Delta's Sustainability Study

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In order to strengthen its competitiveness and improve margins in the Pacific, Delta is replacing its B747-400s (inherited from Northwest) with smaller and more efficient aircraft currently serving the transatlantic routes. In addition, the new aircraft on order are expected to provide a 15-20% reduction in seats per departure and generate a significant improvement in operating cost per seat. Delta has also made investments in developing Seattle as a hub and international gateway to support the Pacific expansion and offer one-stop service to 95% of Delta’s West Coast to Asia traffic flows (Delta, 2015) including Tokyo Haneda and Narita, Osaka, Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai (CAPA, 2013). These are joined from Seattle to London, Amsterdam