Delta Is Bargain Hunting for Used Long-Haul Jets
- `Aircraft bubble' means wide-body buying opportunity, CEO says
- Bigger planes would add to a history of secondhand purchases
Delta CEO Anderson: Strong U.S. Dollar a Headwind
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Delta Air Lines Inc., known for snapping up bargain-priced single-aisle planes, is now shopping for used larger, long-haul jets.
A glut of wide-body models coming off leases is creating an “aircraft bubble,” Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson said Wednesday. While no deal is imminent, he said Delta repeatedly gets offers to add twin-aisle jetliners such as Boeing Co.’s 777-200 and Airbus Group SE’s A330-200.