2 more 777LR's for Delta...

[delta777]

Total 777LR's ordered to date is now 8 frames, with 3 to be delivered in 2008 and another 5 in 2009.

http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/fetchF...6&Type=HTML

 

[delta777]

The new seating arrangement with the new lie-flat business seats will be,

43 Business Elite

233 Economy

Total- 276

If you look on page 78 of this link, you'll see the old 777 layout, and the new one below.


http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf101/476679_web.pdf

 

[AdAstraPerAspera]

Anyone know where they'll be using 'em?

 

[AdAstraPerAspera]

Oh, I see..

ATL - PVG & ATL - PEK

 

[delta777]

Possibly replacing JFK-BOM with the LR as the 777ER currently flying the route sometimes has to make fuel stops westbound during the winter months. What about making the ATL-Dakar-Johannesburg flight an ATL-JNB nonstop with the 777LR, rather than the current 767ER service via Dakar.

 

[delta777]

Update: The 777ER currently used to fly the JFK-BOM route will be replaced with the shiny new 777LR's, which will have the true lie-flat business seat. The westbound return from BOM can sometimes be too much for the 777ER, especially during the winter months. Now Delta can truly utilize this route without weight restrictions to maximize the huge cargo potential on the 16 hour return flight. The 777ER's that had run this route will now be used on the forthcoming ATL-PVG route.