rescuers get Aussie snake catcher Scientists make chickens that don't spread bird flu Breastfeeding study raises doubts over guidelines Phelps returns to the swimming pool in Texas More Most Viewed » More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo! Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Entertainment Photos Yahoo! News Network Copyright © 2011 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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