UAL - Delta CEO Ed Bastian Expects Boeing 737 Max 10 Delivery To Be Postponed To 2027 | Benzinga
Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) CEO Ed Bastian has expressed his anticipation of a potential delay in the delivery of Boeing Co.‘s (NYSE:BA) 737 Max 10 aircraft until 2027.
What Happened: Bastian disclosed that the delivery of the 737 Max 10 aircraft, which Delta has ordered 100 off, could be postponed until 2027. The airline had initially expected to receive the planes in 2025, with the possibility of a delay until late 2025. However, Bastian now predicts a further delay of one or two years, reported Bloomberg.
"We were already anticipating if it came in ‘25, it'd be late in the year," CEO Bastian said of the Max 10 in an interview Sunday in Austin. "My guess is it will be another year or two beyond that."
Delta had planned to integrate the largest Max model into its domestic network. However, the airline has been satisfied with the Airbus SE A321neo single-aisle planes it has been receiving. This delay comes amid Boeing’s ongoing safety and criminal reviews, triggered by a series ...