Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s second-largest carrier, plans to order 100 to 200 narrow-body jets and seeks options for 200 more as it replaces older planes.
A request for proposals went to planemakers last month, and deliveries may begin as soon as 2013, Atlanta-based Delta told employees today on an internal website. Delta said the request went to “several” manufacturers it didn’t identify. Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. are the biggest commercial-jet makers.
New single-aisle planes would be used on domestic routes as Delta retires aging aircraft. Ordering the full 200 planes would be a record, eclipsing the mark set this week when Indian low- fare carrier IndiGo Airlines said it would buy 180 Airbus A320s, with a value of......
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