IDelta Air Lines ingeza izindiza ezingama-36 ezisetshenzisiwe ze-Airbus neBoeing ukuhambisa imikhumbi phakathi kwesidingo esikhulayo sokuhamba

• Ubhadane lunikeze iDelta ngamathuba ehlukile ebhizinisi okwengeza izindiza zokukhiqiza ezintsha ngamanani akhangayo.
• IDelta yokwengeza engeza ama-Boeing 29-737ERs angama-900 asetshenzisiwe kanye no-7 asebenzise i-Airbus A350-900s ukwenza imikhumbi.
• Ukuvuselelwa kwemikhumbi yabantu bonke kuyasiza ekululameni kweDelta, futhi izosiza ukubeka iDelta ngenzuzo eqhubekayo nokukhula kwesikhathi esizayo.

IDelta Air Lines ingene ezivumelwaneni zokwengeza ezingama-29 ezisetshenzisiwe Boeing Ama-737-900ERs aqashise ayisikhombisa asetshenzisiwe Airbus I-A350-900s njengoba iqhubeka nokwenza lula futhi ivuselele izimoto zayo. Le ndiza eyengeziwe engama-36 izothuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli futhi ithuthukise ulwazi lwamakhasimende, ngenkathi isekela isu lokuvuselela izimoto laseDelta eligxile ekwenzeni lula, ukukala, ubukhulu nokusimama.

"Lezi zindiza zingukutshalwa kwemali esikhathini esizayo seDelta," kusho Delta Air Lines Isikhulu esiphezulu u-Ed Bastian. "Njengoba sibheka ukwedlula ubhadane, indlela eyi-Delta eqondisiwe neneqophamlando yokuvuselela imikhumbi ibeka thina ukukhula njengoba ukubuya kwezimfuno zokuhamba, kuyilapho kuthuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende futhi kusekela ukuzibophezela kwethu ekusimameni."

Ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 lunikeze ithuba lokwenza lula imikhumbi yeDelta nokusheshisa ukuthatha umhlalaphansi okungu-18 widebody 777s, kanye nemikhumbi ye-MD-88 ne-MD-90 narrowbody, zonke ezindala futhi ezingasebenzi kahle. Lolu bhubhane luphinde lwahlinzeka ngamathuba amabhizinisi ayingqayizivele okwengeza izindiza zokukhiqiza ezintsha ngamanani akhangayo.

Ukuvuselelwa kwemikhumbi yabantu bonke kuyasiza ekululameni kweDelta, futhi izosiza ukubeka iDelta ngenzuzo eqhubekayo nokukhula kwesikhathi esizayo. Njengendiza ehamba phambili yeDelta, i-A350 inikeza ulwazi lwamakhasimende olusezingeni lomhlaba wonke, ithuthukisa umthamo wezimpahla, inciphisa izindleko zamayunithi futhi inikele ekusaseni eliqhubekayo.

Ama-A350 esizukulwane esilandelayo ashisa uphethiloli ongaphansi ngamaphesenti angama-21 esihlalweni ngasinye kunama-777 abawashintshayo. Ukwenza uphethiloli okuthuthukisiwe kubaluleke kakhulu emizamweni eqhubekayo yeDelta yokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni neNdiza yayo eya eNet Zero. Ukutholwa kwe-29 narrowbody 737-900ERs nakho kuhambisana nemikhumbi ekhona yaseDelta.

IDelta izoqasha ama-A350s ngokusebenzisa i-AerCap futhi ithenge ama-27 angama-737-900ERs ezimali eziphethwe yiCastlelake, LP, kanti amanye ama-737-900ER amabili asele azokhokhelwa kwizimali ezilawulwa yiCastlelake, LP Kokubili okwenziwayo kuncike ezimweni zokuvala. Ukulethwa kwendiza kuzoqedwa ngekota yokuqala ka-2022, futhi bazongena ngemuva kokuphothulwa kokulungiswa.

Ngaphezu kwama-A350 ayisikhombisa ayingxenye yalesi simemezelo, i-Delta njengamanje ine-15 A359s esebenza futhi engu-20 i-oda. Ukwengezwa kwama-29 737-900ERs kuzoletha ingqikithi ku-159 emikhunjini yayo.

Lesi sivumelwano silandela isinqumo sikaDelta ngo-Ephreli sokusebenzisa ezinye izindiza ezingama-A25neo ezengeziwe, ezizoqala ukuletha ngonyaka ozayo. Lezo zindiza zinikela ngezindleko zezihlalo eziphansi kakhulu emikhunjini yaseDelta.