- Commercial Aerospace
Delta Air Lines orders 100 Boeing fuel-efficient 737-900ER narrow-body aircraft for domestic service
SEATTLE, 25 Aug. 2011. Major U.S. air carrier Delta Air Lines in Atlanta ordered 100 Boeing next-generation 737-900ER (extended range) passenger jetliners today worth more than $8.5 billion at list prices, Boeing announced. Delta will use the 737-900ER narrow-body aircraft on domestic routes to replace less-efficient aircraft in the Delta fleet. The 737-900ER is the newest member of the next-generation 737 passenger jet family, and is perhaps Boeing's chief competitor to the rival Airbus A320neo fuel-efficient single-aisle narrow-body jetliner.