In early 2024, Delta Air Lines placed an order for the Airbus A350-1000, after years of rumors. While there has been a delay in these deliveries, we’re potentially just over a year from the first of these planes being delivered. In light of all the developments that we’ve seen since then (both at Delta and at competitors), I’d like to take an updated look at what we can expect.
The A350-1000 is an incredibly capable plane with great unit costs and impressive range, and it’s among my favorite planes to fly. So this plane will allow Delta to fly just about anywhere it could want to serve.
Delta’s A350-1000 order is the first time that any US airline committed to the A350-1000. Of course Delta was already a huge A350-900 customer, as the airline has dozens of those jets. So the A350-1000 offers some incremental capacity, which Delta plans on using for a premium layout (which further helps boost range).
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
